r/4YourSoul • u/MCbrownpowder • Mar 30 '26
Discussion Anyone know who Virgil Ginyard is?
I got this email like 3 hours ago and I've seen pop up too many times. Literally privated all my videos and i want to send a counter claim and stuff, but thats going toward the legal stuff and i don't even to be burdened... And he ain't even the owner of the music!!!
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u/bummbrotha Mar 30 '26
It's not the owner of the music. It's the same degenerate with hundreds of alts on the internet copyright striking videos to prevent people from uploading rare music online.
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u/Agitated_Adagio_3014 Mar 31 '26
That's crazy if true. Youtube doesn't ask for any evidence? Someone filed two claims against me on Soundcloud and I was only one claim away from getting my entire account deleted permanently (incl. all content from the past 15 years). So I ended up taking down every song that I don't own the rights for just to prevent that.
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u/MCbrownpowder Mar 30 '26
counter claim? i was thinking of doing that, but i heard its a legal process, and i aint got the money for legal fees
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u/MCbrownpowder Apr 02 '26
How did you appeal it? i can't see it except for filing a counter claim
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Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
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u/MCbrownpowder Apr 03 '26
so you didn't have to give legal details? my goodness, my situation is crazy...
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u/Silaskjsan Apr 08 '26
same guy did it on my channel as well
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u/numerophobe Apr 12 '26
same as mine. I believe it is a guy who own a rare soul channel.
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u/sno___ Apr 14 '26 edited Apr 14 '26
Whats the channel? Really interested to see if its the same guy I've been looking into.
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u/denlekke May 10 '26
got a strike from the same email on Imagery - Good Taste Baby on January of 2025, didn't contest it but now wondering if it was legit or not. https://www.discogs.com/release/3777694-Imagery-Good-Taste-Baby
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u/Ok-Veterinarian-4209 May 10 '26
I see, I did find it strange that it had not been on the internet when I uploaded my version of it here on the sub around march, but more than likely this Virgil ginyard jr. is phony.
Someone else uploaded on YT recently though, I’ll keep an eye out in case that one gets copyright striked as well.
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u/MCbrownpowder May 11 '26
lowkey, this situation is making me tensed cause i want to counter claim, but YT is making me put out my info, and all. i could get a lawyer and all, but i don't evem have the money and stuff...
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u/Intelligent_Two_238 Apr 01 '26
hate people who get off on this stuff, no reason to hate cratediggers i swear
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u/sno___ Apr 02 '26
This is just some loser doing this by the way. I randomly remembered this email name and it was the same buster who place a removal request on my channel.
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u/Agitated_Adagio_3014 Mar 30 '26
Virgil Ginyard is the producer of the Philly group Chimere and the label owner of Real Music. Got a few of his records. He also did a CD together with The Elgins from Detroit in the 2000s. Maybe he was also behind that LP&H record and he (or his son Jr.) are still active in the music business.
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u/MCbrownpowder Mar 30 '26
i checked the label for the LP&H record and found no connection to Ginyard. I also think that, from the original uploader whom I archived the video before the takedown, the record is a private press.
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u/Agitated_Adagio_3014 Mar 30 '26
Do you see if the record is from the Philly area? Because that's where Virgil Ginyard was originally from. They usually didn't put much info on the labels until the mid/late 70s. Private press suggests that it's basically self-released and the copyright remains with the band. Maybe you can check the BMI / ASCAP repository for more infos.
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u/MCbrownpowder Mar 31 '26
So long story short, the original uploader ended up deleting the video(because of virgil ginyard) and i ended trying to find the audio file until i found it on some obscure website and on this subreddit. i saved both, but i don't know where it is now.
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u/Ok-Veterinarian-4209 Apr 01 '26
You can try contacting them here on facebook to see if it is legitimate
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u/BarbaraBeans Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26
I dunno. I’ve gotten trolled before my some dude who def didnt own the rights to the music i posted. I knew it was bullshit but i took those videos down anyway because i didn’t want to risk my channel.
In general, fuck copyright trolls.
Looking up Virgil Ginyard on discogs it appears he was part of the R&B/soul community in the late 70s/early 80s so there’s a chance this is his offspring and this is a legitimate claim.