“Not Something We Initiated”- Insider Reveals No Foul Play From NASCAR Amidst Racing Community’s Worsening Copyright Woes

It’s no secret that the community is what makes NASCAR one of America’s most successful sports. Whether it’s the new 7.7 billion dollar media rights deal or NASCAR’s growing global presence, the sport has a lot going for it since the dawn of the internet. A big contributor to the growth in numbers for NASCAR viewership has been the various content creators who put out brilliant content on platforms such as YouTube.

But all the sport’s acceptance of such content creators came into question recently, after a popular NASCAR-related YouTuber got tons of copyright strikes on his channel. It quickly sparked a debate as to why the sport would try to limit such forms of original content which benefit the viewership. Fortunately for Brock Beard and other NASCAR content creators, an executive insider assured that NASCAR had no part in the ongoing chaos.

NASCAR official clears the air over YT copyright claim controversy

Only a week ago had the NASCAR community begun questioning the copyright claims received by Brock Beard from LASTCAR.info. The most pressing issue was that a lot of content creators felt NASCAR was going down a path detrimental to the sport’s future by issuing such copyright claims. But there are two sides to every story.

Although the community believed it was NASCAR and not YouTube who had filed for these videos to be removed, the other side of the argument was that YouTube is known to do such automated copyright strikes now and then. Fortunately for the plight of content creators, Brock Beard soon revealed that the ordeal was over. But what was NASCAR’s stance on all of this? Things remained unclear until the Senior Vice President of NASCAR stepped in to share his views.

Tim Clark, Chief Digital Officer and VP of NASCAR chimed in on the Reddit post to give his two cents and clear NASCAR’s name from the equation – “Was definitely not something we initiated from NASCAR. Much of that process is automated by YouTube like you said. That platform is incredibly important to us and a big part of that growth will come from our community, content creators, partners, etc. – the approach you will almost always see from us is to encourage more NASCAR content, whether it comes from us directly or not.”

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The trusted insider from the official camp set things straight once and for all. While some sports are known to go after content creators who take too many liberties with official content, NASCAR is on the opposite end of the spectrum. The sport reinstated its commitment to growing viewership numbers and not just through its official sources of content. They actively believe content creators such as Brock Beard are vital to the growth of the sport.

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Now that the dust had settled and Brock Beard’s YouTube channel was in the clear, the ecstatic content creator took to Twitter to share NASCAR’s view on the matter and cement Tim Clark’s commitment to their mutual growth.

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In a revelation that let the NASCAR community breathe a sigh of relief, Brock Beard shared an important update on Twitter. He shared that the YouTube claims from NASCAR on the channel’s videos had been released and the matter was resolved. He featured a screenshot that showcased a plethora of copyright claims being released, which meant the battle was finally over.

Brock Beard wrote, “First of all, thank you so much everyone who came to my defense this past day, and for your support of my work. They paid attention, and you all made it happen. I think this speaks volumes. NASCAR is aware of YouTube creators and are willing to make sure we don’t lose our opportunities. Whatever happened yesterday must have been in error.”

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The man was also ecstatic to share with the community that NASCAR was releasing more high-resolution content on their @NASCARclassics page which seemingly made amends.

It’s safe to say that all’s well that ends well and Brock Beard looks forward to the premiere of his “500 Days: Episode 7” at 8 pm Eastern Time.