I have not reuploaded his content, it is mine and mine only played with a valid license entirely by me unless he owns rights that i do not know of, of Half Life. The reason for submitting the counter notification is stating that the takedown was a misidentification of the content and that the video is created by me and me only. I will post the transcript:
Video included in counter-notification:
My channel:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCIdP2WlQUuCkFcjT0qi_fgg/
Contact Information:
Display name of uploader: xxx
Full Legal Name: xxx
Email Address: xxx
Physical Address: xxx
Telephone Number: xxx
Date: May 29 2019
Dear YouTube:
Reason for counter-notification:
This letter is a formal response to an alleged complaint of copyright infringement against one of the videos I have uploaded and published on YouTube and removed by you.
First, the claimant is not the owner of the game walkthrough video (footage) in question, nor is the video a re-uploaded copy of their video. The video is in its entirety a higher quality recording and editing of my own game play using a licensed copy of the game Half-Life 2. My licensed status is verifiable through my online Steam profile:
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198048249928/games/?tab=all
Secondly, the claimant has no copyright to the game play footage in question, is not the designated representative of the copyright holder, and therefore lacks standing to assert that my use of the material is a violation of any of the owner's rights. My video is a derivative work and its publication on YouTube complies with stated Valve video policy and EULA.
https://store.steampowered.com/video_policy
https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/
The video that has been taken down, is solely created by me, serving as a walkthrough from the game Half Life 2 created and published by Valve. I own all rights to it due to this fact and I believe this takedown has been issued due to a mistake or a misidentification in my video to the original, perhaps due to similarities that occur in such gameplay videos due to cutscenes or fixed path. I believe in good faith that the issuer had no bad intention in this but my hands are tied because i have attempted to reach him in search for a retraction but he was not to be found. I'm also assuming any possible repercussions that follow up this counter-notification in order to defend my rights in turn my video and my channel.
This communication to you is a DMCA counter notification letter as defined in 17 USC 512(g)(3):
I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I believe in good faith that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
I consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the district in which my address is located, or if my address is outside of the United States, the judicial district in which YouTube is located, and will accept service of process from the claimant.
However, by this letter, I do not waive any other rights, including the ability to pursue an action for the removal or disabling of access to this material, if wrongful.
Having complied with the requirements of 17 U.S.C. Section 512(g)(3), I remind you that under 17 U.S.C. 512(g)(2)(B) you must advise the complainant of this notice and restore the blocked or removed material and cease disabling access to it within fourteen (14) business days of your receipt of this notice. Please notify me when this has been done.
I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. If you have any questions about this notice, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you, [full name]