Pluralsight author here. Udemy have had lots of piracy issues in the past - for example, paid courses from authors on sites like Pluralsight have been illegally copied and sold.<p>Just a few weeks ago Pluralsight circulated an email on Udemy telling us, Pluralsight authors, that the two companies have met as Udemy has acknowledged the piracy problem and pledged to take down any flagged courses much faster in the future.<p>I don&#x27;t know if there is a relation to that action and this takedown until an ID check, but there might be. Also, if you think about why they took it down immediately until you verify your ID: if someone flags this video and it is indeed a copyright infrigment, Udemy could be sued for not acting immediately.<p>I do empathise that takedowns without notice are painful when you&#x27;re not the author - however as an outsider I am glad that Udemy on the other hand is starting to take piracy of courses more seriously.