YouTube has promised to amend its copyright policy

In response to criticism, YouTube has formed a team that will work to improve copyright policies and to avoid mistakenly deleting content.

Users accused video hosting of a “lazy" approach to monitoring content, as well as using an unreliable automated system Content ID . Allowing copyright owners to block any content that copies their own work is a good idea only at first glance. Owners can easily abuse this control through fictitious claims and even insist on immediate removal without trial, reports thestack.com.

If the content is used in good faith, claims by the Content ID system inflict a reputation damage to the content owner, reduce its chances of earning advertising revenue and deprive sponsor support.

In response to these allegations, including from the creators of channels such as GradeAUnderA (more than a million subscribers) and I Hate Everything (more than half a million subscribers), YouTube announced that the new team will focus exclusively on “minimizing errors »Because of which they delete videos that do not violate the law. According to a note posted by a team member on the YouTube help forum, the video hosting giant also promises to increase the transparency of monetization requirements and strengthen the link between video creators and ordinary users.

However, many are skeptical of new efforts to improve the current situation. One forum user commented: “We want results, not promises.” Your promises are worthless [...] It is necessary to strictly punish those people who submit false (fraudulent) claims. At the very least, recover large fines from them that were paid by unjustly accused content creators. ”

But without more details on the tools that YouTube plans to implement, it's hard to judge how significant the changes will be.