Tom Evans Audio copyright strike
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In November 2024, YouTube creator Mend It Mark uploaded a video in which he repaired a MasterGroove SR Mk3 pre-amp made by Tom Evans Audio. In the video, he took the pre-amp apart and to help diagnose the issue, he reverse engineered the device and created some schematic diagrams.[1] He also made his viewers aware of the fact that the price of this pre-amp is £25,000 (about 30,000 USD) and that many of the electrical components in the pre-amp had the part numbers scraped off.
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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.[2] 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.[3][4][5] In December 2024, Louis Rossmann re-uploaded Mend It Mark's original video to his channel with his own introduction.[6] As of March 2025, the video is still up on his channel.
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- ↑ Mend It Mark (13 Nov 2024). "The £ 25, 000 Pre Amp That Went Wrong Tom Evans Mastergroove SR Mk III [ RJbp FSFzi I]". Retrieved 23 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Rossmann, Louis (11 Dec 2024). "Tom Evans Audio doubles down on a bad decision". YouTube. Retrieved 23 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Rossmann, Louis (9 Dec 2024). "Tom Evans audio proves that their $30,000 audio preamp is garbage by filing a bogus copyright claim". YouTube. Retrieved 23 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93QlQN_1yUA
- ↑ Defpom's Electronics Repair (15 Dec 2024). "🔴 Mend It Mark's Frivolous Copyright Takedown - Pre-Amp da £25.000 - N.1312". YouTube. Retrieved 23 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hVe_spuJQI