Destiny copyright takedowns affecting music archivist YouTube channels, Bungie itself hit with copyright strikes
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.
— Bungie (@Bungie) March 20, 2022
These actions are NOT being taken at the request of Bungie or our partners. Please standby for future updates.
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