For over 15 years, the Pink Man has published thousands of Youtube clips from concerts and old television programs.
It has often been about more or less forgotten gems, which over time have reached an audience of millions.
The channel was quickly declared a cult by many Youtube users.
But a week ago it was suddenly extinguished.
All videos are gone.
- I thought "shit".
15 years of work was in vain and gone forever, the pink man said in an interview with SVT.
The reason why Youtube shut down his channel is that Nent group, which among other things is behind the TV services Viaplay and Viafree, has reported five clips for which they own the rights.
These are excerpts from the discussion program Mänskligt on TV3 from 1996-1998.
"Did not hear a whimper"
Rosa Mannen has previously been involved in copyright owners contacting him with requests that he take down their material.
The clips have then been removed and Rosa Mannen has been able to continue working.
But this time it's different.
He has in vain sought Nent group to offer to remove the clips.
- I heard from you on Tuesday with an email and appealed to them to delete their report against my channel.
But I have not heard a whisper from them.
Are you ready to meet them?
- Yes, I want my channel back.
What do you think about actually uploading copyrighted material freely on Youtube?
- They will never use the material for anything.
I do not understand in what way I would ruin for them.
It has been broadcast once on television and has never been repeated since.
In addition, they have no sensible play channel.
"People in vulnerable positions"
Susanne Nylén, press manager at Nent Group, does not want to stand up for an interview or answer why they have not returned to Rosa Mannen.
In an email she writes:
“We reserve the right to choose when, where and how our copyrighted material is used.
In this case, the account has posted old recorded material with people in a vulnerable position whose life situation has changed since the programs were broadcast, material that we ourselves have chosen not to publish, among other things for their sake. "
Kulturnyheterna has searched for Google, which owns Youtube.