THIS is the BIGGEST musical fraud I've EVER seen.

[@Xubuntu47]

Meanwhile, legit creators like Fil and Rick Beato are constantly getting copyright strikes for educational use of clips that should fall under fair use.

[@LRM12o8]

Fair use died when legislators made platform operators like KZbin 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!

[@ronanzann4851]

Obviously all the legislators questionable efforts were meaningless !!!

[@IanLoughead]

@@LRM12o8 it also died when the systems were automated and you have no real chance to fight a claim.

[@KebabMusicLtd]

'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 KZbin than they do from people actually buying their albums/singles.

[@patrichausammann]

@@IanLoughead I was once struck by Sony for alleged copyright infringement. The composition was by Mozart and the arrangement was well over 100 years old. To prove this, I had to enclose a sheet music extract as evidence with my appeal. Of course, you don't get reimbursed for the effort, but I won't buy anything from them again.

[@cath3638]

KZbin is very keen to block perfectly innocent stuff, but they let these through? Wow.

[@MidniteWildRose]

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.

[@chrispavlich9656]

$

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

Because yt wants to destroy music. It is a leftist company, communists.

[@Despond]

Same with politics.

[@martymartin2894]

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.

[@MN-pu6qx]

Thanks for identifying this disgraceful situation. What happens when these frauds are reported to KZbin???

[@mirosawurbaniak5577]

Nothing. He's actually got some award from YT :D

[@Goli333]

@@mirosawurbaniak5577maybe it’s because KZbin earns some money out of it as well!

[@jacquelinewillmington7763]

​@@mirosawurbaniak5577 Absolutely disgraceful...

[@billymac23454]

(Probably) Absolutely sweet F.A.

[@liberty5069]

I'm glad you're bringing this to light. These scam videos are all over KZbin and the internet-it's incredible how many people are being duped and think they're real.

[@MrPhoenixfeder]

That’s the other vital side here, adding to the basic problems with fraud is the fact that so many people apparently are so easily taken by this stuff - it just makes you see how outright dumb parts of our society have become and this is as scary as it’s sad in my opinion. It just makes me lose hope that the world can really become a better place in any way…

[@travisash8180]

These people are making a mockery of Americas Got Talent and taking money away from Simon Cowell. Good.

[@mikesmithz]

I thought and felt the exact same way! How is it possible that there are people out there who actually believe it is real?!? Maybe you could con little kids with these sorts of videos...but adults?!? It's impossible! That was my first thought, obviously the people posting comments on his videos must have been children, it was the only thing that made sense...but nope. You had comments like "my husband sent me this clip and I was blown away by it"!!!! These are actual ADULTS being conned by the most obvious fake video on the internet!! How can anyone be so nieve and clueless?!? A segment of society must be incredibly stupid. The most worrying thing for me is - if they are taken in and conned by something this basic, imagine how fooled they would be by AI generated content? I can imagine them listening to some audio of a celebrity saying something, and these idiots just believing it, hook, line and sinker. Very worrying indeed. Really though - how can any normal person believe these videos? It doesn't make any sense at all. Now I really want to know, from a scientific point of view, what % of the population believes that video? There must be a way to post the video and then have a questionnaire or something. I want to know a breakdown of the stats - who believes that it is real? Man or woman? Age? Did they finish high-school? Profession? Is it just a small subsection of society, or is this basic video conning more than 10-50%? I'm still in total shock that any person could be dumb enough to believe this garbage.

[@mikesmithz]

​@MrPhoenixfeder it is beyond belief, isn't it?!? How can a normal, grown adult, actually believe that video? How? Really, how? There must be huge portions of society who just believe everything they see, and that these people view everything without any form of filter...they don't use any form of critical thinking - it just goes directly into their brains without any evaluation. It's frightening!

[@mikepowers9486]

because most human beings have the IQ of a wet sock.

[@danielschaeffer1294]

I’m in my seventies, and started checking out KZbin 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. 😮

[@LilyGazou]

I created a library of real books, real recordings.

[@suevillarreal9315]

I'm 67 and I totally agree!

[@Chargerfanclub]

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!

[@aquatarkus2022]

Social media can be a fun diversion. You have to be somewhat savvy to understand what you're actually seeing.

[@tonys4396]

I'm 74. Still have every record and book that I every bought and inherited from parents and family members. HUGE collection I might add,

[@VicCee128]

My husband is a professional musician and this infuriated him. I've reported the channels to KZbin. Just flat wrong!

[@cq8768]

What option did you select to report them please? It seems Copyright issue can only be submitted by the original owner.

[@anduuhar]

KZbin doesn't care. The more clicks this garbage gets the more money KZbin gets in ad revenue.

[@longcastle4863]

KZbin will not discipline money makers

[@centrasseptyni8277]

@@anduuhar I thing you wrong- youtube don't want to be sued by famous artists, that is opposite of money making

[@anduuhar]

@@centrasseptyni8277 Lol you have no idea how KZbin works. If an original artists puts up a fuss KZbin will just give them the money outright. Noone is getting sued. Unfortunetly this also bites legit content creators because in realty KZbin doesn't give AF whop gets the money as long as KZbin gets KZbins cut.

[@jloiterer]

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.

[@patlarimore6960]

And/or they find it to be easy money by stealing it from those who should be receiving that money.

[@4GuitarTrance]

Thank you... couldn't have said it better!

[@ronanzann4851]

Who made them that way ?

[@tigergreg8]

It’s not as much fame, as it is easy money.

[@Moluccan56]

Spot on.

[@batsjapan]

Thanks for calling out these scammers. It's what is wrong with social media these days and likely to get worse.Legitimate creators struggle for survival these days.

[@itspoffy]

Scammers ruin EVERYTHING. Literally everything.

[@Mike1614YT]

scammers and thieves, they're everywhere.

[@dib4152]

That could be the same dude in every account including the 'chick'

[@ur_noWHere_x]

Legit

[@Pe6ek]

You are using the word literally incorrectly.

[@itspoffy]

@@Pe6ek I can't even. I'm still literally evening.

[@CCoburn3]

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.

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

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.

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

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.

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

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.

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

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.

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

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.

[@KristenStieffel]

They get away with this crap while you get copyright hits for teaching and analysis. So upside down. 😡

[@alanoffer]

Well done for shining a light on these fraudsters , you’ve got a big enough channel to get them noticed

[@robinkleinsteuber5217]

These are plagiarism acts and therefore should be removed from the media. Shame on them all !!

[@SheldonHelms]

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.

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

Just use an add blocker.

[@jovetj]

Hi-tech lip syncing. Milli Vanilli reinvented! LOL!

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

@@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.

[@stevestanley6090]

So true.

[@Rondo2ooo]

Imagine the ridiculous takedowns on YT, and these scams being untouched. YT's rules are ridiculous.

[@iamshotty]

Yes. And OUR comments get censored and deleted constantly, yet this rubbish is allowed to stay AND they get money for it. Insane.

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

they attack/remove lower grad fakes, but do this trend no harm Ridiculous.

[@bobbycollins6783]

They make money from his videos. Yt get a cut of everything. So why should they care.

[@Drycleanerguy]

This has been going on for at least a year. The fact is that KZbin has had plenty of time to act, but hasn't.

[@darringasper]

Typical of YT cowards

[@douglasc9182]

Shame on KZbin for allowing this to occur.

[@anduuhar]

KZbin doesn't care. The more clicks this garbage gets the more money KZbin gets in ad revenue.

[@thehellyousay]

well, the fraudster ain't saying anything bad about israel's violence and savagery, so youtube don't give a toss ...

[@centrasseptyni8277]

@@anduuhar You wrong again. They steeling from powerfull

[@anduuhar]

@@centrasseptyni8277 Yup...keep your head up your ass

[@vernonharden]

While it is a shame on KZbin to a degree, at the same time they can't do anything until they know about the issue.

[@ectoplasm]

"There's no reason to be holding a baby." would be a hilarious bit to clip out of context

[@maddy7]

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

[@Lilah1754]

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.

[@annettemoyle6051]

And Bobby was the brother with the 'righteous' voice

[@js3599]

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...

[@Lilah1754]

⁠@@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.

[@jimdep6542]

@@js3599 Thanks........I'll look up the movie. So many great movies from the 50's I haven't seen yet.

[@js3599]

@@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...

[@SchmatzDieKatz]

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. 😥

[@servicedogkyzanna1761]

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.

[@jasminaogrady7470]

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!

[@whatsnext9977]

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.

[@AdullFiddler-ez7tm]

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.

[@musicalSFCat]

That's pure evil. 😿

[@bop5277]

Thank you for this video! Been frustrated about this crap for years! These people should be fined, not just having the channel closed.

[@pamelavarilone2614]

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.

[@albertschepis]

Good point.

[@gavkimburnhams3744]

In your line, Fil, you should BE a copyright fraud investigator. You would be a valuable asset to the music industry.

[@clannad99germany70]

Indeed !!!

[@AdullFiddler-ez7tm]

Fil can be an expert witness.

[@Arckivio]

KZbin only seems to react to ideological/agenda disagreement. They're not going to react to someone creating this amount of views!!!

[@jimkreider9997]

That is such a shame. I'm glad I grew up when people who could sing, sang.

[@martinlicht1969]

And even the ones who had not so perfect voices, had soul and musical reality. Fake perfection is a disease running rampant..

[@SunnyDays7777]

@@martinlicht1969true!

[@StarlightedWanderer]

@@martinlicht1969 It's a new wrinkle on the old saying, "perfection is the enemy of goodness."

[@lylecampbell9036]

I think you'd be surprised how many actually didn't or when they did sing their instruments are not plugged in.

[@ChuckHackney]

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.

[@debdenny7552]

It’s amazing how people _work so hard to _*_criminally_*_ make a buck_ one wonders why they don’t get a real job.

[@T-TrojamPv5d]

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. ? 🧑🏻‍🎓🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻

[@CatMinionUS]

SERIOUSLY. Take that energy and apply it elsewhere

[@DD-wd7ku]

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?

[@CatMinionUS]

@DD-wd7ku Yes, actually. Plenty of people find ways to incorporate social media without having to steal from others.

[@T-TrojamPv5d]

@@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 😂

[@CanadianInPhilippines]

It's hard to create original content and as a small channel it's frustrating to see so much theft allowed by YT. Thank you for exposing this. What you have shown is brutal and I have the same feeling for similar "fair use" videos that simply steal content and put a small image their face with green screen often with zero comment UNLESS you call an occasional head nod as commentary!

[@rayl6901]

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!

[@MariUSukulele]

This is not only morally wrong❗️ This is wrong on ALL levels❗️

[@Nestor123057]

Morally corrupt is very accurate. There are so many out there and it's scary.

[@Tokolos]

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 ((

[@digitig]

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.

[@billsager5634]

@@digitig Not even that. They get copyright strikes against the owners of the music, and the owners can't do anything about it.

[@armadillotoe]

Shame is an emotion that is badly needed in today's world.

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

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.

[@808v1]

respect as well, just for yourself and your fellow humans to begin with.

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

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!

[@tomislavkosanovic1104]

Replace 'badly needed' with nonexistent.

[@alicerichmond8708]

I prefer accountability. Shame gets no one anywhere. It is entirely self-centered.

[@garyhamby4569]

Intellectual property right fraud should always be exposed. As a songwriter, this strikes to the heart. Fraud is fraud. Expose them all! Great work, Fil.

[@erinnelson434]

I love Fil's knowledge of the industry details & laws. Very impressive. ❤️

[@ClarenceHW]

Can't say enough good things about Fil's expose, these fraudsters need to be exposed. Much respect my friend.

[@LaplacianDalembertian]

Nah, YT is busy with blocking ukrainian politician Ruslan Kotsaba who spoke the truth about war, YT is not gonna do anything about stolen works of art.

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

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

[@Carol0000P]

I’ve come across a few of those, they are horrible.

[@Attmay]

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.

[@michellemonet4358]

​@@Attmayyes. You can tell its A.I if they mispronounce simple names. Click off immediatel

[@LilyGazou]

Can’t stand those.

[@susanmurray7654]

Wait til AI hits the courtroom

[@Gizzlefitz]

I wear my 'Wings of Pegasus ' t-shirt as a sign of the crusade against auto-tune and pitch correction. 🙂

[@theonemodifier]

💙💙

[@donaldsalkovick396]

Lame af

[@Watchoutforsnakez]

I wish for you to meet another person in public who notices it and says “Coo! Wings of Pegasus!”

[@vimfuego8827]

I wear my 'Wings of Pegasus ' t-shirt proudly. Well done, how shallow your life is.

[@stevebonkoski2732]

@@Watchoutforsnakez t. Trtttt I I 😢😢😢d😢😢r😢rdtd😢😢😢r😢rdtrdrrrrrddtdtrrdrrddrrdd

[@Kissy-Suzuki]

Saw a video the other day with Steven Tyler who said this, "Most of the musicians don't get paid for their music, once it's released". In fact, places like Spotify don't pay royalties to the artist. Unlike Movies that are protected by laws like piracy! ....

[@robinblankenship117]

This is criminal. Good job Fil in calling out this activity. Hoping they get shut down .

[@bjornlangoren3002]

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.

[@LaplacianDalembertian]

No they won't. Because YT is teaming up with them and they send % from each stolen $ to YT office.

[@LaplacianDalembertian]

No they won't. Because YT is teaming up with them and they send % from each stolen $ to YT office.

[@guadalupepanatex8026]

Criminals needed to be exposed , because that’s what they are doing fraudulent context 👍

[@bitteroldhousecat9304]

Not only is this fraudulent, it far exceeds the legal cringe limits.

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

the video with the baby is the cherry on the cringe cake ....

[@AndyGravity]

Cringe against humanity

[@WIP532]

Hope they cover a song by the Eagles...

[@Mark-cq1mo]

The things people will do just to feel admired by others, because they're not happy inside.

[@dairenn]

@@tarantellalarouge7632 Seriously. I thought I was going to throw up when I saw that. I was amazed.

[@mikeferguson5183]

A much-appreciated public service, Fil. Thanks for your dogged pursuit of what’s right.

[@DukeBolton]

Lovely work, Phil -- and to the person who picked up the fraud. I hope these fraudsters rely on the forgiving kindness of record companies and publishers haha. KZbin must pay more attention too.

[@mk1st]

It’s a weird day when I’m having any kind of sympathy for a record label. YT, get your act together!

[@carolinej3661]

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!

[@reereereena]

@@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!

[@southerncomfortuk]

🤣me too

[@simoncarney9944]

Surely this is fraud and actionable? But how can it be stopped? This is disgraceful and well done Fil for showcasing this.

[@whatsername123]

All videos can be reported

[@SuziQ.]

@@whatsername123, KZbin 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.

[@FredericiasChannel]

@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.

[@whatsername123]

@@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 🤷

[@BradJames878]

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?

[@lisaurgero8893]

All of the lies are being exposed!! No more shenanigans!! Truth is coming!! Thanks so much for your Fabulous work, Fil!!

[@mariaassuntavella8840]

So Simon has no clue? Unbelivable

[@Dasmancan]

Great video! Thankyou very much! These people should be in jail for fraud!

[@robrobertson2661]

Meanwhile, musicians with actual talent struggle to get by. These scammers need to be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

[@onemoremisfit]

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.

[@johngjesdahl-xx2gb]

I don't struggle only because I don't care.

[@carolinej3661]

​@@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.

[@johnconforti8146]

"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. KZbin needs to actually hire human eyes instead of algorithms to do their work! FAI!

[@awalden]

Thank you for helping to expose this fraud. I report and block these clowns every time it comes my way.

[@rageneburks2306]

Thanks again Fil! Misleading and false thumbnails are quite common on KZbin actually. It’s maddening and incredible to see the amount of work people will go to to LIE to people.

[@DavidRichards-lh2hw]

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)

[@savedfaves]

KZbin's algorithm encourage it. KZbin are a willing participant in this fraud.

[@klauskraut5417]

Writing in the comment sector about this scam for a long time already! Fully support you at uncovering this very disturbing fraud and theft of music! Only uncovered you article recently!

[@klauskraut5417]

You Tube urgently needs a complete legal clean up!!

[@tastx3142]

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.

[@whatsername123]

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. 😂

[@nadogrl]

😂😂😂

[@jessicamacallister9272]

How do we tell the artists? Honestly KZbin is a hot mess but I am guessing Celine getting pissed off would sort this out quick.

[@cq8768]

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.

[@AmyAndThePup]

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.

[@tootz1950]

That much money they're stealing is not petty.

[@Lanternsinthesky-studios]

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 KZbin.

[@chrism2964]

These people are not in the US, and as much as the US thinks it polices the world, it doesn't. At most KZbin can just ban them, because the governments of whatever country they are in wont care.

[@POWER-LINKS]

KZbin is a world-wide entity, NOT America exclusive. Because some American's have silly anti-Muslim bias, there would be ZERO governmental cooperation.

[@oceannoir]

good luck these people are in India somewhere

[@78tag]

.... isn't going to happen - 'these people' and y t are on in the same. It's all about the $$$$.

[@afr11235]

Lol. KZbin 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.

[@nanofjoy]

Great detective work, Wings of Pegasus!

[@DDK62]

Thank you & the FB person who brought this to your attention to share with us! ✌️

[@OperaJH]

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 KZbinr is allowed to continue doing what he does. I hope that you bring this to KZbin’s attention. Thanks, Fil!

[@revacohen]

I am getting increasingly disturbed by the people who run KZbin. I've had comments deleted, and my comments weren't even offensive.

[@yellowbird5411]

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.

[@kellyhoward6941]

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. 🙄🙄

[@Reggie2000]

How do you see why a comment got rejected? 🤔

[@yellowbird5411]

@@Reggie2000 It usually says it doesn't meet community guidelines. They don't go into detail.

[@kellyhoward6941]

@@Reggie2000 I was wondering that myself.

[@sherylbartlett3871]

❤HEY....GREAT JOB FIL❤.......HOPEFULLY THIS MAY START THE BALL ROLLING ON THIS MASSIVE FRAUD IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!

[@lawwdogg1digr]

Same scumbags stealing your grandmother’s retirement!

[@jezwaters2773]

Always these types. Born to scam and get to places for free benefits paid for by others.

[@karekarenz4713]

Yep, as honest and peaceful as the day as long. 🤣

[@glenclarkchidley3637]

And now you know how religion became popular… People will believe anything!

[@Nestor123057]

@@glenclarkchidley3637 Well said.

[@78tag]

...and absolutely no interest in stopping them.

[@NickTaru]

I used to teach music (varying aspects/instruments) to individual students. One thing I would ask each student was, "What makes you want to learn _______ (whichever instrument or vocals, etc.)?" Older students often described the way music made them feel and the joy they would get from listening to it. Almost every single student I had who was under 25 years old or so gave me the same reason why they wanted to learn to sing or play an instrument: they wanted to be famous. Needless to say, those ones always quit after a few lessons. They thought I would show them some magic trick that would enable them to be a virtuoso guitarist or singer (which I, myself certainly am not), and from there the fame and fortune would seek them out and deliver them to paradise. It's no wonder so much "new" music requires a roll of toilet paper handy to listen to.

[@RobertCunningham-pf9tg]

Social media has ruined creativity and honest work. Get your kids OFF of all social media. 16 years old should be the minimum age to use it.

[@marshayoung9387]

They are the worst.

[@adambane1719]

Thats what YOUR parents said about YOUR video games and YOUR rock music !

[@RobertCunningham-pf9tg]

@@adambane1719 Lol No, I'm 62 years old. We didn't have video games 🙂 And my parents liked 70s rock and roll 👍👍 But, I get what you mean. I just think it's a very different animal 🤷🏻‍♂️. Anyways, have a great day 🙂 And don't forget to vote !

[@adambane1719]

@@RobertCunningham-pf9tg "Dont forget to vote"?? When are you people going to understand that voting IS the problem?

[@adambane1719]

@@RobertCunningham-pf9tg ...eh, voting is actually the problem !

[@agnesc7958]

Thank you for exposing these channels. I stumbled upon one of their videos and flagged it to KZbin as fake and misleading. I was surprised that it wasn’t taken down months later when it showed up again on my feed.

[@frankfontein1033]

There is no reason why algorithms cannot read text backwards, so KZbin willingly allows this to happen. And guess why?! Great video - well done.

[@billg7205]

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

[@holistic.health]

There are actually tons of videos on routine on different topics that have the images turned around and they very away with it

[@billg7205]

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.

[@veganvocalist4782]

exactly , they turn a blind eye because of greed

[@JFLABBERVILLE]

$?

[@IronMatixXP]

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 KZbin 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.

[@danrowden3898]

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 ....

[@dorothydotson7154]

@@danrowden3898 Don't bet on it!

[@Tomovox_PAMS_Radio_JIngles]

​@@danrowden3898 Yes. That many people CAN be stupid. And unfortunately, they really are

[@asumazilla]

Please stop watching / commenting and instead contact the copyright holders. Or make video talking about it.

[@melindawallin3713]

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 !

[@vernonharden]

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.

[@dukemetzger3784]

Wow! I appreciate you doing this! This is an important subject! As a writer, copywrite is important!

[@debbadgooddeb1729]

Wow. Good catch. Hope your elevated profile can maybe draw attention to this kind of fraud!

[@kellymckinney9050]

I have seen the Air Supply video. I knew it was fake but no idea the amount of fraud going on. KZbin is so strict on so many types of other videos, something needs to be done about this fraud! Thanks for info Fil.

[@YaoEspirito]

Try commenting something critical about the country that starts with Is and ends with ael. You'll see how fast YT can find and shut down stuff it doesn't approve of.

[@mimi-3212]

KZbin needs to clean this stuff up. Such in-your-face theft and unequal application of rules makes KZbin 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.

[@simonestreeter1518]

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.

[@gregokray6465]

Wow, great job looking into this, please keep us informed!!! 😮

[@rustleosilk]

Please take action. This is disgraceful.

[@anduuhar]

KZbin doesn't care. The more clicks this garbage gets the more money KZbin gets in ad revenue.

[@longcastle4863]

How does one report videos like this to KZbin?

[@thewalrus6833]

@@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.

[@Castropc]

@@longcastle4863 Click on the 3 dots next to the "donation/thanks" button.

[@longcastle4863]

@@Castropc Thanks. That worked

[@jennywayman4461]

Thank you for showing this and educating us on this!

[@darlingusa2pettee57]

It's everywhere on YT and comes in many different manners. It makes me sick. I hate liars and cheaters.

[@guitaretc.485]

This people should not be allowed, even arrested.

[@crimsonwizard2560]

These. Just saying.

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

I'm thinking Rope...Tree Limb.

[@Rickswars]

Right! They are scamming people for money!

[@theaudiofool5475]

Good Lucky getting them arrested in the Philippenes😂

[@theonemodifier]

​@@crimsonwizard2560 tha jirk kommint were knot kneded

[@rainerseeger4195]

Love your work Fil. I see these videos on my feed but mostly flick past them. It's been obvious that they are not genuine to me, but didn't realise how fraudulent they were. Hope your legal guys can sort them out.

[@mybluemars]

I don't understand. Where is the KZbin algorithm that detects the copyrighted audio? Wouldn't it pick it up from the audio alone?

[@caroliamurri3872]

Great question!!

[@Terri_MacKay]

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?

[@Mark-cq1mo]

KZbin must want it to continue for whatever reason. Ad money, most likely.

[@jimmieroan9881]

too occupied making sure we don't comment saying certain words and offending someone

[@terrimetcalf3378]

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.

[@HugoPerk]

The internet has allowed so many things to be bastardized. It’s sad.

[@John-wg6xw]

Agreed. Yes, but far more than just "sad".

[@jackglennon497]

I agree but that word made me Lol 😂

[@LisaSimplified]

Thank you for raising awareness about this trend. I wouldn't have know otherwise.

[@bwca4454]

Thank you very much Fil for your channel as I find it highly educational. You have opened my mind to new intersects of music and its technology I could not have imagined albeit I am an extremely avid music lover of multiple genres. Keep the momentum going‼️

[@nickimontie]

This is insane! Where’s KZbin’s notorious compliance squad now??

[@Liz.R]

...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 😘😘

[@punchdrunkassassin]

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.

[@Rickswars]

They should be arrested and prosecuted!

[@CrankCase08]

Don't be silly. It comes under Civil Law, not Criminal Law.

[@vernonharden]

@@CrankCase08, copyright violations can also fall under federal law.

[@chrism2964]

@@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 KZbin come from India, you think India cares?

[@Applepie409]

The internet has so many scammers and copyright breeches. Thank you for doing due diligence and educating us. Thumbs up from me. I came across your channel by chance.

[@marcom2248]

The criminals go where the money is. Terrible.

[@DerekADempsey]

@@marcom2248 yes, into government.

[@davidhoward4715]

@@DerekADempsey This is a lie. I'm assuming you are one of the scammers.

[@lylecampbell9036]

Why would they go where is no money?

[@DerekADempsey]

@@davidhoward4715 unfortunately no, as I can’t get into ti government office.

[@colleenmelton6735]

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)

[@hameley12]

@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.

[@Eimost]

'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.

[@maryannanderson2213]

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.

[@T-TrojamPv5d]

The most painful thing is when online news sites upload old videos and share them again to the public, and people in them argue 😂

[@djo-dji6018]

Cowell has been offering horrible crap to his audience for decades, he deserves no respect.

[@mjouwbuis]

@@djo-dji6018 nobody is talking about respect. Sometimes horrible people can come in handy to fight other horrible people.

[@MrGhostwalker1951]

Thanks for the info Philip! 👌🏼. Love your channel.

[@DiamondGirl-1234]

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 🤯

[@NinjaKittyBonks]

Test comment to see if yt allows it to remain (will edit if so)

[@DiamondGirl-1234]

@@NinjaKittyBonks "BONK"

[@NinjaKittyBonks]

@@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 *

[@darkomtobia]

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.

[@Catchmyvib2]

Learned from T r u m p

[@Ranchpig67]

lol

[@deputy3690]

Just another sign of a declining society.

[@straymusictracksfromdavoro6510]

Correct

[@motorradmike]

Thank you Fil for bringing these KZbin frauds to light! I had watched several of Adrians videos!

[@Chachi487]

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 KZbin needs to put a stop to this. I’ll be sharing this everyday until something is done about this. 😡

[@stoneysdead689]

LOL- Yeah, I'm sure they'll get right on it.

[@AstrosElectronicsLab]

@@stoneysdead689 absolutely. Do not contact KZbin support if you want support, that would be bad.

[@unbroken1010]

Prison? You sound like you have t d s

[@brianwest2775]

There's people claiming that it is Vanny singing (so a proper cover) and they can hear her Indonesian accent.

[@unbroken1010]

@@brianwest2775 stop whining

[@ericbernardi8116]

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 😢

[@WoodworkerDon]

Not to mention their poor grammar and spelling in titles and thumbnails.

[@punchdrunkassassin]

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 🫠

[@LaCommentaire]

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.

[@lassemaja8382]

When everything is fake, fake become real.

[@ericbernardi8116]

@@lassemaja8382 exactly 😔

[@angelaboncore3132]

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 !!! KZbin MUST do a better job of policing their site. My friend, I stand with you on this. Ugh !!

[@terryjohnson666]

Fil, you are nothing short of amazing! Such terrific research and impeccabledelivery. Kudos, man❤.

[@jenihansen7201]

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.

[@a.p.5429]

People who post movies do the flip reverse thing, too.

[@KindredBrujah]

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.

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

Simon says NO!! No doubt he will go after these people with a vengeance.👊👊 You're the best Fil, keep fighting the good fight!👍👍

[@randiholbrook5849]

Simon is a predator himself! Have you read about the exploitation he's done to so many people, including One Direction? He's a thief, a liar and a poor excuse for a human.

[@AdullFiddler-ez7tm]

He needs to go after his plastic surgeons.

[@DiMac43]

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.

[@garybrodziak2196]

shame isn't an emotion more a state of a depressed mind....

[@davidramsey2629]

These were always very obvious. It is surprising to me that the major shows, corporates have not done something about this already, or they might have already, as they are always on these channels looking for talent to bring onto their shows. Great job for bringing more attention to this kind of fraud and all of you hard work. David

[@user-vk7cp1op9p]

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!

[@barbaradobner6050]

And that is how they make money, by cheating .. Unbelievable!

[@glamgal7106]

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.

[@simonestreeter1518]

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.

[@TheRapnep]

​@@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. 🏳

[@AdullFiddler-ez7tm]

@@simonestreeter1518 As in gall bladder.

[@portcullis5622]

​@@simonestreeter1518Yes, leave Asterix and his tribe out of this.

[@markstevenson5056]

Good on you for bringing it to the attention of me and others like me. Keep up your great work and Happy New Year to you.

[@dave8181]

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.

[@craigwilliamdayton]

Thank you for bringing this to the attention of the KZbin community! Definitely let your attorney friend know about this.

[@vernonfrance2974]

Thank you Fil for providing these details. I recognized that it was fraudulent before because they would show the judges from time to time and sometimes the panel was from AGT and sometimes from BGT for the SAME performer!

[@NickNeblo]

The issue with distributor allowing copyrighted content to be released extends also to sound recording not just to covering a song. Some of my tracks have been stolen re-released with the exact same sound recording and I get copyright claims, despite having registered, copyrighted and released my tracks. This is usually done by Asian or Middle Eastern people. We'll get to the point of someone re-releasing famous hits under a different title and manage to claim a share of copyright over the official video if distributors do not check what they are releasing.