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Guinness World Records accidentally copyright claimed a bunch of Super Mario Bros speedrunsHold yer hammer bros, Guinness
Hold yer hammer bros, Guinness
Guinness World Records seems to have gotten a bit copyright cuckoo this weekend thanks in part to YouTube’s automated Content ID system. A bunch ofSuper Mario Brosspeedrunning videos were sent copyright claim notices based on a record holder’s speedrun that Guinness uploaded to their own channel. They say the spree of claims was unintentional and should now be fixed. Whoops.
About nine months ago, Guinness put together avideo profileon Super Mario Bros speedrunner Kosmic including footage from his record-breaking warpless run. Now,Kosmic’s own videoof the record and tons of other SMB speedrunners have had copyright claims made on their similar videos.
Apologies to our record holders & anyone else affected. This appears to have been an error with automatic claims from our channel’s Content ID system. Should now be fixed, claims released. Sorry for causing concern, we know how distressing it can be to get these notificationsDan— Guinness World Records (@GWR)May 25, 2020To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Apologies to our record holders & anyone else affected. This appears to have been an error with automatic claims from our channel’s Content ID system. Should now be fixed, claims released. Sorry for causing concern, we know how distressing it can be to get these notificationsDan— Guinness World Records (@GWR)May 25, 2020
Apologies to our record holders & anyone else affected. This appears to have been an error with automatic claims from our channel’s Content ID system. Should now be fixed, claims released. Sorry for causing concern, we know how distressing it can be to get these notificationsDan
This all came to a head after Kosmic says he got40 copyright claimsemailed to him simultaneously. It wasn’t just Kosmic’s own footage that was caught in the cross-hairs though. Fellow speedrunner Karl Jobst hopped on the case to rally everyone else who had been similarly affected.
Funnily enough, even Jobst’s video on the subject initiallygot slapped witha copyright claim. Thankfully it sounds like Guinness have cooled their trigger finger.
Ta,Karl Jobst.
