Mar 5, 2024

Final Fantasy Rebirth - Copyright Claims

 


theRadBrad, a popular YouTuber who has over 13 million followers and has always maintained good standing on both YouTube and with his followers, has recently received three copyright strikes. He posted a video about the strikes to explain why he removed Final Fantasy Rebirth walk-through videos from his channel. He apologized to his followers that he was no longer willing to stream the game for fear of losing his channel and even posted the permission slip he received from Square Enix.

Fightin Cowboy another YouTuber, has been more aggressive, saying they are likely fraudulent and that these companies do not have a claim to the music in these videos, and unless the claim comes from Square Enix, they should ignore the copyright notices. Personally I agree with theRadBrad its not worth the risk. 

This has nothing to do with Square Enix and more to do with Reproduction Rights Agency's. The following agencies have raised copyright claims on Final Fantasy Rebirth videos: 

CMBRA, ASCAP, BUMA CS, Polaris Hub AB, Warner Chappel Music Singapore Pte. Ltd, 


LatinAutoPerf, Warner Chappel Music, Singapore Pte. Ltd, Polaris Hub AB, 
JASRAC, PEDL, and ICE Core.


CMBRA. Warner Chappel Music Singapore Pte. Ltd, BUMA CS, Polaris Hub AB, and VCPMC_CS


This will have a huge impact on anyone wishing to stream the game for others, as it could affect their YouTube standing and ultimately have their YouTube accounts removed. As far as I am aware, the copyright claim was put on YouTube and has not yet affected Twitch streamers. I hope SquareEnix will intervene and look into those copyright claims, meanwhile if you are planning to stream Final Fantasy Rebirth, beware of these copyright claims.

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