Tom Evans Audio copyright strike: Difference between revisions

After the video was published, Tom Evans Audio issued a copyright strike against the video which resulted in the video being taken down. Mend It Mark was not informed on what the copyright infringement was.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=11 Dec 2024 |title=Tom Evans Audio doubles down on a bad decision |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYpPNCzQCVQ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=qYpPNCzQCVQ |archive-date=26 Jan 2026 |access-date=23 Mar 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> This decision was met with criticism from creators on YouTube since it questions whether or not showing a circuit design in a video could be considered copyright infringement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=9 Dec 2024 |title=Tom Evans audio proves that their $30,000 audio preamp is garbage by filing a bogus copyright claim |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJYIhLQJtTs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=gJYIhLQJtTs |archive-date=26 Jan 2026 |access-date=23 Mar 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mellor |first=David |date=13 Dec 2024 |title=Audiophile preamp repair video triggers YouTube copyright takedown war! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93QlQN_1yUA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=93QlQN_1yUA |archive-date=26 Jan 2026 |access-date=14 Jul 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Defpom's Electronics Repair |date=15 Dec 2024 |title=🔴 Mend It Mark's Frivolous Copyright Takedown - Pre-Amp da £25.000 - N.1312 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15AiQv-EiGM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=15AiQv-EiGM |archive-date=26 Jan 2026 |access-date=23 Mar 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> In December 2024, Louis Rossmann re-uploaded Mend It Mark's original video to his channel with his own introduction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=15 Dec 2024 |title=Mastergroove repair by Mend it Mark & an honest message to Tom Evans audio |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hVe_spuJQI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=6hVe_spuJQI |archive-date=26 Jan 2026 |access-date=14 Jul 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> As of May 2025, the video is still up on Louis' channel. The original video on the Mend It Mark channel is now back up.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Mend It Mark |date=13 Nov 2024 |title=The £25,000 Pre-Amp that went Wrong - Tom Evans Mastergroove SR mkIII |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RJbpFSFziI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=-RJbpFSFziI |archive-date=26 Jan 2026 |access-date=24 May 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref>