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Will YouTube's Copyright Crackdown Kill Game Reviews?

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Earlier this week, Youtube unleashed a sudden flood of copyright notices to users who had uploaded game footage or other material owned by gaming companies.



Game reviewers - some of whom make a living off Youtube - were pissed. Like Angry Joe:



But the weird thing was, many of those gaming companies didn't request them:



Check out the excellent Rev3Games panel discussing the copyright claims:



Here's how content ID works:



Will this mean the slow death of gaming content on Youtube? I spoke with David Philip Graham, attorney specializing in video game, entertainment and IP law, to get a read on the future on gaming on Youtube.



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