Godmachine
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It's a little more complex than that though. How many people monetize videos using a copyrighted song? I'm not talking about Let's Play videos here, but just in general. Google just might have gotten a little overzealous in their search algorithm for copyrighted material, and a small group of people are now just indirect casualties.
I think to some degree using a song perhaps that isn't apart of the game for your Let's Play video is a valid point on the part of the copyright holder but there were people getting flagged for songs IN the game during boss battles which is just dumb. Its like an artist who worked on the game flagging the video because they designed a piece of cloth that the main character wears , just weird shit like that.
It also doesn't seem that "small" if its all over tech news sites and being spammed left right and center. Its effecting people who have come to rely on Youtube for an income. Now you might say boo and comment that its not a real job but Youtube welcomed these people with open arms and provided a clear cut path to becoming a partner and thus monetizing the videos that were created. I lay this at Google's lap for handling it very poorly and if I was a Youtuber I would be considering other job prospects because if there is one thing that this country and the world really has yet to figure out its copyright law.