Fox 'uses' a gameplay video from YouTube, and removes the original with DMCA
I've said it before, and it bears repeating here: ContentID is not, has not been, and will never be the DMCA.  It was developed by YouTube so Viacom would drop the suit that would likely have stripped YouTube's safe harbor protections under the DMCA.ContentID takedowns are not DMCA takedowns.  They operate on a different, much less strict standard.  Anyone that works with YouTube can flag any video for any reason (see Scripps taking down a public-domain NASA video[0]), and the content is removed immediately without giving the initial uploader a right to contest it (it can be restored laterº.  A YouTube user has way fewer rights under ContentID than they do under the DMCA.  If you are found in violation of ContentID, you must fight both YouTube and the claimant to have your case heard under the DMCA.[0] http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/nasa-s-mars-rover-crashed-i...