Microsoft Accidentally Has YouTube Videos Pulled With Stolen Product Keys in the Comments

Here’s the deal. Microsoft noticed that users were posting stolen Windows keys in the comment sections of legitimate videos and asked to have the comments removed. Instead, YouTube pulled the entire video, rather than deleting the comment that Microsoft requested. 

Here is Microsoft’s official comment on the issue:

While we are still investigating the recent YouTube takedown notices, it appears some of these videos were inadvertently targeted for removal because there were stolen product keys embedded in the comments section of the videos. Our intention was not to target legitimate YouTube content and we are sorry for the impact this has had.  We have already taken steps to reinstate legitimate video content and are working towards a better solution to targeting stolen IP while respecting legitimate content.” 

So Microsoft did a copyright takedown on my “How To use Windows 8.1” @youtube video. I kind of work for Microsoft. https://t.co/SDsFAJGbQr

— Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) October 14, 2014

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