Anyone Ever Done a YouTube DMCA Take Down?

[chopper]

A friend of mine had an ex-work mate secretly record a conversation they had and then post it to YT. Has anyone here ever tried to have content removed from YT? What are the relevant parts of the process?

[rjmacs]

chopper wrote:
A friend of mine had an ex-work mate secretly record a conversation they had and then post it to YT. Has anyone here ever tried to have content removed from YT? What are the relevant parts of the process?

It's not a DCMA issue if it's not a commercial recording. Depending on the what state the recording was made in, it could be illegal.

[Speedy]

Link?

[testcase]

I would expect YT to pull any video that they received a rights ownership complaint about. Just so much safer to pull it first, if only to cover their a$$. Then, the original poster would have to prove that they did indeed have the necessary permission(s).

[FormerlySaleenl]

I've found it very easy to get infringing content removed from YouTube. I've always filled out the form: https://www.youtube.com/copyright_complaint_form

However, in this case, a privacy complaint may be more appropriate: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/142443

Best of luck to your friend,
Sarah

[silvarios]

Yes, DMCA should not apply, but possible violation of privacy laws (wiretapping is what you should look into with the state).

[silvarios]

testcase wrote:
I would expect YT to pull any video that they received a rights ownership complaint about. Just so much safer to pull it first, if only to cover their a$$. Then, the original poster would have to prove that they did indeed have the necessary permission(s).

Don't file a false DMCA claim. One, it is poor taste and two, technically there are supposed to be penalties for such action. Not like it gets enforced often, but still, much better to check into local wiretapping laws.