Save State Plus host Destin Legarie was recently slammed with a YouTube copyright claim for using Nvidia’s DLSS 5 footage. The disputee was not the green graphics card manufacturer. Instead, it was an Italian entertainment network called LA7.
The April 4th incident sparked a controversy surrounding YouTube’s AI copyright detection. The DLSS 5 demo was under fair use for critics and supporters’ reactions. Nvidia’s original video is restricted to select countries, while Destin’s video is currently unavailable because of LA7’s report. How in the world did a single Italian TV network manipulate the YouTube moderation system?
Destin Notified Content Creators About LA7’s Claim
Legarie publicly warned about the strange claim on X on Saturday. He shared a screenshot of what YouTube flagged him for. According to the image, the video platform informed him that his video, “Nvidia’s DLSS 5 is Getting Cooked by Gamers”, did not receive a copyright strike. Yet the system said it would partially block his DLSS 5 reaction’s visibility in certain regions.
Legarie immediately notified content creators about YouTube’s broken stolen content detection. He said:
Other YouTubers were encountering the same issue when using snippets from Nvidia’s DLSS 5 presentation. Twitch streamer Scrubing addressed the TV network’s reasoning. He explained, “[LA7] is using stolen content that they claim is theirs. What they are doing is abusing the platform’s copyright system.” Unlike Legarie, Scrubing’s DLSS 5 discussion became fully demonetized.
He and the gaming content creators quickly identified that all of their copyright strikes are being subjected to Coffee Tech, a technology discussion segment on LA7’s Coffee Break. Legarie and Scrubing highlighted the broadcast date, 04/04/2026, next to the name.
Tech content creator YongYea reported that the Save State Plus host publicly told the Italian TV company about the situation on the same day, two hours before his screenshot. He demanded, “Hi @La7tv, could you release all the auto claims that were issued today? I’m going to give you all the benefit of a doubt and assume that you did not mean to flag every gaming channel on YouTube that also talked about Nvidia a month ago.”
YouTube’s AI Moderation is Proven Once Again, Useless
The DLSS 5 copyright claim situation has reached ludicrous levels, and content creators are actively contacting Team YouTube to stop relying on automated scanning. Since 2018, Google’s sister company has been training its AI models to reduce the workload of its human moderators. However, it failed to separate and define unsafe content, resulting in 8 million videos being taken down. Some creators did recover their content after connecting with a human employee.
While it has improved over time, users have found that the platform’s fully automated system remained unreliable as of 2025. Multiple complaints were made regarding wrongful termination or demonization of channels due to false accusations. The majority were video misclassifications, such as labeling a mature video as kid-friendly because it was animated.
On Aug. 13, YouTube abused its AI age verification to spy on minors. The platform wanted adult users who want to view 18+ content to use their credit card, ID, or facial recognition. Computer security service SpyCloud found risk in the system, with 22% of users having their identities stolen. Content creators also circulated a petition to stop AI surveillance, to improve online child safety, and preserve anonymous web surfing.
No Response from Nvidia
So far, there are no reports of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang or a representative addressing LA7, despite using their content against them. The graphics card manufacturer’s DLSS 5 video is still viewable in the United States but has restricted access in Italy. More details on which countries can no longer view the demonstration may come soon.
As for Legarie, he updated his X (then Twitter) post after the Italian network filed a class-action suit against him. YouTube responded, “Good news! After reviewing your dispute, LA7 has decided to release its copyright claim on your video.” Even if his discussion video was monetized, the Save State Plus host has privatized the flagged content until further notice.
