Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5754239-20190105163833


 * What happened to SiIvaGunner?
 * The channel was hit by false reports of copyright-infringement by Sony Music, and taken down by YouTube. Virtually no rips were lost.


 * Will the original channel ever come back?
 * There is a possibility that the original channel could return. There are other YouTube channels that have been restored upon emailing YouTube. However, we do not know as of yet if YouTube will restore the channel, so don't get your hopes up.


 * Are my rip playlists dead forever?
 * If the original channel does return, then any existing SiIvaGunner videos in playlists should be restored to their original state. However, in the case that the original channel does not return, you will need to remake your rip playlists from scratch.


 * Is there a rip archive or backup? If so, where can I find it?
 * There is a public backup by @TJ "Henry" Yoshi that was last updated by July 1, 2018. Contained are approximately 40 GB of SiIvaGunner videos from before that date.
 * https://giivasunner.neocities.org/
 * Other people do have fully updated rip backups saved locally on their hard drives, but as of yet, none of them are publicly available.


 * Does the SiIva team have an alternate channel? When will they start re-uploading rips?
 * Yes. Here is the link to the alternate account:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYGz7FZImRL8oI68pD7NoKg


 * The team is already re-uploading all of their highest quality rips rips as of today (January 9). It will take up to 180 days for the channel to re-upload all 9000-or-so rips, assuming there is a 50 video upload limit per day.


 * What has the team done to get the channel back?
 * On January 5, the team reached out to YouTube with a Tweet about the issue. YouTube has responded and will look into it: https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1081726419644882945. The SiIva team has also begun re-uploading rips on SiIvaGunner2.


 * What will the wiki do now that the channel is gone?
 * There's a lot we can do in the meantime between channel uploads! Please read this blog post!


 * How can I learn more?
 * Follow the @GiIvaSunner Twitter account, watch the Q&A livestream and read the MAGFest 2019 SiIvaGunner panel page! 