15 Dec, 2013 → by ClaimboUser92646
AdRev for a 3rd Party Targets YouTube Channels for False Copyright Claims

Ad Rev for a Third Party (or AdRev) is a trademark/copyright troll that places false claims on YouTube content. It claims to be some kind of "publisher" that helps musicians file copyright claims on their behalf and get YouTube revenue, but I can tell you from personal experience that its business is making false copyright claims on YouTube videos, so that it can then get 100% of the revenue generated. I don't even think it manages rights on behalf of musicians at all, that this is just a front for copyright trolling, that it's the people at AdRev themselves that get all the revenue and that there are no musicians involved. Once this company files a complaint against one video, your channel becomes targeted, so that no matter what you upload, AdRev makes sure to file at least one dispute. Could be a gaming video with ambient noise in the background. Could be your ringtone going off in the middle of a vlog. Could be a public domain song from Archive.org or a song that you got permission to use from the musician itself. Doesn't matter. AdRev will just keep flagging each and every one of your videos. And no matter how many times you and thousands of other YouTube channels successfully appeal AdRev's claims, YouTube keeps allowing this scammer to file disputes again and again and again. Just more evidence that AdRev is a scam, many of the videos it tends to target are gaming, which is one of the most popular types of videos on YouTube. Because this is such a lucrative category, it's obvious that AdRev has deliberately targeted it for copyright trolling. In fact, a few YouTubers who were slapped with a copyright claim were emailed by emails from AdRev's support, inviting them to "partner up" with AdRev. Enough is enough. I am past the point of having to exhaust myself silly fighting these jerks on YouTube. I am now going on a public campaign to expose AdRev for what it is, and if possible, generate a class action lawsuit in the process. YouTube has no right to allow such obvious scammers to abuse its monetization program, and to screw the people who spend hours and hours of work into each one of their videos. Included is a video by someone who was impacted by AdRev's thievery.
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