Just when I thought that the problems with the YouTube copyright claim debacle were over, I encountered more obstacles. I contacted YouTube over the phone a few days ago to try and explain the situation with SGAE_CS: primarily, how the fake company has been falsely claiming copyrights against YouTube content creators for years. Instead, the phone number that I called led directly to the main office at Google (because Google owns YouTube). The irony is that the initial search results do not mention that part. To contact YouTube, people need to press "5." At that point, they will receive instructions telling them to contact YouTube Creator Support... via e-mail.
Attempting to dispute a copyright claim against a company (even if they are fake) tends to do more harm than good. YouTube creators need to prepare themselves and research the claimed content before disputing it, because counter-claims can backfire and later be used against them if they do not. Copyright claim disputes involve a four-step process, which YouTube creators must carefully follow to avoid making mistakes. YouTube also provides examples at the outset for what they do not consider acceptable for disputing copyright claims. Owning a copy of the video, mentioning that the video is not not generating revenue and crediting the copyright owner do not qualify as valid reasons for disputing and resolving copyright problems (See screenshot below on the far-left).
The second step requires choosing the appropriate type of category to dispute. By this point, I found that I was unable to dispute the copyright claim. Why? After searching for the score to the Satie "Prelude en Tapisserie" on IMSLP, I noticed that it was not Public Domain in the United States. Even though Satie wrote the piece in 1906, it was published after 1923 (See last two screenshots).
The second step requires choosing the appropriate type of category to dispute. By this point, I found that I was unable to dispute the copyright claim. Why? After searching for the score to the Satie "Prelude en Tapisserie" on IMSLP, I noticed that it was not Public Domain in the United States. Even though Satie wrote the piece in 1906, it was published after 1923 (See last two screenshots).
The only option left for me was to contact the publisher of the "Prelude en Tapisserie." i found that, by the 1950s, Rouart, Lerolle et Cie. was was sold to the Salabert music publishing company. That meant that I had to contact Salabert online (specifically, the "Copyright Manager") and inform them that SGAE_CS was claiming their copyright to music by Satie. I e-mailed them on Friday and expect a response from Salabert by sometime tomorrow in hopes that they can resolve the problem.
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