What happens to claims if a channel gets deleted?

[passerby]

Hi,

We are working with an artist who used to have an old youtube channel which is not active anymore and who had someone else managing it. My question is: If the account gets deleted by this person, what happens to the claims, the ID content? Can we now treat our channel rights "from scratch" or would we still not be able to claim the rights?

Thank you.

 

[Gabriel]

You have full access to Content ID?

 

[passerby]

I imagine this channel had access, yes.

 

[Gabriel]

I imagine this channel had access, yes.

Well the claims will still be active but I'm not sure whether the reference file will be ok or will go inactive because you've deleted the source of the reference by the channel being deleted. Not something I've experienced first hand

 

[passerby]

Ok, Thank you very much.