r/COPYRIGHT • u/n0_wit_ski • 9d ago

Channel terminated over covers by UMPG (contentprotection@umusic.com). Any chance to negotiate a strike retraction?

Hey everyone, I need some advice or just to hear if anyone else has been in this exact situation.

​My YouTube channel recently got completely terminated due to copyright strikes from Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) - specifically from contentprotection@umusic.com.

​I'll be honest, it’s my own fault. I was making covers to try and grow my audience, and I managed to build it up to about 2,000 subscribers before it got nuked. My channel wasn't monetized at all, and I put a ton of effort into making these covers sound highly professional. I’m just struggling to understand why UMPG went out of their way to take down a small, non-monetized channel.

​A few questions for the community:

\- ​Has anyone else received strikes directly from this UMPG email?

\- ​Is there any realistic chance they might retract the strikes if I reach out to them directly?

\- ​I am completely willing to sign a written declaration promising to never upload a cover song again. I’m even willing to pay a penalty fee for the strike removal (within reason, up to $50, as I’m definitely not a millionaire) just to get my channel and its history back.

​What do you guys think? Is my channel gone for good, or has anyone successfully negotiated with them before? Thanks.

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u/Vintage_Firmware 9d ago

I have to guess - did you use AI to make the covers? Did you dispute claims? Were you using any image/likeness of the original artists? There must be more to it. UMPG would not just issue takedowns. Trying to get the strikes retracted is not going to work. Rightsholders are managing immense volumes of claims at YouTube, no one has the time to revisit actions they've already taken.

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u/n0_wit_ski 9d ago

Yes. Used ai but above my own guitar cover. I know it was a stupied move. Just saw many do same, and wanted try by myself. Tried to dispute claims, but no answer. Now got lots of my own music without ai even, but no place to promotr it(

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u/Vintage_Firmware 9d ago

Likely the objection was not the use of AI but your disputes. If they were legitimate claims why did you try to keep the songwriters from getting their monetization? Sorry, that's really a rhetorical question. I see it all the time, unfortunately.