I just received an interesting email from YouTube.

The CBC has apparently claimed rights to one of the videos I posted on YouTube for FanTent. Fair enough. The neat part is that instead of asking that the video be taken down, they instead simply asked to have access to the stats and the ability to post ads on the video.

Good compromise!

Read their email after the jump.

YouTube | Broadcast Yourself™

Dear YouTube Member:

Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has claimed some or all visual content in your video The Hour’s Top 5 Homemade Super Mario Brothers Theme. This claim was made as part of the YouTube Content Identification program.

Your video is still live because Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has authorized the use of this content on YouTube. As long as Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has a claim on your video, they will receive public statistics about your video, such as number of views. Viewers may also see advertising on your video’s page.

Claim Details:

Copyright owner:	Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Content claimed:	Some or all of the visual content
Policy:	Allow this content to remain on YouTube. Send public statistics about this video to Canadian Broadcasting Corp.. Applies to these locations: Everywhere

Canadian Broadcasting Corp. claimed this content as a part of the YouTube Content Identification program. YouTube allows partners to review YouTube videos for content to which they own the rights. Partners may use our automated video / audio matching system to identify their content, or they may manually review videos.

Sincerely,
The YouTube Content Identification Team