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| Wings Over Scotland channel reopens | Wings Over Scotland channel reopens |
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| A YouTube channel run by the Scottish independence blog Wings Over Scotland has been allowed to reopen. | A YouTube channel run by the Scottish independence blog Wings Over Scotland has been allowed to reopen. |
| It was shut down at the weekend after the BBC claimed 13 videos that had been uploaded to the channel breached its copyright. | It was shut down at the weekend after the BBC claimed 13 videos that had been uploaded to the channel breached its copyright. |
| YouTube has now allowed the channel to return, but without the videos at the centre of the row. | YouTube has now allowed the channel to return, but without the videos at the centre of the row. |
| However, the BBC said it had asked YouTube to also allow the 13 videos to be reinstated to Mr Campbell's channel. | However, the BBC said it had asked YouTube to also allow the 13 videos to be reinstated to Mr Campbell's channel. |
| BBC Scotland's head of public policy, Ian Small, said the move came after discussions with "colleagues in London and elsewhere in the BBC". | BBC Scotland's head of public policy, Ian Small, said the move came after discussions with "colleagues in London and elsewhere in the BBC". |
| The broadcaster will also carry out a review into how it deals with copyright claims over videos that have political content, particularly on social media. | |
| Until the review has been completed, the BBC said it would not be seeking the removal of such content "unless it is used in a substantially misleading manner or we need to act to protect our commercial or brand interests." | |
| The BBC has been widely criticised by independence supporters over its decision to ask for the videos to be taken down, with former first minister Alex Salmond writing to the corporation's director general to express his concerns about the move. | The BBC has been widely criticised by independence supporters over its decision to ask for the videos to be taken down, with former first minister Alex Salmond writing to the corporation's director general to express his concerns about the move. |
| YouTube operates a "three strikes" policy, which means anyone accused of at least three copyright infringements automatically has their channel removed. | YouTube operates a "three strikes" policy, which means anyone accused of at least three copyright infringements automatically has their channel removed. |
| In an interview with BBC Scotland on Wednesday, Mr Campbell insisted the videos using BBC material that had been posted on his channel should not have been taken down as they were covered by "fair dealing" exemptions to copyright law. | In an interview with BBC Scotland on Wednesday, Mr Campbell insisted the videos using BBC material that had been posted on his channel should not have been taken down as they were covered by "fair dealing" exemptions to copyright law. |
| The exemption allows material to be used for the purposes of "criticism, review and reporting current events". | The exemption allows material to be used for the purposes of "criticism, review and reporting current events". |
| However, fair dealing rules only allow a "reasonable and necessary" amount of someone else's work to be used - which is usually taken to mean short clips rather than lengthy chunks of programmes. | However, fair dealing rules only allow a "reasonable and necessary" amount of someone else's work to be used - which is usually taken to mean short clips rather than lengthy chunks of programmes. |
| The channel of another prominent independence campaigner, Peter Curran, was also closed after the BBC highlighted copyrighted material on it. | The channel of another prominent independence campaigner, Peter Curran, was also closed after the BBC highlighted copyrighted material on it. |
| Mr Campbell has said the takedown notice had been sent to YouTube by a "specialist intellectual lawyer at the BBC's legal department in London". | Mr Campbell has said the takedown notice had been sent to YouTube by a "specialist intellectual lawyer at the BBC's legal department in London". |
| And he has claimed the BBC appeared to be targeting pro-independence channels while turning a blind eye to other political sites that used its material - an accusation strongly denied by the broadcaster, which says it has taken similar action against channels "across the political spectrum". | And he has claimed the BBC appeared to be targeting pro-independence channels while turning a blind eye to other political sites that used its material - an accusation strongly denied by the broadcaster, which says it has taken similar action against channels "across the political spectrum". |
| 'No editorialising' | 'No editorialising' |
| Responding to the criticisms, Mr Small said the decision to ask for the videos to be removed had been taken by the BBC "entirely on legal and rights grounds - there was no editorialising at all in any of this". | Responding to the criticisms, Mr Small said the decision to ask for the videos to be removed had been taken by the BBC "entirely on legal and rights grounds - there was no editorialising at all in any of this". |
| He also said it was "impossible" for the BBC to check every website for copyrighted material, so it instead had to rely on other people alerting it to the videos. | |
| And he insisted that the corporation "will look at any website irrespective of the political leanings" and that "if we were alerted to other websites where there is substantial amounts of BBC content then similar actions would be undertaken". | And he insisted that the corporation "will look at any website irrespective of the political leanings" and that "if we were alerted to other websites where there is substantial amounts of BBC content then similar actions would be undertaken". |
| Mr Small added: "What happened was somebody alerted the BBC to the fact that there was a Labour councillor who had material on his website. | Mr Small added: "What happened was somebody alerted the BBC to the fact that there was a Labour councillor who had material on his website. |
| "The BBC issued a notification on that and he in turn indicated that we had not taken any action relative to Wings Over Scotland material. | "The BBC issued a notification on that and he in turn indicated that we had not taken any action relative to Wings Over Scotland material. |
| "Because we had been alerted to that we had necessarily to take action." | "Because we had been alerted to that we had necessarily to take action." |