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Some context for the Crew
Hey everyone — wanted to give you the real reason this week has been slower than usual.
Two weeks ago, a piece of footage I was planning to build an "Ensure Your Own Safety" video around got hit with a copyright strike on the channel. It was a rescue-response clip — genuinely some of the best teaching material I've seen for how to approach a downed rider correctly. Calm bystander, scene
safety first, methodical patient assessment. I had real plans for it.
I fought it through the proper channels — polite request, then a substantive case with a deadline. On Monday the strike was retracted. I then voluntarily edited the remaining footage out as part of the resolution.
So where things stand:
The matter is closed. No active strikes on the channel. Cleanly resolved.
The footage I wanted to use is off the table for that video. I'll find a way to teach the same lesson using different material — the lesson matters more than any specific clip.
The delay is real. Between the legal work and the editing and the verification, it pulled time away from the production schedule I had planned. The "Ensure Your Own Safety" video gets pushed. This week is a recovery week.
Regular content cadence picks back up next week. Appreciate your patience.
Ride safe.
Dan
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Some context for the Crew
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