Brian May “very concerned” about record label “striking” and deleting fans’ Queen concert videos
nme.comBrian May has shared that he is concerned over the increase in copyright strikes issued against Queen and Adam Lambert concert videos posted on social media.Yesterday (December 18), May took to his official Instagram page to share a screenshot of a fan’s post in which she claimed to have received a strike from both Universal and YouTube over Queen concert videos she posted on the platform.“Hi guys, it looks like Universal and YouTube are now coming for everyone who posts concert videos of Queen and Adam [Lambert].
I got a strike and deleted most of my concert videos. If you get multiple strikes you may lose your channel. Be careful!,” she wrote.In the caption of his post which featured the screenshot of the fan’s claim, May wrote: “Hi Folks – – i’ve been watching this for a few days, and I’m very concerned.
I’ve asked our management to look into it, and try to figure out if there is a reason for Instagram and Universal suddenly becoming so Draconian.”A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal)He continued: “The decision to take these videos down certainly hasn’t come from us, the band.
Hopefully we will get an answer soon. Meanwhile, be extra careful and I’m sorry you good folks of good intentions have been put in this position.
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