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by foolmeonce 1815 days ago
I still don't get why large holders aren't getting hit? If you were to file takedowns on Disney's misuse of mythology, or whatever, wouldn't you get 30 days of their income while letting their rebuttal expire?
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Disney, other film studios, large record labels and distributers, etc, have the ability to place their content directly into YouTube's ContentID system so a copyright claim will generally be denied immediately by one of youtube's bots.
You'll get thrown in jail for fraud.

There are a different set of laws for the wealthy, including wealthy corporations.