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Popular anime YouTuber Totally Not Mark hit with mass copyright claims

Ignoring the right to fair use that exists in the US.

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Mark Fitzpatrick publishes reviews of manga and anime on his YouTube channel โ€œTotally Not Mark.โ€

However, Toei Animation came after the channel. The Japan-based production company hit Mark with 10 copyright claims overnight.

โ€œOver the last twenty-four hours, Iโ€™ve sat back in disbelief, shock, and sorrow as my lifeโ€™s work has been unfairly ripped away from me,โ€ begins Mark in his response video to Toei and YouTube.

Totally Not Mark is a popular channel with more than one million subscribers.

โ€œTwo nights ago, I received an email notifying me that fifteen of my videos had been copyright claimed and blocked by Toei Animation,โ€ Mark continues. โ€œOne hour later, that number rose to twenty-eight. And when I woke up this morning, it had reached a total of 150 videos that my audience can no longer see and that I can no longer monetize.โ€

All the videos YouTube removed were reviews of either One Piece or Dragon Ball, both owned by Toei. Many of the videos did not even feature footage from the anime; they were tutorials on how to draw.

Mark explained that it takes his team a week to work on one video. So, the 150 videos removed amounted to three years of work.

โ€œAnd as a result, the main source of my companyโ€™s income is now gone,โ€ he said.

The removal was also alarming considering Toei has asked Mark to do some promotional work for them in the past.

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