Peshay’s iconic 1996 Studio Set is back on YouTube following a copyright dispute and multiple takedowns.
Sharing the news on Instagram earlier this week, the UK drum & bass DJ confirmed that the 2025 remastered version and original fan-uploaded mix from 2018, which was uploaded with Peshay’s permission to Ambiance channel and has nearly 4 million plays, have both been restored. One of the mix’s featured tracks, ‘Links’ by Chameleon, aka Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard, has also been returned to the platform.
Peshay has been campaigning to have his legendary mix and ‘Links’ returned to YouTube following alleged “wrongful copyright claims” by Dice Ryu Sykes, who runs the Ninj Yang Productions channel. Sykes is reported to have registered ‘Links’, released by LTJ Bukem’s Good Looking Records in 1995, with the US Copyright Office earlier this year under a new title, ‘Tropical Jungle (Remade)’, and subsequently filed a DMCA claim with YouTube to have Peshay’s mix taken down.
Despite the restoration, Peshay has stressed that this is not the end of his campaign against what he describes as a trend of “abusive copyright strikes on legacy music”. “During this process, we were contacted by numerous artists who have also faced, and continue to face, alarmingly similar situations,” Peshay wrote.
“The fight is far from over. Whilst the infringing tracks, in our case, have been removed from YouTube, they remain live across other major platforms including Spotify and Apple Music. The individual’s US Copyright Office registrations are also still active, and tellingly, their YouTube channel has been restored with what appears to be zero consequences for their actions.”
He said his “management team has been in direct conversations with all major UK music bodies about this issue”, with hopes to continue to fight the alleged copyright abuse. “…The restoration of our content proves that when the music community speaks up, platforms listen. But this is just the beginning. Legacy music deserves proper protection, and artists should not have to fight tooth and nail to reclaim their own cultural heritage.”
A Change.org petition was launched by Peshay last month to help raise awareness of the situation and currently has over 2,600 signatures.
Revisit Anu Shukla’s in-depth report on Peshay’s campaign against “abusive copyright strikes” from May.
Read Peshay’s statement in full and listen to Studio Set (1996) below.