Received a "legal action" threat from a mod for using the official Shorts Remix button. Am I safe?
Hey everyone,
I'm a small creator and I'm feeling a bit anxious about a situation that just happened. I want to make sure I'm 100% in the clear.
A couple of days ago, I made a YouTube Short using the official, built-in Remix button on a larger creator's video (they had the feature enabled on their upload). I did a split-screen edit, putting some Minecraft parkour gameplay on the right side. The Short automatically links back to their original video as it’s supposed to.
Today, I got a comment from someone claiming to be on that creator's moderation team saying:
"Ey you, why are you stealing [Creator Name] content, cause i'm part of his moderation team and this is not a real collab with [Creator Name]'s consent, so you either delete this video or we will take legal actiosn against you."
I know I used a native platform feature exactly how it was designed, but seeing the words "legal action" has me a bit stressed out.
If a creator leaves their Remix button enabled, isn't that automated consent through YouTube's Terms of Service? Can their team actually give me a copyright strike or do anything to my channel for using a built-in button?
I already hid the user from my channel, but I just want some peace of mind from fellow creators. Thanks in advance!