M'sian Record Label That Filed False Copyright Claim Against Lofi Girl Blames "Hackers"
According to a spokesperson from FMC Music Sdn Bhd, the copyright claim was filed over the long weekend "when no one in the company was at work".
By Sadho Ram — 13 Jul 2022, 05:04 PM
FMC Music Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian record label, which ended livestreams on Lofi Girl, a popular YouTube channel, has blamed "hacking" for the fiasco after word got out about its involvement
The Kuala Lumpur-based company's false copyright claim meant that one of Lofi Girl's livestreams that has been running nonstop since February 2020, when the pandemic hit the world, ended abruptly.
YouTube has reversed the suspension after Lofi Girl questioned the legitimacy of the copyright infringement complaint, but the historic livestream will now need to start afresh, thus marking the end of an era.
While YouTube, in its acknowledgement to Lofi Girl, said that they have terminated the FMC Music channel on YouTube, as of this writing, the account, which has over 1.8 million subscribers, is still accessible
The acknowledgement to Lofi Girl was tweeted on 11 July.
However, as of today, 13 July, the FMC Music channel still remains accessible.
Facing a barrage of criticism on social media, a spokesperson for FMC Music has since told a local news portal that the company's YouTube was "hacked" over the long weekend when no one was at work
Malaysiakini reported the spokesperson as saying that hackers used FMC Music's YouTube account to file a copyright infringement claim against Lofi Girl and that FMC Music has reported this to Google.
"We only found out this morning (12 July) when we came into the office and realised that someone had hacked into our channel and made the copyright claim. We have already reported this to Google and we are hoping that this works out in the end," the spokesperson said, adding that they do not have a reason to file a copyright claim because they produce Malay pop songs.
FMC Music did not provide any evidence of the said hack.
