I received a DMCA takedown notice on my personal channel over the weekend for Gaming on a Budget Episode 4. I had analyzed a small clip from The Princess Bride to explain the concept of Metagame, and I believe the Google autoscan found the clip in my video.
Unlike most people that get a DMCA against them, I’m not going to complain. FOX was absolutely right in filing the takedown notice, and I was wrong for using their content.
This actually occurred to me during my first hiatus from the show. During the introduction and closing of each section, I had used music without permission. You’ll probably notice that, right around the time of the NyxQuest review, the format of the introduction had changed. I started using an actual introduction, and the music was something that I purchased from PoserTrax explicitly for this purchase. That is, I had purchased the rights to use it.
I always knew that, at some point, I would be taking down the Gaming on a Budget videos; it was just a matter of when. I want to keep my personal channel, so because of the DMCA notice, I’m making all episodes prior to Episode 14 private. Don’t worry, though; I will be producing more content soon.