Copyright Police Have a Sense of Humor After All

I guess they've decided not to fight it and just play along. As long as they can advertise on the video's page.

From the Desk of

Dear RadioFreeBabylon,

Your video "Sweet Soul Alabama" has been identified by YouTube's Content Identification program as containing copyrighted content which UMG claims is theirs.

Your video "Sweet Soul Alabama" is still available because UMG does not object to this content appearing on YouTube at this time. As long as UMG has a claim on your video, they will receive public statistics about your video, such as number of views. Viewers may also see advertising on your video's page.