Copyright trolls take down some of K-pop's biggest music videos on YouTube

Some of the biggest K-pop music videos were taken down by copyright claims on YouTube on January 15.

Like Ooh Ahh, Likey and YES or YES are currently removed due to copyright claim by Aiplex Software Private Limited (an India based company) please fix this

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According to Forbes writer Caitlin Kelly:

"Top girl group TWICE experienced a temporary shutdown of three music videos: “Likey” is the fifth most-viewed music video by a girl group of all time. “Like Ooh-Ahh” was the nonet’s debut single that currently sits at 280 million views. Meanwhile, their latest single “YES or YES” became the seventh-biggest 24-hour debut on YouTube at the time of its release... BTS, the biggest boy band in the world, was affected as V’s solo “Singularity” vanished for a short period... The copyright caper also hit a handful of current and former YG artists. Jennie’s “SOLO,” PSY’s “New Face” and BIGBANG’s “Flower Road” all were deleted for an hour and a half."

The company behind this is an Indian company called Aiplex Software Private Limited.

A quick Google search reveals that this company is known as a "copyright troll." Numerous smaller YouTube channels have complained about false copyright claims from Aiplex since 2017.

The music videos were eventually restored after a few hours. However, fans are concerned at how copyright trolls can take down some of K-pop's biggest music videos (even temporarily). They want YouTube to review their copyright takedown policy as the system in place can be easily manipulated. There is also a petition to ban Aiplex from making copyright strikes on YouTube.