In late September, Domtendo faced copyright strikes on his YouTube channel for featuring The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Suspicious takedown requests came from a personal, unverified email address, causing concern. Despite YouTube’s admission of a high rate of fake takedown requests, fighting back against these claims can be challenging and costly for creators. Nintendo has a complicated history with shutting down unauthorized projects, but the legitimacy of the claims made by a person named Tatsumi Masaaki, reportedly representing Nintendo, were unclear. YouTube’s response and handling of these fake claims have sparked controversy and raised questions about the platform’s policies and practices in protecting creators.
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