Meanwhile, legit creators like Fil and Rick Beato are constantly getting copyright strikes for educational use of clips that should fall under fair use.
Fair use died when legislators made platform operators like RUclips liable for user-uploaded copyright violations and obligated to remove them. Private corporations should NEVER be put in the position of interpreting and enforcing the law!
Human being had 100.000 years of evolution to learn to stop being idiot to prepare for these moments with advanced tecnology and artificial intelligence. Evolution has failed. Instead of natural intelligence, that only Elon Musk in the entire planet seems to have, Natural dumbness is proudly featured even in the presidency of USA and United Kindom, as if dumbness were a virtue. Sometimes it happens, evolution fails, then what´s left is the species ibeing obliterated from the planet
'Educational use?' Why don't they write their own material? Why should the writers of these songs get constantly ripped off? No wonder the music industry is dying on its feet. Performers probably get more money from advertising revenue on RUclips than they do from people actually buying their albums/singles.
I know, I liked watching captain Frank, a 5 year old child in love with the horse guards, and the guards loved him, they took down his innocent site. But allow this B.S.
Same with politics how ironic that as soon as u speak the truth it gets flagged as false information. The whole narrative is twisted just like those behind it.
I’m in my seventies, and started checking out RUclips seriously during Covid. I’m becoming convinced that social media really IS the death of Western civilization. Maybe I should go back to hardcover books and vinyl while they still exist. 😮
63 here, and couldn't agree with you more. People will let a child be harmed because they're too busy filming. Humans are rapidly losing their ability to engage in actual communication. Great comment, and I 100% agree with you!
They use algorithms and ai to do things like blocking videos and banning channels based on stats. Indian scammers have mass reported (maybe 15 reports) low view scambait channels where YT takes down perfectly fine videos and have also made strikes against the channel. You Tube refuses to review the appeal. They don't care
LOL YT deleted my comment about how people can report low view videos out of spite, and they ban the videos/strike the channel, refusing to review an appeal on videos that are fine. It's all done by ai.
There is a desperation in a generation of people who feel that if they aren't *famous* then they aren't anything at all. It's a real sickness in this world.
@@centrasseptyni8277 Lol you have no idea how RUclips works. If an original artists puts up a fuss RUclips will just give them the money outright. Noone is getting sued. Unfortunetly this also bites legit content creators because in realty RUclips doesn't give AF whop gets the money as long as RUclips gets RUclipss cut.
Thank you Fil for makin this video. It angers me so much that these idiots are able to get away with this. As a musician myself. These people that are not musically inclined resort to stealing other real Musicians hard earned work and money. They should be found and put in Prison. i think RUclips needs to put a stop to this. I’ll be sharing this everyday until something is done about this. 😡
Morally corrupt. These people should be charged and all their videos removed. Absolutely appalling. And yet, you, Fil, get a copyright strike telling you to remove yourself from your own video. Incredible. What a sick world. Thank you for exposing this!
Fraud, fakery, cheating, scamming... it's so widespread that anyone now feels that it's OK to do it because "everyone else is doing it". Yes civilization is/has fallen.
I’ve been putting my musical ideas on YT for many years, and because no algorithm, no views for moi haha. It’s quite absurd how these get so many views. They’re just one level above those channels that hurt animals in order to save them for likes ((
They probably can't be charged because they'll be in a country where UK/US copyright law can't be enforced. The worst they're likely to get is YT copyright strikes/bans.
One problem... Bobby was NOT the original artist... The song was written for a movie called "Unchained" in 1955... 10 years BEFORE Bobby made the ultimate version of the song... This does NOT change what is going wrong here.... You can bet that Bobby, Bill, and all involved did EVERYTHING legal when they released their version of the song...
@@js3599 Did not know that. Do you know who the original artist was? Bobby may not have written that song, but he certainly is known for his singing it live, with all his heart and soul. He will always be associated with that song and for being the other half of the “righteous” Righteous Brothers. The songwriter wrote a beautiful song.
@@Lilah1754 Todd Duncan did the vocals on the movie... The song is one of the most covered songs in history, with over 600 official artists doing their own versions of it... The song was written by Hy Zarat, and composed by Alex North... Edit... When I say "Official"... I mean actual commercially recorded versions...
Music was real and soooooo much better during the 60s-80s. By in large, it went to crap in the mid 90s and has not recovered. With a few exceptions, today's music, yeeeccch! I miss my era so much. And not for selfish reasons.
You are right. If they just plagiarized or failed to credit the creator, it would be a civil issue. But these crooks actually misappropriate revenue that belongs to someone else, and that is criminal fraud.
Thanks again Fil! Misleading and false thumbnails are quite common on RUclips actually. It’s maddening and incredible to see the amount of work people will go to to LIE to people.
what shits me are the clickbait thumbnails and titles that pique your interest, but the video itself doesn't provide what you are led to expect. Then there are the AI generated voiceovers which are repetitive in terms of descriptors (ie a vid about beautiful actresses, calling each one "a stunning beauty" who has had "a tragic life" - along the way mispronouncing words and names, and numbers)
Well, FIL, you've certainly made the work of the copyright fraud investigators that much easier. They should compensate you for leading and assisting in the case against this criminal thief.
There's always people who put in more effort to steal than to work. I am a retired LEO and I can promise you this is a very common trait among MANY thieves.
Under what issue do you report them please? When Legal Issue is selected YT redirects to legal forms. It seems only the owner/original artists can report under copyright.
Awesome! Do it! If I weren't blind, and could see the channel names, I would be joining you on the reporting spree. I already reported the one I listed in my comment.
There are even darker rabbitholes. I once watched an animal rescue video, basicly a collection of a guy on a motorcycle, "saving" little cute kittens out of garbage cans in an asian area. Something seemed very off, so did a research. It looks like theres a whole industry producing that kind of content, even with hurting and starving poor animals on purpose, only for clicks. 😥
There is BIG money there- people will donate a ton of money if they think they are helping animals, and more if they think they are helping PEOPLE helping animals.
Thank you so much for mentioning this. There are so many unscrupulous people in the world and even bigger number of gullible people who believe all sorts of lies. I have stopped watching animal videos once I realised what's going on. In my books, mistreating animals and then pretending to rescue them is a far worse offence than breaking the copyright law!
Yes, the algorithm has spawned such abominable fraud. How low can you go? They know that westerners are saps and they have zero conscience about defrauding us. Meanwhile the abuse and suffering go on as part of their cultures.
The fraudsters get by with breaking the copyright laws, but YOU get copyright strikes for fair use videos or even for recordings of your own voice. What a shame.
Agree. Infuriating for me. And not only FIL. That's how I know the hype about AI is also fraudulent. AI can't think like humans. Humans are more creative and criminals know how to circumvent not only the law but AI. That is why with censorship on social media on what words we can use, we can coin new words or use euphemisms or other techniques to fool AI.
Agree...so many fraudulent activities that AI can't distinguish as fraud because humans are more creative and know how to circumvent the law or rules and regulations. Well, even MSM are guilty of fake news so I am not surprised when we can't verify all info bombarded upon us. That is why we do need to do our own research, a termed MSM mocked during the recent 3-yr C hysteria.
Agree...so many fraudulent activities that AI can't distinguish as fraud because humans are more creatively and know how to circumvent the law or rules and regulations. Well, even MSM are guilty of fake news so I am not surprised when we can't verify all info bombarded on us.
Agree...so many fraudulent activities that AI can't distinguish as fraud because humans are more creative and know how to circumvent the law or rules and regulations. That is why we do need to do our own research, a term mocked by the powers that be 2-3 years ago because they are also guilty of fraud.
Human being had 100.000 years of evolution to learn to stop being idiot to prepare for these moments with advanced tecnology and artificial intelligence. Evolution has failed. Instead of natural intelligence, that only Elon Musk in the entire planet seems to have, Natural dumbness is proudly featured even in the presidency of USA and United Kindom, as if dumbness were a virtue. Sometimes it happens, evolution fails, then what´s left is the species ibeing obliterated from the planet
Welcome to the very large group of The Rejected. It only takes one word, and not even a swear word, which seems to get through with no problem. Sometimes, when I get a rejection notice, I go through to see what in the world the problem was, and it was a common word or idea they simply do not like. Sometimes I will dance around what I mean in order to avoid any possible rejection. But then I come off sounding like an idiot.
Me too. I tried 9 versions of a response to a vid, all (I thought) totally innocuous). The 10th time, I just wrote "have a nice day." That got deleted too. 🙄🙄
I'm glad you made this video. I have been screaming at people in the comments section of all those fake videos , for months. Everyone just seemed to ignore me. It is sooooo obvious they are fakes. The original artists should be the ones getting paid , not these criminal con-artists. I cannot believe RUclips has continued to let them get away with it , seeing as how they just love to suspend accounts for tiny infractions of copyright violations. I hope justice will eventually be served and this injustice will finally be rectified.
@@_whatsername1911, RUclips rarely cares. How many impersonators and porn bots do we see over and over? I would suggest alerting the artists and Simon Cowell. That’s probably the fastest way to shut them down. They belong in jail.
@simoncarney9944 I think it won't stop until the advertisers get wind of it because their advertising dollars aren't bringing in any sales, and they drop YT. It would be poetic justice for YT forcing viewers to watch inappropriate ads in inappropriate moments of their videos.
@@SuziQ. Fil has the legal aspect covered and contacts. I'd rather report than do nothing. The whole, "if you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem" thing, I guess 🤷
It seems to me that it should be fairly easy to track down the culprit. And wouldn't the true artists and copyright owners be willing to put up money to get the crook caught?
AI And chapgpt is ruining youtube - not just with the examples you highlight but the countless fake biographies and 'behind the scenes/making of' faux documentaries with bot voice overs and repetitive scripts that clearly were not written by a human
Not to mention the inaccurate information and ludicrous mispronunciations all over the place. Somebody needs to make a "the truth about "the truth about" videos" video.
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While not condoning this behaviour, unfortunately, in some countries, having a job doesn't necessariky give you enough income to survive. I know of young people who may be working 12 hours a day, seven days a week and still are not paid a living wage, and don't get their wage at all if the company is low on funds. There's no sick leave, no holiday pay, no health insurance. Thanks to social media, they see these super rich stars living a lavish lifestyle, so they try to cash in on that. Can you really blame them?
In the roughest sense, they're like plagiarism. But those are rules for high school essays. This is COPYRIGHT infringement, which is a LEGAL issue. Much more serious. Even if he put his "references" at the bottom, he'd be in violation of copyright law. It's not about telling people who wrote or recorded the song. The point is, he has NO RIGHT to make and distribute a copy of it.
@@jovetj Imagine I bought the milli vanilli album, and only later found out it was a total scam. Music was good for its time though. But it just shows that scamming in music industry has always taken place, and actually, the consumer has a responsibility also to dig a little into what he or she is supporting before buying. It goes for yt content too. It's not illegal, yet, to use the brain.
RUclips seems to be increasingly promoting sensationalism and fraud while making it difficult for genuine content creators. The increasing use of clickbait and AI is disgraceful.
Absolutely agree with you. Wish you and those close to you nothing but the best. Stay safe because I'm thinking things are going to get a lot wilder before getting any better.
ain't that the truth? self restraint, moderation, common decency and common sense have all been abandoned in favor of lies, fraud, extremism and fanaticism. fraud, lies, misinformation, disinfirmation and conspiracy madness is all the internet has ended up giving us. thanks to unfettered commercialism and unlimited advertising the internet has become nothing more than a den of thieves. when online you're only inviting criminals and predators DIRECTLY into your homes and your lives!
RUclips needs to clean this stuff up. Such in-your-face theft and unequal application of rules makes RUclips look ridiculous. Advertisers surely don't want to be associated with fraudulent channels, do they? Good work, Fil. This is very frustrating and unfair to you and other honest content creators.
Might be good to let the executives of the products advertised know that you're seeing their ads on fraudulent channels and won't purchase their stuff.
Why sympathy for them? They're "all in" when it comes to deception and cheating!!! Using their tech to alter the music and the performances.....It's any truly talented artists that we should have concern and sympathy for!
@@carolinej3661 Exactly, I really don't care whether Simon Cowell, his company or any of these rich folks who use their money for evil and to mistreat artists and fans alike are making money or not. I don't like these types of content being covered bc they're misleading and bc they steal revenue from the people who actually made the art in question!
I have reported channels to YT in the past as spam or misleading when I realize that they are committing fraud. I started taking notice of who was the owner of the channel and won’t watch it as some are so similar to the original creator’s that it is no coincidence. Frauds will always find a new way to get around the guidelines while legitimate creators are demonetized for stating their opinions while others should be banned because of their illegal activities and continue. Thanks for bringing this to attention for viewers who are then aware of the scammers.
These people are not in the US, and as much as the US thinks it polices the world, it doesn't. At most RUclips can just ban them, because the governments of whatever country they are in wont care.
RUclips is a world-wide entity, NOT America exclusive. Because some American's have silly anti-Muslim bias, there would be ZERO governmental cooperation.
Lol. RUclips would never, ever ban a fraudulent channel unless they were being sued for more money than they are raking in. Remember they take a nice cut of all ad revenue. This is why the likes of 5 min crafts are allowed to continue showing outright lies or dangerous videos.
Wow! Sony blocked a Facebook livestream of a wedding because of a bit of music played in the background, and RUclips lets this get through! Thanks for taking the time and bringing this to light. :)
Right?? I've uploaded some videos of me playing covers of songs on guitar, and despite them being pretty mid covers AND the videos being set immediately to "private", I get hit with copyright claims. Yet these weird videos get millions of views. I truly don't understand how they do it.
@@longcastle4863 When you're watching a video that you want to report - click on the 3 dots next to the word ' download ' at the bottom right below the video.
I'm wondering if Simon Cowell is aware of this as I'm sure he'll go after these fraudsters. Thanks you, Fil for bringing this to the attention of your subscribers. ROCK
I have seen the Air Supply video. I knew it was fake but no idea the amount of fraud going on. RUclips is so strict on so many types of other videos, something needs to be done about this fraud! Thanks for info Fil.
Thanks Fil. This stuff drives me insane. I ran into this several months back. I had gone in to catch up on the singers of AGT and immediately I could tell it was fake. What really made me angry is that you and other legitimate creators are being blocked for copyright when you and the others are using them in a legitimate manner to educate the public, which is within fair use allowed by youtube. The worst part is youtube knows about this. I personally have reported these people time and time again, as I am sure others have, and youtube does nothing. I sometimes wonder if the government hasn't take over youtube, since it seems that if you are a scam artist you are able to make a profit, but if you actually take the time to make sure you follow the rules they do their best to destroy you. Reminds me of backward day in school when I was a kid. “In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false.” As always Fil fantastic review and thanks for revealing these people that are making money with their only talent being video editing. (Which honestly if you pay close attention you can tell its fake)
@colleenmelton6735 Same here, I have reported violantions of 25+ channels since I learned about these fraudulent people. It's beyond illegal and insane that YT does absolutly nothing! My sister doesnt allow her kids to watch YTKids channels anymore because the same thing is happening there. Barney the happy purple dinosaur is getting poked, his head cut off and his brains studied by those wierdos of 'parent uploads' and other insane media. Those videos are not healthy for children and giving a child a computer everyday isn't healthy either. It's safe to say that my nephew will not be getting a mobile phone or a computer until he is thirteen years or when he needs it for studying.
'I sometimes wonder if the government hasn't take over youtube' 🤷♂Err... what exactly has the government got to do with it? Are you suggesting the government is more interested in scamming us? Face it, youTube (Google) is only interested in the ad revenue, it doesn't care about where the small proportion they pay creators goes. Anything that gets traffic is good by them.
With Simon Cowell's money, if Simon ever chooses to go after this guy, he will chew him up and spit him out. I hope he's enjoying his run because that run might be a very short one. Thanks for pointing this out.
So glad you brought this to light and presented the facts in so much detail. This has been going on for years. One of the most infamous ones is showing American idol judges, weeping and crying while Dimash is singing and of course, he never entered any of those competitions. I don’t know why this RUclipsr is allowed to continue doing what he does. I hope that you bring this to RUclips’s attention. Thanks, Fil!
These fakers look like they are creating content out of countries with questionable extradition laws. Even though copyright laws are international, I don't know how law enforcement would even find the person without YT's help. YT just needs to get more proactive. I won't hold my breath, but thanks anyway, Fil.
This kind of thing also needs the attention of other types of content creators such as Muta from Some Ordinary Gamers. He does tech stuff along with exposing frauds. He's a fairly large channel with over three point eight million subscribers. If others like Muta gets involved will shed more light on the issue. I'm going to try to clue Muta in on this, and hopefully he'll pick it up and run with it.
When you listen to any popular music today it all sounds like it could have been created by AI whether it was or not, and the music consumers keep listening to it and they love it. Who really needs actual musical talent anymore? Sure it's still an interesting novelty but it is not going to enable someone to make a living in music. The music that sells today is all fake.
@@onemoremisfitand that is the point. When any art form is reduced to "is it $profitable$?" as the primary driver, then it's really not art at all. Sadly, most of the masses don't give a damn and/or don't notice.
"These scammers need to be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law."...Unfortunately, probably never happen. You'll notice most, if not all, of them come from countries that are not signed to the Bern Convention (as the US & all of Europe are) which means they can steal US/UK/Whoever's content they want, sit back, let the $$ roll in and owe no one a single dime. RUclips needs to actually hire human eyes instead of algorithms to do their work! FAI!
@@DiamondGirl-1234 ... Oops, was Saturday LIVE that yt auto-removed all comments (irrespective of what I say), not this video. Will reply to you on that video and see if that one remains. Been over 2 days, so I am typically out of "jail" by now. . Meanwhile, The Kitty has a greeting to return 🐈[short pawz, as kitty asks for moment of silence to perform appropriate hello] .... * boop *
Go get em' Fil. How these dishonest creeps sleeps soundly is beyond me. I said it earlier tonight, I would not warn them to take their site down; Let them get caught and get the just punishment in which they deserve !!! RUclips MUST do a better job of policing their site. My friend, I stand with you on this. Ugh !!
@@vernonharden How exactly would you enforce US federal law on someone not in the US? None of these people are US citizens. By far the biggest scammers on RUclips come from India, you think India cares?
Thank you for all your excellent work! It spotlights how a professional can steal from many creative people, but also how another professional, thankfully, you, can and will protect the law and ownership, of the creative work of others. You do this in a most open, logical, and thorough way! Your knowledge of these matters is impressive! Well done!
That's what I don't understand. Why isn't the rightful copyright owner being identified by the algorithm, instead of the person fraudulently claiming ownership?
I wonder if YT can be sued over this fraudulent use of copyrighted material that they should have caught.. . Everything Fil described is just unbelievable that it's been allowed to continue.
Wow, Fil, thanks for exposing this fraud machine. What gets me is the gaul of the people involved-they KNOW what they’re doing is illegal and they don’t care. Worst thing is that they KNOW that they’re getting away with what they’re doing. I don’t care about their use of pitch correction nor auto tune but like you said, it’s mind boggling how many copyright laws they are breaking by claiming artists’ songs as their own, using music reality shows’ images without permission, and making false claims about their accomplishments. Being a musician myself, if this fraud machine has accomplished anything, I certainly hope that, when your lawyer finds out, they will accomplish lawsuits to the max. They showed the utmost disrespect for musicians and utter disregard for the law….gosh, now I’m ranting, sorry. It’s sad that people fell for their acts. Personally, I thought that when they green screened themselves in the AGT (or other music reality show backgrounds), it looked like their timing was off with the music, especially in Bon Jovi’s “Always.” Thanks for promoting “to thy own self be true” and for all the hard work you put into this, Fil.
Great rant, but it is 'the GALL of the people involved' not gaul. Let's not defame the Gauls, a bunch of ancient Celtic tribes who went on to be come the French people.
@@simonestreeter1518 The French deserve to be defamed after the 2024 Summer Olympics. The "GAUL" of them thinking they are so much better than all of us. And make no mistake, they do think that. 🏳
Yet if your just a normal content creator and accidentally have 10 seconds of a copyrighted song playing in the background, they slap a strike on ya in a heartbeat!! 🤦♂️🤦♂️
It does make one wonder if there isn't some kind of insider at YT who is putting a green light on these fraud channels, and blocking any protests by copyright holders.
I think RUclips also has a responsibility on this issue. Granted, YT is getting a piece of the pie of this illegal scam, but, YT is part of the problem.
One of the problems I've noticed - particularly on Facebook - is whenever people try to point out some fakery, they get absolutely dog piled by comments of "it's not harming anyone", "let people enjoy things", "there's always a Karen spoiling everything", and "you must be fun at parties". That last one seems to be a particular favourite 🙄 I even saw someone IN THIS VIDEO'S COMMENT SECTION call another commenter a "Karen" for reporting these fakers. It has a domino effect of deterring people from calling things out or discussing why it's fake (because who wants to spend the next week being verbally abused by people with multiple profile picture frames?), and even worse - of normalising misinformation and misrepresentation. This particular brand of misinformation makes people feel nice, so that means it's ok. Don't be a Debbie Downer. /s People who were rightfully cynical might start getting worn down and either start missing the cues, or stop caring about reporting the small stuff because why bother? No one else seems to be bothered - in fact they get OFFENDED when it's called out. So maybe it's really not a big deal? And that's how it gets easier and easier to dupe and scam people, and to spread misinformation. Fraudsters just continue to make bank with little to no repercussion. This is one party I don't even want to be invited to, let alone to be "fun" at 🫠
People really are bizarrely blind to these manipulations. I've even seen people fall for glaringly obvious AI generated images. If only there were such a thing as an IQ strike.
Go get 'em, Fil. This is beyond outrageous. RUclips is such a clusterf*ck, and their failure to invest in stopping this kind of fraud just to maximize their profits should make them legal accomplices in the crime.
Please keep us posted if you can. As a musician myself, this hits hard. I hope this is investigated asap and not a looooooong drawn out process. It's blatant and illegal. Thank you for exposing these frauds.
Some legitimate content creators do the same thing because copyright strikes are pretty heavy-handed and lack nuance. It's not always a sign that a video is attempting anything shady, but if there's no effort to explain why, that's probably a warning sign to beware.
Stealing isn't okay just because you don't like the person who's been robbed. 😕 The point is, if these channels can steal from someone like Simon Cowell, what chance do musicians and songwriters with much less influence in the music industry than Cowell, have against someone who wants to steal their work?
@@AstrosElectronicsLab I'm hoping it is. But I've seen too many trolls commenting here, so you can never be quite sure. I only replied because I suspected that the person may have only been considering bigger players in the music industry losing money this way.
As a musician, guitarist, it is such an afront to those of us doing the real work, practice, and dedication to developing one's art. Grrr.... thanks Fil.
Well done Fit. This is crazily fraudulent. When you know, the production values are just too good for a talent show. it also gives a completely unrealistic expectation to anyone who genuinely wants to learn how to be a solo vocalist. I hope they get sued to hell and back.
Unfortunately, Fil got part of the story wrong. I compared the short clip of Power of Love to Vanny’s version and Celine’s version… and it is definitely Vanny’s version that was dubbed in and not Celine’s (both are available on YT). I think when you see one fraud, like using the AGT background, it’s easy to think that the voice must be a fraud if it sounds too good. But it wasn’t. Vanny is a good singer. I hope Fil corrects this. The dude who made the fake video deserves criticism for that… but I think Vanny might be an innocent party here.
@@brightangel133 Why so reckless with your accusations? It is very easy to verify what I said. It is quite clearly Vanny’s voice in the short clip Fil played from the dubbed video. Go about 40 seconds into her version. It is the same as the clip. It is clearly different from the same section of Celine’s version. Don’t react emotionally and be lazy. Do research. Now whether Vanny goes through the correct legal steps when recording covers for her albums, I have no idea. But she is available on many music platforms. I am certainly interested in what Fil’s lawyer friend has to say. And I am interested in understanding the legal jeopardy of the guy who makes fake videos that used Vanny’s voice, as well as potential legal jeopardy for anyone who doesn’t credit the song writers appropriately, and if Vanny falls into that category. All that said, Phil’s mistake is highly relevant. Vanny Vabiola is a real singer, and that was her voice.
Fil is so sweet. He's warning these people,... while Im typing as fast as I can to report them. Yeah. I suck as a human 😂 These people arent accidentally doing this. Like you said, it's intentionally fraudulent.
He got one important thing wrong though: it really was Vanny Vabiola singing Power of Love in the dubbed clip, not Celine Dion. Both their versions are available on YT. I compared to his clip, and it is clearly from Vanny’s version.
@@_whatsername1911 As I just posted to you elsewhere: YT keeps deleting my replies to you. So I’ll summarize. I’ve spot checked two very famous covers. In YT in both cases their own album was displayed and not the original artist’s album, just like we saw in this video. Spot check a few famous covers available on YT for yourself. If Fil described everything correctly here… then Linda Ronstadt and Willie Nelson are guilty of fraud too!
New generation of criminals! Children learn from their parents and their community what's right and what's wrong. In a society without a moral compass - anything goes!
@@jasminaogrady7470 you’re right, however I’d argue that it starts at the top with the criminality of the rich, politicians, royalty, and such. A lot of crime from the lower classes is caused by policies implemented by the aforementioned leaders of society. “When the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness.” Victor Hugo
This is scandalous! People who obviously have no singing talent of their own, are blatantly STEALING the voices of great artists who do! Thank you so much, Fil, for exposing this fraud. We need to report these videos and try to inform people in the comments section of these videos.
I wondered about some of those videos. Some of them just didn’t look or sound right. Thank you for bringing this to light. I hope YT cracks down on these videos.
Oh my God ! Fil , I have never in my life seen such blatant fraud! I am so glad you have exposed this! It is unbelievable that this is going on in plain sight! Well done, Fil! I hope that legal action will be taken against these despicable fraudsters! It is hard for an honest person to wrap their mind around! This is simply illegal and sinister! 💜💜
So many people think it's okay if you don't get caught or it's just laws they have to make but it doesn't matter or it isn't that big a deal because "everybody does it" --- slippery morality.
@@PatchworkUSAI hate the "it's okay, everyone does it" people. Do they think there comes a point where enough people do something wrong that it becomes okay? That's not how it works.
Unreal!! I'm still watching the first guy. The "thank you" after someone complimented his singing proves that he means to defraud because he didn't correct the person. Obviously people are watching who will be too young to remember or have heard the originals, and genuinely believe that these fraudsters are the original singers. 🤬🤬
@@Terri_MacKay This has made me angry, and you know I don't ever get angry ! This is just so brazen ! I hope their channel gets taken down !! All of them !!!😡
Good on you! This is something that will continue to get worse until enough people open their eyes (and ears 😉) and start complaining to the various social media platforms. 👍🍻
It just gets worse and worse. The end of integrity and quality and the embrace of shameless theft and misappropriation. This generation has no discernment and little discrimination yet the tools of deception get ever more powerful. These people have no conscience or talent. What a sideshow youtube has become. Great work, Fil.
@ac1646 oh, so then it's ok....just business as usual.....if you haven't noticed the big uptick in dishonest practices, you might not spend a lot of time interacting with businesses
Hopefully, clawbacks will occur once the copyright lawyers get involved. Thank you for looking out for all the creative parties involved. Your musical expertise is greatly appreciated by all of your viewers and members. It's always a learning experience when I tune into your channel.
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Meanwhile, legit creators like Fil and Rick Beato are constantly getting copyright strikes for educational use of clips that should fall under fair use.
Fair use died when legislators made platform operators like RUclips liable for user-uploaded copyright violations and obligated to remove them. Private corporations should NEVER be put in the position of interpreting and enforcing the law!
Obviously all the legislators questionable efforts were meaningless !!!
@@LRM12o8 it also died when the systems were automated and you have no real chance to fight a claim.
Human being had 100.000 years of evolution to learn to stop being idiot to prepare for these moments with advanced tecnology and artificial intelligence. Evolution has failed. Instead of natural intelligence, that only Elon Musk in the entire planet seems to have, Natural dumbness is proudly featured even in the presidency of USA and United Kindom, as if dumbness were a virtue. Sometimes it happens, evolution fails, then what´s left is the species ibeing obliterated from the planet
'Educational use?' Why don't they write their own material? Why should the writers of these songs get constantly ripped off? No wonder the music industry is dying on its feet. Performers probably get more money from advertising revenue on RUclips than they do from people actually buying their albums/singles.
RUclips is very keen to block perfectly innocent stuff, but they let these through? Wow.
I know, I liked watching captain Frank, a 5 year old child in love with the horse guards, and the guards loved him, they took down his innocent site. But allow this B.S.
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Because yt wants to destroy music. It is a leftist company, communists.
Same with politics.
Same with politics how ironic that as soon as u speak the truth it gets flagged as false information. The whole narrative is twisted just like those behind it.
I’m in my seventies, and started checking out RUclips seriously during Covid. I’m becoming convinced that social media really IS the death of Western civilization. Maybe I should go back to hardcover books and vinyl while they still exist. 😮
I created a library of real books, real recordings.
I'm 67 and I totally agree!
Totally agree. I am not on any social media and I am happier and healthier for it!
63 here, and couldn't agree with you more. People will let a child be harmed because they're too busy filming. Humans are rapidly losing their ability to engage in actual communication. Great comment, and I 100% agree with you!
Social media can be a fun diversion. You have to be somewhat savvy to understand what you're actually seeing.
There is no reason why algorithms cannot read text backwards, so RUclips willingly allows this to happen. And guess why?! Great video - well done.
They use algorithms and ai to do things like blocking videos and banning channels based on stats. Indian scammers have mass reported (maybe 15 reports) low view scambait channels where YT takes down perfectly fine videos and have also made strikes against the channel. You Tube refuses to review the appeal. They don't care
There are actually tons of videos on routine on different topics that have the images turned around and they very away with it
LOL YT deleted my comment about how people can report low view videos out of spite, and they ban the videos/strike the channel, refusing to review an appeal on videos that are fine. It's all done by ai.
exactly , they turn a blind eye because of greed
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There is a desperation in a generation of people who feel that if they aren't *famous* then they aren't anything at all. It's a real sickness in this world.
And/or they find it to be easy money by stealing it from those who should be receiving that money.
Thank you... couldn't have said it better!
Who made them that way ?
It’s not as much fame, as it is easy money.
Spot on.
My husband is a professional musician and this infuriated him. I've reported the channels to RUclips. Just flat wrong!
What option did you select to report them please? It seems Copyright issue can only be submitted by the original owner.
RUclips doesn't care. The more clicks this garbage gets the more money RUclips gets in ad revenue.
RUclips will not discipline money makers
@@anduuhar I thing you wrong- youtube don't want to be sued by famous artists, that is opposite of money making
@@centrasseptyni8277 Lol you have no idea how RUclips works. If an original artists puts up a fuss RUclips will just give them the money outright. Noone is getting sued.
Unfortunetly this also bites legit content creators because in realty RUclips doesn't give AF whop gets the money as long as RUclips gets RUclipss cut.
I wear my 'Wings of Pegasus ' t-shirt as a sign of the crusade against auto-tune and pitch correction. 🙂
💙💙
Lame af
@@Gizzlefitz You and me , both !
I wish for you to meet another person in public who notices it and says “Coo! Wings of Pegasus!”
I wear my 'Wings of Pegasus ' t-shirt proudly. Well done, how shallow your life is.
Thank you Fil for makin this video. It angers me so much that these idiots are able to get away with this. As a musician myself. These people that are not musically inclined resort to stealing other real Musicians hard earned work and money. They should be found and put in Prison. i think RUclips needs to put a stop to this. I’ll be sharing this everyday until something is done about this. 😡
LOL- Yeah, I'm sure they'll get right on it.
@@stoneysdead689 absolutely. Do not contact RUclips support if you want support, that would be bad.
Prison? You sound like you have t d s
Morally corrupt. These people should be charged and all their videos removed. Absolutely appalling. And yet, you, Fil, get a copyright strike telling you to remove yourself from your own video. Incredible. What a sick world. Thank you for exposing this!
Fraud, fakery, cheating, scamming... it's so widespread that anyone now feels that it's OK to do it because "everyone else is doing it".
Yes civilization is/has fallen.
This is not only morally wrong❗️
This is wrong on ALL levels❗️
Morally corrupt is very accurate. There are so many out there and it's scary.
I’ve been putting my musical ideas on YT for many years, and because no algorithm, no views for moi haha. It’s quite absurd how these get so many views. They’re just one level above those channels that hurt animals in order to save them for likes ((
They probably can't be charged because they'll be in a country where UK/US copyright law can't be enforced. The worst they're likely to get is YT copyright strikes/bans.
Bobby Hatfield was an original, who cannot be copied. Another talent, gone to soon. Thanks for exposing this fraud, Fil. Living in an unreal world.
And Bobby was the brother with the 'righteous' voice
One problem... Bobby was NOT the original artist... The song was written for a movie called "Unchained" in 1955... 10 years BEFORE Bobby made the ultimate version of the song...
This does NOT change what is going wrong here.... You can bet that Bobby, Bill, and all involved did EVERYTHING legal when they released their version of the song...
@@js3599 Did not know that. Do you know who the original artist was? Bobby may not have written that song, but he certainly is known for his singing it live, with all his heart and soul. He will always be associated with that song and for being the other half of the “righteous” Righteous Brothers. The songwriter wrote a beautiful song.
@@js3599 Thanks........I'll look up the movie. So many great movies from the 50's I haven't seen yet.
@@Lilah1754 Todd Duncan did the vocals on the movie... The song is one of the most covered songs in history, with over 600 official artists doing their own versions of it... The song was written by Hy Zarat, and composed by Alex North...
Edit... When I say "Official"... I mean actual commercially recorded versions...
That is such a shame. I'm glad I grew up when people who could sing, sang.
And even the ones who had not so perfect voices, had soul and musical reality.
Fake perfection is a disease running rampant..
@@martinlicht1969true!
@@martinlicht1969 It's a new wrinkle on the old saying, "perfection is the enemy of goodness."
I think you'd be surprised how many actually didn't or when they did sing their instruments are not plugged in.
Music was real and soooooo much better during the 60s-80s. By in large, it went to crap in the mid 90s and has not recovered. With a few exceptions, today's music, yeeeccch! I miss my era so much. And not for selfish reasons.
The Power of Love is actually a Jennifer Rush song, so celine is singing a cover
The power of love is a curious thing😅😅😅
@@dangrimes5078make a grown man weep make another man sing
Don’t need money, don’t need fame don’t need no credit card to ride this train!
This is criminal. Good job Fil in calling out this activity. Hoping they get shut down .
You are right. If they just plagiarized or failed to credit the creator, it would be a civil issue. But these crooks actually misappropriate revenue that belongs to someone else, and that is criminal fraud.
Thanks again Fil! Misleading and false thumbnails are quite common on RUclips actually. It’s maddening and incredible to see the amount of work people will go to to LIE to people.
what shits me are
the clickbait thumbnails and titles that pique your interest, but the video itself doesn't provide what you are led to expect. Then there are the AI generated voiceovers which are repetitive in terms of descriptors (ie a vid about beautiful actresses, calling each one "a stunning beauty" who has had "a tragic life" - along the way mispronouncing words and names, and numbers)
RUclips's algorithm encourage it. RUclips are a willing participant in this fraud.
Well, FIL, you've certainly made the work of the copyright fraud investigators that much easier. They should compensate you for leading and assisting in the case against this criminal thief.
Good point.
In your line, Fil, you should BE a copyright fraud investigator.
You would be a valuable asset to the music industry.
Indeed !!!
Fil can be an expert witness.
RUclips only seems to react to ideological/agenda disagreement. They're not going to react to someone creating this amount of views!!!
There's always people who put in more effort to steal than to work. I am a retired LEO and I can promise you this is a very common trait among MANY thieves.
Shame on RUclips for allowing this to occur.
RUclips doesn't care. The more clicks this garbage gets the more money RUclips gets in ad revenue.
well, the fraudster ain't saying anything bad about israel's violence and savagery, so youtube don't give a toss ...
@@anduuhar You wrong again. They steeling from powerfull
@@centrasseptyni8277 Yup...keep your head up your ass
While it is a shame on RUclips to a degree, at the same time they can't do anything until they know about the issue.
I'm the least petty person you could meet, or so I thought...
Turns out, I'm getting a lot of satisfaction from reporting these channels. 😂
😂😂😂
How do we tell the artists? Honestly RUclips is a hot mess but I am guessing Celine getting pissed off would sort this out quick.
Under what issue do you report them please? When Legal Issue is selected YT redirects to legal forms. It seems only the owner/original artists can report under copyright.
Awesome! Do it!
If I weren't blind, and could see the channel names, I would be joining you on the reporting spree.
I already reported the one I listed in my comment.
That much money they're stealing is not petty.
A much-appreciated public service, Fil. Thanks for your dogged pursuit of what’s right.
And that is how they make money, by cheating ..
Unbelievable!
Imagine the ridiculous takedowns on YT, and these scams being untouched.
YT's rules are ridiculous.
Yes. And OUR comments get censored and deleted constantly, yet this rubbish is allowed to stay AND they get money for it. Insane.
they attack/remove lower grad fakes, but do this trend no harm Ridiculous.
They make money from his videos. Yt get a cut of everything. So why should they care.
This has been going on for at least a year. The fact is that RUclips has had plenty of time to act, but hasn't.
Typical of YT cowards
They get away with this crap while you get copyright hits for teaching and analysis. So upside down. 😡
There are even darker rabbitholes. I once watched an animal rescue video, basicly a collection of a guy on a motorcycle, "saving" little cute kittens out of garbage cans in an asian area. Something seemed very off, so did a research. It looks like theres a whole industry producing that kind of content, even with hurting and starving poor animals on purpose, only for clicks.
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There is BIG money there- people will donate a ton of money if they think they are helping animals, and more if they think they are helping PEOPLE helping animals.
Thank you so much for mentioning this. There are so many unscrupulous people in the world and even bigger number of gullible people who believe all sorts of lies. I have stopped watching animal videos once I realised what's going on. In my books, mistreating animals and then pretending to rescue them is a far worse offence than breaking the copyright law!
Yes, and it is disheartening that so many in the comments seem to anything they see on youtube. However, maybe a lot of those are bot comments.
Yes, the algorithm has spawned such abominable fraud. How low can you go? They know that westerners are saps and they have zero conscience about defrauding us. Meanwhile the abuse and suffering go on as part of their cultures.
That's pure evil. 😿
There is a desperation in a generation of people who feel that if they aren't famous then they aren't anything at all.
The fraudsters get by with breaking the copyright laws, but YOU get copyright strikes for fair use videos or even for recordings of your own voice. What a shame.
Agree. Infuriating for me. And not only FIL.
That's how I know the hype about AI is also fraudulent. AI can't think like humans. Humans are more creative and criminals know how to circumvent not only the law but AI. That is why with censorship on social media on what words we can use, we can coin new words or use euphemisms or other techniques to fool AI.
i doubt there are that many views. bot farms rule YT. but whatever..
Agree...so many fraudulent activities that AI can't distinguish as fraud because humans are more creative and know how to circumvent the law or rules and regulations. Well, even MSM are guilty of fake news so I am not surprised when we can't verify all info bombarded upon us. That is why we do need to do our own research, a termed MSM mocked during the recent 3-yr C hysteria.
Agree...so many fraudulent activities that AI can't distinguish as fraud because humans are more creatively and know how to circumvent the law or rules and regulations. Well, even MSM are guilty of fake news so I am not surprised when we can't verify all info bombarded on us.
Agree...so many fraudulent activities that AI can't distinguish as fraud because humans are more creative and know how to circumvent the law or rules and regulations. That is why we do need to do our own research, a term mocked by the powers that be 2-3 years ago because they are also guilty of fraud.
Same scumbags stealing your grandmother’s retirement!
Always these types. Born to scam and get to places for free benefits paid for by others.
Yep, as honest and peaceful as the day as long. 🤣
And now you know how religion became popular…
People will believe anything!
Human being had 100.000 years of evolution to learn to stop being idiot to prepare for these moments with advanced tecnology and artificial intelligence. Evolution has failed. Instead of natural intelligence, that only Elon Musk in the entire planet seems to have, Natural dumbness is proudly featured even in the presidency of USA and United Kindom, as if dumbness were a virtue. Sometimes it happens, evolution fails, then what´s left is the species ibeing obliterated from the planet
@@glenclarkchidley3637 Well said.
I am getting increasingly disturbed by the people who run RUclips. I've had comments deleted, and my comments weren't even offensive.
Welcome to the very large group of The Rejected. It only takes one word, and not even a swear word, which seems to get through with no problem. Sometimes, when I get a rejection notice, I go through to see what in the world the problem was, and it was a common word or idea they simply do not like. Sometimes I will dance around what I mean in order to avoid any possible rejection. But then I come off sounding like an idiot.
Me too. I tried 9 versions of a response to a vid, all (I thought) totally innocuous). The 10th time, I just wrote "have a nice day." That got deleted too. 🙄🙄
How do you see why a comment got rejected? 🤔
@@Reggie2000 It usually says it doesn't meet community guidelines. They don't go into detail.
@@Reggie2000 I was wondering that myself.
You should also get this information to BMI, ASCAP, SEASAC, etc. and let the legal teams go to work.
I'm glad you made this video. I have been screaming at people in the comments section of all those fake videos , for months. Everyone just seemed to ignore me. It is sooooo obvious they are fakes. The original artists should be the ones getting paid , not these criminal con-artists. I cannot believe RUclips has continued to let them get away with it , seeing as how they just love to suspend accounts for tiny infractions of copyright violations. I hope justice will eventually be served and this injustice will finally be rectified.
I'm convinced most of the comments are either fake or from people in on the scam. No way that many people could be that stupid ....
@@danrowden3898 Don't bet on it!
@@danrowden3898 Yes. That many people CAN be stupid. And unfortunately, they really are
Please stop watching / commenting and instead contact the copyright holders. Or make video talking about it.
Surely this is fraud and actionable? But how can it be stopped? This is disgraceful and well done Fil for showcasing this.
All videos can be reported
@@_whatsername1911,
RUclips rarely cares. How many impersonators and porn bots do we see over and over?
I would suggest alerting the artists and Simon Cowell. That’s probably the fastest way to shut them down. They belong in jail.
@simoncarney9944
I think it won't stop until the advertisers get wind of it because their advertising dollars aren't bringing in any sales, and they drop YT. It would be poetic justice for YT forcing viewers to watch inappropriate ads in inappropriate moments of their videos.
@@SuziQ. Fil has the legal aspect covered and contacts. I'd rather report than do nothing.
The whole, "if you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem" thing, I guess 🤷
It seems to me that it should be fairly easy to track down the culprit. And wouldn't the true artists and copyright owners be willing to put up money to get the crook caught?
AI And chapgpt is ruining youtube - not just with the examples you highlight but the countless fake biographies and 'behind the scenes/making of' faux documentaries with bot voice overs and repetitive scripts that clearly were not written by a human
I’ve come across a few of those, they are horrible.
Not to mention the inaccurate information and ludicrous mispronunciations all over the place. Somebody needs to make a "the truth about "the truth about" videos" video.
@@Attmayyes. You can tell its A.I if they mispronounce simple names. Click off immediatel
Can’t stand those.
Wait til AI hits the courtroom
Great job for making people aware....there are scammers and fraudsters everywhere now
It’s amazing how people _work so hard to _*_criminally_*_ make a buck_ one wonders why they don’t get a real job.
dan ketika video ini telah ditonton 15 juta orang namun tidak ada titik terang terkait pembicaraan ini. ? . Dan orang orang telah pergi berlibur tanpa kembali. ? 🧑🏻🎓🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻
SERIOUSLY. Take that energy and apply it elsewhere
While not condoning this behaviour, unfortunately, in some countries, having a job doesn't necessariky give you enough income to survive. I know of young people who may be working 12 hours a day, seven days a week and still are not paid a living wage, and don't get their wage at all if the company is low on funds. There's no sick leave, no holiday pay, no health insurance. Thanks to social media, they see these super rich stars living a lavish lifestyle, so they try to cash in on that. Can you really blame them?
@DD-wd7ku Yes, actually. Plenty of people find ways to incorporate social media without having to steal from others.
@@debdenny7552 The most painful thing is when online news sites upload old videos and share them again to the public, and people in them argue 😂
These are plagiarism acts and therefore should be removed from the media. Shame on them all !!
In the roughest sense, they're like plagiarism. But those are rules for high school essays. This is COPYRIGHT infringement, which is a LEGAL issue. Much more serious. Even if he put his "references" at the bottom, he'd be in violation of copyright law. It's not about telling people who wrote or recorded the song. The point is, he has NO RIGHT to make and distribute a copy of it.
Just use an add blocker.
Hi-tech lip syncing. Milli Vanilli reinvented! LOL!
@@jovetj Imagine I bought the milli vanilli album, and only later found out it was a total scam. Music was good for its time though. But it just shows that scamming in music industry has always taken place, and actually, the consumer has a responsibility also to dig a little into what he or she is supporting before buying. It goes for yt content too. It's not illegal, yet, to use the brain.
So true.
Can't say enough good things about Fil's expose, these fraudsters need to be exposed. Much respect my friend.
RUclips seems to be increasingly promoting sensationalism and fraud while making it difficult for genuine content creators. The increasing use of clickbait and AI is disgraceful.
Thank you for helping to expose this fraud. I report and block these clowns every time it comes my way.
Shame is an emotion that is badly needed in today's world.
Absolutely agree with you. Wish you and those close to you nothing but the best. Stay safe because I'm thinking things are going to get a lot wilder before getting any better.
respect as well, just for yourself and your fellow humans to begin with.
ain't that the truth? self restraint, moderation, common decency and common sense have all been abandoned in favor of lies, fraud, extremism and fanaticism. fraud, lies, misinformation, disinfirmation and conspiracy madness is all the internet has ended up giving us. thanks to unfettered commercialism and unlimited advertising the internet has become nothing more than a den of thieves. when online you're only inviting criminals and predators DIRECTLY into your homes and your lives!
Alas no more Shame!
Replace 'badly needed' with nonexistent.
RUclips needs to clean this stuff up. Such in-your-face theft and unequal application of rules makes RUclips look ridiculous. Advertisers surely don't want to be associated with fraudulent channels, do they? Good work, Fil. This is very frustrating and unfair to you and other honest content creators.
Might be good to let the executives of the products advertised know that you're seeing their ads on fraudulent channels and won't purchase their stuff.
Thank you, Fil! Amazing stuff to hear about, what a mixed up generation we are surrounded by.
Love your investigations❤️
It’s a weird day when I’m having any kind of sympathy for a record label. YT, get your act together!
Why sympathy for them? They're "all in" when it comes to deception and cheating!!! Using their tech to alter the music and the performances.....It's any truly talented artists that we should have concern and sympathy for!
@@carolinej3661 Exactly, I really don't care whether Simon Cowell, his company or any of these rich folks who use their money for evil and to mistreat artists and fans alike are making money or not. I don't like these types of content being covered bc they're misleading and bc they steal revenue from the people who actually made the art in question!
I have reported channels to YT in the past as spam or misleading when I realize that they are committing fraud. I started taking notice of who was the owner of the channel and won’t watch it as some are so similar to the original creator’s that it is no coincidence. Frauds will always find a new way to get around the guidelines while legitimate creators are demonetized for stating their opinions while others should be banned because of their illegal activities and continue. Thanks for bringing this to attention for viewers who are then aware of the scammers.
It's time to contact the FTC or FCC here in the the U.S. These people need to be prosecuted or at the very least, banned from RUclips.
These people are not in the US, and as much as the US thinks it polices the world, it doesn't. At most RUclips can just ban them, because the governments of whatever country they are in wont care.
RUclips is a world-wide entity, NOT America exclusive. Because some American's have silly anti-Muslim bias, there would be ZERO governmental cooperation.
good luck these people are in India somewhere
.... isn't going to happen - 'these people' and y t are on in the same. It's all about the $$$$.
Lol. RUclips would never, ever ban a fraudulent channel unless they were being sued for more money than they are raking in. Remember they take a nice cut of all ad revenue. This is why the likes of 5 min crafts are allowed to continue showing outright lies or dangerous videos.
Wow! Sony blocked a Facebook livestream of a wedding because of a bit of music played in the background, and RUclips lets this get through! Thanks for taking the time and bringing this to light. :)
...And I get slammed for 33 secs of a song while doing a vlog and have the music in the background....sheesh. Thanks for educating the PUBLIC 😘😘
Right?? I've uploaded some videos of me playing covers of songs on guitar, and despite them being pretty mid covers AND the videos being set immediately to "private", I get hit with copyright claims.
Yet these weird videos get millions of views. I truly don't understand how they do it.
Not only is this fraudulent, it far exceeds the legal cringe limits.
the video with the baby is the cherry on the cringe cake ....
Cringe against humanity
Hope they cover a song by the Eagles...
The things people will do just to feel admired by others, because they're not happy inside.
@@tarantellalarouge7632 Seriously. I thought I was going to throw up when I saw that. I was amazed.
Thank you for raising awareness about this trend. I wouldn't have know otherwise.
I knew you were going to show that guy! I knew he was a fraud by the second video I saw. I’m so glad that you are pointing it out!
Please take action. This is disgraceful.
RUclips doesn't care. The more clicks this garbage gets the more money RUclips gets in ad revenue.
How does one report videos like this to RUclips?
@@longcastle4863 When you're watching a video that you want to report - click on the 3 dots next to the word ' download ' at the bottom right below the video.
@@longcastle4863 Click on the 3 dots next to the "donation/thanks" button.
@@Castropc Thanks. That worked
All of the lies are being exposed!! No more shenanigans!! Truth is coming!! Thanks so much for your Fabulous work, Fil!!
I'm wondering if Simon Cowell is aware of this as I'm sure he'll go after these fraudsters. Thanks you, Fil for bringing this to the attention of your subscribers. ROCK
Thanks again, Fil. For exposing these thieves on your never ending quest for truth. Not always popular….but so very satisfying.
This people should not be allowed, even arrested.
These. Just saying.
I'm thinking Rope...Tree Limb.
Right! They are scamming people for money!
Good Lucky getting them arrested in the Philippenes😂
@@crimsonwizard2560 tha jirk kommint were knot kneded
I have seen the Air Supply video. I knew it was fake but no idea the amount of fraud going on. RUclips is so strict on so many types of other videos, something needs to be done about this fraud! Thanks for info Fil.
The internet has allowed so many things to be bastardized. It’s sad.
Agreed. Yes, but far more than just "sad".
I agree but that word made me Lol 😂
I'd never watch one second of any of those talent show's vids, whether they were fake or not.
Wow. Good catch. Hope your elevated profile can maybe draw attention to this kind of fraud!
Thanks Fil. This stuff drives me insane. I ran into this several months back. I had gone in to catch up on the singers of AGT and immediately I could tell it was fake. What really made me angry is that you and other legitimate creators are being blocked for copyright when you and the others are using them in a legitimate manner to educate the public, which is within fair use allowed by youtube. The worst part is youtube knows about this. I personally have reported these people time and time again, as I am sure others have, and youtube does nothing. I sometimes wonder if the government hasn't take over youtube, since it seems that if you are a scam artist you are able to make a profit, but if you actually take the time to make sure you follow the rules they do their best to destroy you. Reminds me of backward day in school when I was a kid. “In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false.” As always Fil fantastic review and thanks for revealing these people that are making money with their only talent being video editing. (Which honestly if you pay close attention you can tell its fake)
@colleenmelton6735 Same here, I have reported violantions of 25+ channels since I learned about these fraudulent people. It's beyond illegal and insane that YT does absolutly nothing! My sister doesnt allow her kids to watch YTKids channels anymore because the same thing is happening there. Barney the happy purple dinosaur is getting poked, his head cut off and his brains studied by those wierdos of 'parent uploads' and other insane media. Those videos are not healthy for children and giving a child a computer everyday isn't healthy either.
It's safe to say that my nephew will not be getting a mobile phone or a computer until he is thirteen years or when he needs it for studying.
'I sometimes wonder if the government hasn't take over youtube' 🤷♂Err... what exactly has the government got to do with it? Are you suggesting the government is more interested in scamming us?
Face it, youTube (Google) is only interested in the ad revenue, it doesn't care about where the small proportion they pay creators goes. Anything that gets traffic is good by them.
Thank you & the FB person who brought this to your attention to share with us!
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Future generations will look upon these times and feel embarrassed.
With Simon Cowell's money, if Simon ever chooses to go after this guy, he will chew him up and spit him out. I hope he's enjoying his run because that run might be a very short one. Thanks for pointing this out.
The most painful thing is when online news sites upload old videos and share them again to the public, and people in them argue 😂
Cowell has been offering horrible crap to his audience for decades, he deserves no respect.
@@djo-dji6018 nobody is talking about respect. Sometimes horrible people can come in handy to fight other horrible people.
So glad you brought this to light and presented the facts in so much detail. This has been going on for years. One of the most infamous ones is showing American idol judges, weeping and crying while Dimash is singing and of course, he never entered any of those competitions. I don’t know why this RUclipsr is allowed to continue doing what he does. I hope that you bring this to RUclips’s attention. Thanks, Fil!
These fakers look like they are creating content out of countries with questionable extradition laws. Even though copyright laws are international, I don't know how law enforcement would even find the person without YT's help. YT just needs to get more proactive. I won't hold my breath, but thanks anyway, Fil.
The criminals go where the money is.
Terrible.
@@marcom2248 yes, into government.
@@DerekADempsey This is a lie. I'm assuming you are one of the scammers.
Why would they go where is no money?
@@davidhoward4715 unfortunately no, as I can’t get into ti government office.
Hi Fil, this makes me sick😮. You have always been a keeper of TRUTH .
Thankyou.
I hope they have ways of recovery for the ad revenue.
I'm so glad you are exposing this illegal trend and especially glad you are passing it on to your lawyer friend .Keep up the good work and Thank You !
This kind of thing also needs the attention of other types of content creators such as Muta from Some Ordinary Gamers. He does tech stuff along with exposing frauds. He's a fairly large channel with over three point eight million subscribers. If others like Muta gets involved will shed more light on the issue. I'm going to try to clue Muta in on this, and hopefully he'll pick it up and run with it.
Meanwhile, musicians with actual talent struggle to get by. These scammers need to be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
When you listen to any popular music today it all sounds like it could have been created by AI whether it was or not, and the music consumers keep listening to it and they love it. Who really needs actual musical talent anymore? Sure it's still an interesting novelty but it is not going to enable someone to make a living in music. The music that sells today is all fake.
I don't struggle only because I don't care.
@@onemoremisfitand that is the point. When any art form is reduced to "is it $profitable$?" as the primary driver, then it's really not art at all. Sadly, most of the masses don't give a damn and/or don't notice.
"These scammers need to be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law."...Unfortunately, probably never happen. You'll notice most, if not all, of them come from countries that are not signed to the Bern Convention (as the US & all of Europe are) which means they can steal US/UK/Whoever's content they want, sit back, let the $$ roll in and owe no one a single dime. RUclips needs to actually hire human eyes instead of algorithms to do their work! FAI!
Fil, with YT having given you copyright strikes, thank you for pointing out to YT that they are not copyright striking obvious violators.
Keep us updated. It’ll be interesting to see where this goes. Thank you. Good heads up.
This is conniving and deceitful on a whole new level. What a shame for the hard working artists who do it honest. My mind is blown 🤯
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@@DiamondGirl-1234 ... Oops, was Saturday LIVE that yt auto-removed all comments (irrespective of what I say), not this video. Will reply to you on that video and see if that one remains. Been over 2 days, so I am typically out of "jail" by now.
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Go get em' Fil. How these dishonest creeps sleeps soundly is beyond me. I said it earlier tonight, I would not warn them to take their site down; Let them get caught and get the just punishment in which they deserve !!! RUclips MUST do a better job of policing their site. My friend, I stand with you on this. Ugh !!
They should be arrested and prosecuted!
Don't be silly. It comes under Civil Law, not Criminal Law.
@@CrankCase08, copyright violations can also fall under federal law.
@@vernonharden How exactly would you enforce US federal law on someone not in the US? None of these people are US citizens. By far the biggest scammers on RUclips come from India, you think India cares?
Thank you for all your excellent work! It spotlights how a professional can steal from many creative people, but also how another professional, thankfully, you, can and will protect the law and ownership, of the creative work of others. You do this in a most open, logical, and thorough way! Your knowledge of these matters is impressive! Well done!
I don't understand. Where is the RUclips algorithm that detects the copyrighted audio? Wouldn't it pick it up from the audio alone?
Great question!!
That's what I don't understand. Why isn't the rightful copyright owner being identified by the algorithm, instead of the person fraudulently claiming ownership?
RUclips must want it to continue for whatever reason. Ad money, most likely.
too occupied making sure we don't comment saying certain words and offending someone
I wonder if YT can be sued over this fraudulent use of copyrighted material that they should have caught.. . Everything Fil described is just unbelievable that it's been allowed to continue.
Wow, Fil, thanks for exposing this fraud machine. What gets me is the gaul of the people involved-they KNOW what they’re doing is illegal and they don’t care. Worst thing is that they KNOW that they’re getting away with what they’re doing. I don’t care about their use of pitch correction nor auto tune but like you said, it’s mind boggling how many copyright laws they are breaking by claiming artists’ songs as their own, using music reality shows’ images without permission, and making false claims about their accomplishments. Being a musician myself, if this fraud machine has accomplished anything, I certainly hope that, when your lawyer finds out, they will accomplish lawsuits to the max. They showed the utmost disrespect for musicians and utter disregard for the law….gosh, now I’m ranting, sorry. It’s sad that people fell for their acts. Personally, I thought that when they green screened themselves in the AGT (or other music reality show backgrounds), it looked like their timing was off with the music, especially in Bon Jovi’s “Always.” Thanks for promoting “to thy own self be true” and for all the hard work you put into this, Fil.
Great rant, but it is 'the GALL of the people involved' not gaul. Let's not defame the Gauls, a bunch of ancient Celtic tribes who went on to be come the French people.
@@simonestreeter1518 The French deserve to be defamed after the 2024 Summer Olympics. The "GAUL" of them thinking they are so much better than all of us. And make no mistake, they do think that. 🏳
@@simonestreeter1518 As in gall bladder.
@@simonestreeter1518Yes, leave Asterix and his tribe out of this.
This is insane! Where’s RUclips’s notorious compliance squad now??
Thank from North Carolina U.S.A. I am a RUclips video logger and I’ve been copyrighted for using certain songs in my videos shorts. Thank you Fil. 😊
Yet if your just a normal content creator and accidentally have 10 seconds of a copyrighted song playing in the background, they slap a strike on ya in a heartbeat!! 🤦♂️🤦♂️
It does make one wonder if there isn't some kind of insider at YT who is putting a green light on these fraud channels, and blocking any protests by copyright holders.
I think RUclips also has a responsibility on this issue. Granted, YT is getting a piece of the pie of this illegal scam, but, YT is part of the problem.
Why they are allowing it. As long as they get their cut.
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Thank you, Fil, for exposing more deception in our world. We need more courageous people like you who devote their efforts to this noble goal.
As a former tv video engineer I see the greenbox at first glance 😅 there is so much fake nowadays, people lost the ability to see and hear 😢
Not to mention their poor grammar and spelling in titles and thumbnails.
One of the problems I've noticed - particularly on Facebook - is whenever people try to point out some fakery, they get absolutely dog piled by comments of "it's not harming anyone", "let people enjoy things", "there's always a Karen spoiling everything", and "you must be fun at parties". That last one seems to be a particular favourite 🙄 I even saw someone IN THIS VIDEO'S COMMENT SECTION call another commenter a "Karen" for reporting these fakers.
It has a domino effect of deterring people from calling things out or discussing why it's fake (because who wants to spend the next week being verbally abused by people with multiple profile picture frames?), and even worse - of normalising misinformation and misrepresentation. This particular brand of misinformation makes people feel nice, so that means it's ok. Don't be a Debbie Downer. /s
People who were rightfully cynical might start getting worn down and either start missing the cues, or stop caring about reporting the small stuff because why bother? No one else seems to be bothered - in fact they get OFFENDED when it's called out. So maybe it's really not a big deal?
And that's how it gets easier and easier to dupe and scam people, and to spread misinformation. Fraudsters just continue to make bank with little to no repercussion.
This is one party I don't even want to be invited to, let alone to be "fun" at 🫠
People really are bizarrely blind to these manipulations. I've even seen people fall for glaringly obvious AI generated images. If only there were such a thing as an IQ strike.
When everything is fake, fake become real.
@@lassemaja8382 exactly 😔
Go get 'em, Fil. This is beyond outrageous. RUclips is such a clusterf*ck, and their failure to invest in stopping this kind of fraud just to maximize their profits should make them legal accomplices in the crime.
Please keep us posted if you can. As a musician myself, this hits hard. I hope this is investigated asap and not a looooooong drawn out process. It's blatant and illegal. Thank you for exposing these frauds.
shame isn't an emotion more a state of a depressed mind....
Thank you Phil for explaining these scammers. It is unbelievable. smh
Just another sign of a declining society.
Correct
Milli Vanilli did it better
Ha!! Just watched a MV documentary about them!😊
Is Milli Really Vanilli
Uhm 🤔 not Really ...@@barryfranklin9953
Thank you for this Fil. I have never really noticed why the letters are backwards, etc. Now I know. So, thank you for the information.
People who post movies do the flip reverse thing, too.
Some legitimate content creators do the same thing because copyright strikes are pretty heavy-handed and lack nuance. It's not always a sign that a video is attempting anything shady, but if there's no effort to explain why, that's probably a warning sign to beware.
Good to see someone looking out for Simon Cowell and his revenue stream. There ARE still heroes out there!
Stealing isn't okay just because you don't like the person who's been robbed. 😕
The point is, if these channels can steal from someone like Simon Cowell, what chance do musicians and songwriters with much less influence in the music industry than Cowell, have against someone who wants to steal their work?
That has got to clearly be sarcasm 😆 lol
@@AstrosElectronicsLab I'm hoping it is. But I've seen too many trolls commenting here, so you can never be quite sure. I only replied because I suspected that the person may have only been considering bigger players in the music industry losing money this way.
Shocking disgrace. Full marks to you for exposing this shameful scam!
As a musician, guitarist, it is such an afront to those of us doing the real work, practice, and dedication to developing one's art. Grrr.... thanks Fil.
Well done Fit. This is crazily fraudulent. When you know, the production values are just too good for a talent show. it also gives a completely unrealistic expectation to anyone who genuinely wants to learn how to be a solo vocalist. I hope they get sued to hell and back.
Fil
Unfortunately, Fil got part of the story wrong. I compared the short clip of Power of Love to Vanny’s version and Celine’s version… and it is definitely Vanny’s version that was dubbed in and not Celine’s (both are available on YT). I think when you see one fraud, like using the AGT background, it’s easy to think that the voice must be a fraud if it sounds too good. But it wasn’t. Vanny is a good singer.
I hope Fil corrects this. The dude who made the fake video deserves criticism for that… but I think Vanny might be an innocent party here.
@@joeterp5615absolutely disagree. Vanny is a fraud and should be charged and arrested. Are you from the Philippines?
@@brightangel133 Why so reckless with your accusations? It is very easy to verify what I said. It is quite clearly Vanny’s voice in the short clip Fil played from the dubbed video. Go about 40 seconds into her version. It is the same as the clip. It is clearly different from the same section of Celine’s version. Don’t react emotionally and be lazy. Do research. Now whether Vanny goes through the correct legal steps when recording covers for her albums, I have no idea. But she is available on many music platforms. I am certainly interested in what Fil’s lawyer friend has to say. And I am interested in understanding the legal jeopardy of the guy who makes fake videos that used Vanny’s voice, as well as potential legal jeopardy for anyone who doesn’t credit the song writers appropriately, and if Vanny falls into that category.
All that said, Phil’s mistake is highly relevant. Vanny Vabiola is a real singer, and that was her voice.
I had no idea this stuff happened!
Brilliant video - thank you 🙏
Fil is so sweet.
He's warning these people,... while Im typing as fast as I can to report them.
Yeah. I suck as a human 😂
These people arent accidentally doing this.
Like you said, it's intentionally fraudulent.
Thank you for reporting them. They suck as humans, not you!
You do not suck at all! We all need to report this channel asap.
He got one important thing wrong though: it really was Vanny Vabiola singing Power of Love in the dubbed clip, not Celine Dion. Both their versions are available on YT. I compared to his clip, and it is clearly from Vanny’s version.
@@joeterp5615 Again. They can't register it as theirs, bc it's not.
@@_whatsername1911 As I just posted to you elsewhere: YT keeps deleting my replies to you. So I’ll summarize. I’ve spot checked two very famous covers. In YT in both cases their own album was displayed and not the original artist’s album, just like we saw in this video. Spot check a few famous covers available on YT for yourself. If Fil described everything correctly here… then Linda Ronstadt and Willie Nelson are guilty of fraud too!
PS. The baby holding is pretty low indeed. Sad.
There was a contestant on one of these shows holding his baby. Idk if it was the same song, but now only the fradulent videos come up in a search!
@@sampsojmyes I watched the show where he was holding his baby.
New generation of criminals! Children learn from their parents and their community what's right and what's wrong. In a society without a moral compass - anything goes!
@@jasminaogrady7470 you’re right, however I’d argue that it starts at the top with the criminality of the rich, politicians, royalty, and such.
A lot of crime from the lower classes is caused by policies implemented by the aforementioned leaders of society.
“When the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness.”
Victor Hugo
This is scandalous! People who obviously have no singing talent of their own, are blatantly STEALING the voices of great artists who do! Thank you so much, Fil, for exposing this fraud. We need to report these videos and try to inform people in the comments section of these videos.
I wondered about some of those videos. Some of them just didn’t look or sound right. Thank you for bringing this to light. I hope YT cracks down on these videos.
Oh my God ! Fil , I have never in my life seen such blatant fraud! I am so glad you have exposed this! It is unbelievable that this is going on in plain sight! Well done, Fil! I hope that legal action will be taken against these despicable fraudsters! It is hard for an honest person to wrap their mind around! This is simply illegal and sinister! 💜💜
So many people think it's okay if you don't get caught or it's just laws they have to make but it doesn't matter or it isn't that big a deal because "everybody does it" --- slippery morality.
@@PatchworkUSAI hate the "it's okay, everyone does it" people. Do they think there comes a point where enough people do something wrong that it becomes okay? That's not how it works.
Unreal!! I'm still watching the first guy. The "thank you" after someone complimented his singing proves that he means to defraud because he didn't correct the person. Obviously people are watching who will be too young to remember or have heard the originals, and genuinely believe that these fraudsters are the original singers. 🤬🤬
@@Terri_MacKay This has made me angry, and you know I don't ever get angry ! This is just so brazen ! I hope their channel gets taken down !! All of them !!!😡
@@veramilton833 I commented before seeing the second guy with the multiple channels. I was definitely angry after seeing that. 🤬🤬
Good on you! This is something that will continue to get worse until enough people open their eyes (and ears 😉) and start complaining to the various social media platforms. 👍🍻
It just gets worse and worse. The end of integrity and quality and the embrace of shameless theft and misappropriation. This generation has no discernment and little discrimination yet the tools of deception get ever more powerful. These people have no conscience or talent. What a sideshow youtube has become. Great work, Fil.
'The end of integrity...' Integrity is a personal quality and lots of people don't have it and never have had it (since the dawn of time). 🤷🤷
@ac1646 oh, so then it's ok....just business as usual.....if you haven't noticed the big uptick in dishonest practices, you might not spend a lot of time interacting with businesses
@@carolinej3661 Never said it is OK. It's part of the melting pot of humans. You've just come to realise it now.
Hopefully, clawbacks will occur once the copyright lawyers get involved. Thank you for looking out for all the creative parties involved. Your musical expertise is greatly appreciated by all of your viewers and members. It's always a learning experience when I tune into your channel.
What can be done to rid RUclips of these despicable scumbags?
Thanks FIL! Rock! 🎸