Kalifah Aganaga’s chart-topping Nassanga Remix has been reinstated on YouTube after a copyright claim that briefly took the song off the platform was traced to an accidental Content ID registration.
The remix, which features Winnie Nwagi, Weasel Manizo and Lil Pazo Lunabe, had become one of Uganda’s fastest-growing releases, amassing more than one million YouTube views within two weeks of its release before it suddenly disappeared from the platform.
Its removal sparked widespread speculation among fans, with many questioning whether the hit song had fallen victim to a copyright dispute.
It has since emerged that the takedown resulted from an error by deejay Junior Hassa, who had uploaded the song’s instrumental to YouTube and unknowingly registered it under the platform’s Content ID system.
The registration mistakenly identified the original version of Nassanga Remix as infringing on Hassa’s upload, triggering an automatic copyright strike and the song’s temporary removal.
Speaking in a phone interview with NRG Radio Uganda, Hassa apologised to Kalifah Aganaga and fans, insisting the incident was never intentional.
“I thought they would not make the song come off as mine. I was not claiming the song’s copyright and I thought everything was okay. They called me saying that their song had received a strike. I removed the Content ID and the copyright claim. I do not have money to pay them, but I’m so sorry. Kalifah and his fans should forgive me,” he said.
After learning of the mistake, Hassa removed both the Content ID claim and the instrumental from his account, allowing YouTube to restore the original video.
The song has since returned to the platform, much to the relief of fans and the artists involved.
The incident has also highlighted the growing importance of understanding YouTube’s Content ID system, which automatically detects copyrighted material and can issue claims or takedowns when ownership information is incorrectly submitted.
With the copyright issue resolved, Nassanga Remix is expected to resume its impressive run on YouTube as it continues to gain traction among music lovers.
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