Content creators are reporting that The Last of Us gameplay videos are getting copyright strikes on YouTube purportedly due to a soundtrack clash with the HBO TV series. The problem began sometime last week and remains unresolved at the time of this writing.
The Last of Us gameplay videos forced to change soundtrack
In what seems to be a mistake on either YouTube’s or HBO’s part (it’s unclear who the strikes stem from), gameplay videos both old and new are being forced to change the in-game soundtrack.
Popular content creator Speclizer, known for The Last of Us mod videos, tweeted that a whopping 40-50 of their videos earned copyright strikes. They now have to individually swap out the soundtrack in each of the videos.
About 40-50 videos of mine just got striked for using TLOU music, it’s crazy that you can’t even upload a playthrough without it being striked now. Guess I need to be extremely careful with having any TLOU music in my TLOU videos… #TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/LHGw6lfx80
— Speclizer (@Speclizer_) February 25, 2023
Several other content creators shared the same frustration.
YouTubers are understandably upset by this as they risk losing their accounts. Naughty Dog, HBO, and YouTube have not responded to the issue yet.
