Prince apparently didn’t like my PEEPle Rain PEEPS Diorama Video I created as part of the annual PEEPS Diorama Contest I throw at work each Spring.
Dear YouTube Member:
Universal Music Publishing has claimed some or all audio content in your video PEEPle Rain. This claim was made as part of the YouTube Content Identification program.
Your video is no longer available because Universal Music Publishing has chosen to block it.
Claim Details:
Copyright owner: Universal Music Publishing
Content claimed: Some or all of the audio content
Policy: Block this content.Applies to these locations: Everywhere
Universal Music Publishing 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.
If you believe that this claim was made in error, or that you are otherwise authorized to use the content at issue, you can dispute this claim with Universal Music Publishing and view other options in the Video ID Matches section of your YouTube account. Please note that YouTube does not mediate copyright disputes between YouTube owners. Learn more about video identification disputes.
Sincerely,
The YouTube Content Identification Team
They’re right, after all. I didn’t have permission, so it’s totally fair that after more than a year enjoying 44 seconds of “Purple Rain” they object. As of this morning the audio is still there, although there’s a note reading, “This video contains an audio track that has not been authorized by all copyright holders. The audio has been disabled.”
It is nice, however, that they they will just cut out the audio and leave the video — so at least you can see the video and sing along yourself..
I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted one time to see you laughing
I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain
purple rain, purple rain (3x)
I only want to see you bathing in the purple rain
