It's not uncommon for YouTube channels to have their videos taken down, or even receive copyright strikes, when it comes to uploading video game music. However, it is shocking to see the creators of the property affected by copyright takedowns gone awry. Bungie's Destiny franchise features many seasonal music tracks, or specific songs that are only in the game temporarily. So many YouTube accounts had the entire soundtrack, or even just the affected songs uploaded to their channels. This pertained to both Destiny 1 and Destiny 2, and occurred over the last week, with the tracks disappearing rapidly, and quietly, from YouTube entirely. This also included gameplay videos or footage that happened to have the songs in the background.

Fans directed their outrage towards Bungie for issuing the strikes, which can permanently affect channels, but anger quickly changed to confusion when Bungie's own videos began being taken down and hit with copyright strikes. Once this happened, Bungie took to Twitter to explain that they're aware of the issues going on, and that this wasn't a result of their actions, nor their partners.

We’re aware of a series of copyright takedowns on YouTube and we're actively investigating. This includes content on our own Bungie channels.

These actions are NOT being taken at the request of Bungie or our partners. Please standby for future updates.
https://t.co/xPY1EzkgTh

— Bungie (@Bungie) March 20, 2022

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[SDA]

YouTube is really going mad lately. Take down game music videos that were uploaded by the company who composed them? Come on.

 

[Deleted member 194275]

For some reason RIAA rule the internet. In a video you can share and monetize copirighted paintings, images, gameplay, brands, third part videos, text and so on, but never ever music, not even 15 seconds.

The thing is so advanced that they cut your video out even before it is completely uploaded.

 

[FAST6191]

For some reason RIAA rule the internet. In a video you can share and monetize copirighted paintings, images, gameplay, brands, third part videos, text and so on, but never ever music, not even 15 seconds.

The thing is so advanced that they cut your video out even before it is completely uploaded.

Gameplay is a tricky one, and most times devs see it as free advertising but there is also a reason have all those footage usage guidelines/let's play agreements and whatever else.
Paintings and images get people pinged a lot -- stock image sellers have caused endless fun with things here.
Brands is not really a thing in the sense you are thinking, if you are thinking more TV where it might blur it then that is usually internal rules on advertising or needing clearance for such scenarios.
Text. There is a reason all the readings you will find will generally be of ancient works, out of copyright works, original content and the like.
Also court cases and takedowns happen all the time for people ripping videos and uploading them wholesale, or there being questions on whether it quite meets the standards for fair use. Video detection filters are also pretty advanced, though they are harder to run (more data and all that) than it might be to either detect fingerprints in audio or do an analysis.

 

[HRudyPlayZ]

This shows that both YouTube and the copyright system as a whole are utterly broken.

 

[DeadSkullzJr]

YouTube:
Must protect copyrighted works....

Game Company:
Posts videos to their channel of their own works.

YouTube:
YOU HAVE COMMITTED A MASS SIN!!!

Game Company:
But it's our own works?

YouTube:
Correct, that's a sin though. You aren't allowed to upload creative works to our platform, especially if you own them.


In all seriousness, likely just a dinky bot issue doing its shenanigans again, this happens from time to time lol.

 

[Bladexdsl]

another reason why these days youtube is just cancer to the internet

 

[such]

This made me recall this entire mess:

https://www.pcgamer.com/ex-bungie-composer-marty-odonnell-says-to-destroy-copies-of-destiny-music/
https://www.pcgamer.com/former-bungie-composer-says-activision-deal-was-bad-from-the-start/

 

[Roamin64]

For some reason RIAA rule the internet. In a video you can share and monetize copirighted paintings, images, gameplay, brands, third part videos, text and so on, but never ever music, not even 15 seconds.

The thing is so advanced that they cut your video out even before it is completely uploaded.

It's not that advanced really. It's just shazam / soundhound style music detection running as it reads your video and it saves storage space if they don't need to store it before they strike it down.

 

[raxadian]

YouTube is really going mad lately. Take down game music videos that were uploaded by the company who composed them? Come on.

Is bots, bots all the way baby.

 

[eyeliner]

YouTube is really going mad lately. Take down game music videos that were uploaded by the company who composed them? Come on.

Nope. It's track from other authors, not Biungie's own tracks.

Let this be a lesson for Bungoe and other streaming friendly game developers. Better pay for original tracks and keep them for evermore.

 

[Dr_Faustus]

You would think with the job market being the way it is Google/YT would actually hire some humans to do this shit than rely on broken ass buggy algorithms that still prove to hurt creators more and can be abused almost too easily.

I seriously cannot wait for a competitor to step in and invalidate everything YT stands for anymore.

 

[sloppycrap]

You would think with the job market being the way it is Google/YT would actually hire some humans to do this shit than rely on broken ass buggy algorithms that still prove to hurt creators more and can be abused almost too easily.

I seriously cannot wait for a competitor to step in and invalidate everything YT stands for anymore.

Why would you think that Google would spend money on something where they can just fuck you over instead?

EDIT: I don't mean that Google cares about whether their choices hurt the people posting videos to YouTube; of course they don't. I mean that they care about the people giving them money. Google would rather you just keep on giving them free content, and maybe they'll pay you for it if they feel like it.

 

[BraveDragonWolf]

Youtube is just plain stupid to me now.

 

[ChibiMofo]

YouTube is really going mad lately. Take down game music videos that were uploaded by the company who composed them? Come on.

"Youtube" is NOT going mad lately. "Youtube" legally has to respond to such notices. It wishes it did not. But it HAS to. Sometimes they are invalid. It takes time to address invalid takedowns. Stop blaming Youtube. If Youtube had their way, nothing would ever be taken down for a mere copyright strike.

 

[urbanman2004]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes ‍♂‍♂

 

[johnDoe11718]

I have a feeling this is all bot's work because this already happened once. But what really surprises me is; Bungie taking the hit too.

 

[Tsukiru]

I have a feeling this is all bot's work because this already happened once. But what really surprises me is; Bungie taking the hit too.

I think something similar happens at least once a year. The system has always been broken, unfortunately.

Previous history makes me think someone is doing this maliciously. Just for the hell of it.

 

[johnDoe11718]

Previous history makes me think someone is doing this maliciously. Just for the hell of it.

Or for the "lulz". If they're doing this just for the prank, they doing it a bit too far.

 

[Tsukiru]

Or for the "lulz". If they're doing this just for the prank, they doing it a bit too far.

Yeah, hence the hell of it. These types are bored (and sad) to where they needlessly just seek to cause havoc where it was never asked. The most frustrating types.