YouTube’s ongoing problem with copyright abuse has reached a new height of stupidity, as multiple channels on the platform, including Nvidia’s own official YouTube channel, have been hit with false copyright strikes by an Italian network channel named La7…because one of La7’s uploads features footage from Nvidia’s DLSS 5 announcement video.
As detailed in a video uploaded last night by tech content creator Scrubing, their video was hit with a copyright claim on March 4, after La7 uploaded a podcast titled “Coffee Talk 04/04/2026.” The segments from Scrubing’s video that La7 claimed had been used without their permission are from Nvidia’s own official DLSS 5 reveal video, which was uploaded on March 16.
So let me get this straight @TeamYouTube
I recorded and posted my video on 03/16/2026
LA7 used my content on 04/04/2026 and then filed a copyright on my channel?
How can the YouTube system not just look at the dates and see this makes no sense. pic.twitter.com/BHmWQSmvtp
— Destin (@DestinLegarie) April 4, 2026
Scrubing’s channel wasn’t the only one to have been hit with a copyright claim by La7, however, as several content creators, including the likes of Last Stand Media, Luke Stephens, and Destin Legarie, have reported that their videos on DLSS 5 have also been blocked. Yet the most ridiculous part of this story is that Nvidia’s own channel has also been subjected to a copyright strike, as its “Announcing NVIDIA DLSS 5” video is currently blocked following La7’s claim.
To clarify, this is the same video that La7 sourced its footage from, and that was uploaded almost three weeks before their Coffee Talk podcast was uploaded to YouTube. Obviously, this is a pretty cut-and-dry case of copyright claim abuse, which is why YouTube’s official response to the matter on X is all the more baffling.
“To clarify, a Content ID claim is automatically generated when your content matches another vid in our Content ID system…” stated YouTube, in reply to Destin Legarie’s complaint. “Since you already submitted a dispute, the next step is to wait for the claimant to respond within 30 days. If they don’t, the claim on your video will expire & be released…”
Nvidia has yet to comment on the matter but, as of this writing, its DLSS 5 announcement video is still blocked on YouTube. Of course, this isn’t the first time that YouTube’s hands-off approach to copyright claims has been criticized by content creators on the platform, so I highly doubt much will change once the matter has been resolved. That being said, it might be the first time in recent memory that I actually find myself rooting for Nvidia.