YouTube is notorious for its ContentID program, which allows studios and record labels to crack down on channels using their songs without permission. They work with artists to use their songs on the live stream, but they don’t own all of the music that runs on their channels. The channel received a copyright strike from Studio Shizu for using its character from its feature film Wolf Children.Ĭhannels like ChilledCow and Chillhop Records operate in a gray zone on YouTube. Chillhop Records also runs a 24/7 live stream and, like ChilledCow, it used a GIF of a woman from an anime doing homework. Another LoFi hip-hop channel, Chillhop Records, underwent similar problems in February 2018. When the channel returned months later, the character was replaced with a copyright-free version of a different woman that Dimitri could use without worrying about his account being hit by a company like Studio Ghibli. The GIF eventually led to ChilledCow’s channel receiving a copyright takedown request. “My account has been unbanned, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the tremendous support.”ĬhilledCow originally used a GIF from Studio Ghibli’s Whisper of the Heart, which showed a young woman doing her homework. The issue, like most things on YouTube, came down to copyright. ChilledCow’s popular 24/7 live stream went down between July and October 2017, just a few months after the live stream started. “I will launch the stream again as soon as possible.”Ī statement from YouTube’s support account on Twitter confirmed that the termination was “a mistake on our side,” adding that they’ve “shared feedback with our review team to prevent similar errors from happening in the future.” This isn’t the first time that ChilledCow’s live streams have gone down, however. “My account has been unbanned, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the tremendous support, I’m grateful to have such an amazing community,” Dimitri tweeted on February 23rd under the official ChilledCow account. Clicking on it brings up a message saying the “livestream recording is not available.” It’s a sort of homage to the original live stream, with the added bonus of showing just how many hours it accumulated over the years. Dimitri started a new live stream, and the original live stream appeared as a non-playable video. Less than a day after ChilledCow owner Dimitri received the notification from YouTube that his channel violated the company’s terms of service and was suspended, the violation was lifted. As a result, ChilledCow produced one of the longest videos in YouTube history - more than 13,000 hours - and amassed 218 million views in the process. Over the weekend, following a mistaken suspension from YouTube, the account was terminated, and the live stream came to an end. Most people know ChilledCow’s popular LoFi hip-hop channel as the constant live stream starring an anime girl doing her homework.