The Judge

You voted, and DISPUTE won. At 6 a.m., in Athena's archives, Hermes disputes Apollo's claim on his video. His reason: I have all the rights. He made the first lyre, he says, so every song on it is his. Athena gives him one piece of advice: read who reviews it, twice. Hermes never reads twice. He hits send.

At 6:01, at Apollo's villa, a golden tablet lights up beside Apollo's breakfast. Little brother says my song is his, Apollo smiles. How sweet. At 6:05, as Hermes crosses the agora, a notification: dispute rejected, claim reinstated. It took four minutes. But who reads a dispute in four minutes?

Here is the trap: YouTube says it can't make ownership determinations. So when you dispute a Content ID claim, the one who reviews it is the claimant. Here, Apollo. He has 30 days to answer a dispute, and he can release the claim, reinstate it, or ask for the video's removal.

By noon, the agora has picked a side, and Hermes gains two thousand followers. One button is left: appeal. Apollo has seven days to answer an appeal too, and he says he'll do it on Halloween. If he rejects it, he can request the removal of the video, and a valid removal request means a copyright strike.

Now the choice: appeal, and Apollo judges again. Drop it, and the claim stays, and every view pays Apollo. Then, at 9 p.m., Ares names his price for making Apollo let go. Leave your back door open. Those are not his words. Someone said them first, on day ten.