eLicense SEGA YouTube Content ID Matches Vanishing

5 February, 2015 1 September, 2020

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Just 24 hours ago it seemed the elicense YouTube Content ID matches were spreading like wildfire. Now the opposite has gone down.

Many people, including me and The Sonic Show, are seeing the claims vanish. In my case they’re all gone. In The Sonic Show’s case only two remain. Slowly but steadily it looks like the claims are going away.

As for elicense itself we have found out more about it. elicense is a Japanese copyright music clearance agency established on April 1st, 2001. They began patrolling YouTube in June of 2014. Funnily enough, however, Sonic nor Out Run show up in the list. So they’re not associated with SEGA at all.

Odds are you may be experiencing similar results with the claims. If so it’s not a false alarm. You are not alone.

UPDATE: SEGA themselves have tweeted about the matter confirming suspicions. elicense is falsely claiming SEGA’s videos:

@RealYoshiller eLicense is acting independently and Sega intends to take the necessary action to stop their claims on YouTube.

— SEGA (@SEGA) February 5, 2015

This post was originally written by the author for TSSZ News.

Donnie

A chao that wears a news reporter hat, Donnie has been a part of LMC since 2012, LMC's main news writer Donnie is also a part of the Uncutting Crew commentary series.

16 Comments

Just checked again, I have all but one of the claims taken off. That was quick 😀

dasher15 says:

6 February, 2015 at 6:26 PM

Smile for a bad reason? Gotta be a fake smile. Comment to the top comment.

Cool guy Sega for once!

Kabam! says:

5 February, 2015 at 3:02 PM

Yeah! 😮
Hifihedgehog says:

5 February, 2015 at 4:25 PM

The best decision SEGA has made this year.

Glad this is going to be over soon. I hope.

That was fast…like Sonic.Good on Sonic for taking care of this quick,hopefully it’ll all be gone soon enough.

dasher15 says:

6 February, 2015 at 6:24 PM

Wait… WHAT, sega was slammed by that so-called company for music. I’m beginning to think that this is the Japanese mafia disguised as a normal music making company, but I think that is false because it was an opinion.

Despite the claims going away, people are still getting claimed. https://mobile.twitter.com/MaddieTheGamer/status/563444245973827584

Just checked my Shadow Got Owned video. My copyright claim was removed.

people shouldnt use content that isnt theirs to make a profit….

I’m still curious as to why this even began? Why now? What’s the point? Who stands to gain by attacking users just for having game music in their vids? Seriously? I don’t believe this one is truly over yet though. Something seems very fishy very odd especially if they have access to users vids that are private and/or unlisted.

Skai Cyan says:

6 February, 2015 at 7:10 AM

Perhaps it’s like a ‘political’ statement against Youtube/Google from whoever made this “company”. Like they’re trying to show how Content IDs can be abused by legitimate companies because Youtube/Google doesn’t verify them by making a bunch of obviously bogus claims. Or you know, just trolls or something.
1. Shadowbane2009 says:
  
  7 February, 2015 at 4:13 AM
  
  that could be…I swear google needs to quit kissing @$$ on the recording and motion picture industry. There are too many loop holes and too many gray areas…so those industries just need to back the hell off once and for all.
dasher15 says:

6 February, 2015 at 6:19 PM

Talk about identity thieves. SPAM!