YouTube removes live ‘Lofi hip hop radio’ after copyright error

Monday started off less productively for some YouTubers. A copyright-related error caused the video platform to crash one of the most iconic lives on the internet: ‘Lofi hip hop radio – beats to relax/work’. The news surfaced on Twitter’s Lofi Girl profile, which maintains her song collection with a video of a girl reading it.

According to the information obtained, the video was taken down due to a fake copyright strike. A Malaysian company would send an intellectual property notice stopping production for one of their Mix songs this Sunday (10).

This Monday morning (11), the celebrity with his songs was removed from the live broadcast and could not be viewed on the platform. As the copyright warning would be false, the Lofi Girl profile team is also asking YouTube via Twitter to resolve the situation.

In response to Twitter, Youtube said it had identified and closed the account responsible for the fake attack. However, it may take up to 48 hours for the platform to broadcast the live broadcast again.

For those who rely on relaxing music to work and study, the tip is to look for productions on other streaming platforms. Besides being available on YouTube, Lofi Girl can also be heard on nearly all current streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer.

Confirmed takedown requests are abusive and terminated claimants’ accounts we’ve resolved the strikes + reinstated your videos – sometimes it can take 24-48 hours for everything to get back to normal! I’m so sorry this happened and thanks for your patience while we solve it