UPDATE: Ookay’s account has been returned!

In the past year Soundcloud has had their fair share of issues surrounding copyright infringement, thanks to big-name labels pressuring the online company to enforce stricter policies and guidelines. As a result, countless respected artists in the scene have had their accounts permanently deleted via Soundcloud’s “three strike” policy. The other day LA producer Ookay became the latest victim, as his bootleg of the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” earned him his third and final strike on the site.

Is Soundcloud going too far? As music progresses in our digital age it seems to become increasingly difficult to find an equilibrium that fully satisfies artists, streaming services, labels, and of course music fans as well. Read Ookay’s frustrated tweets and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

THIS IS FUCKING BULLSHIT pic.twitter.com/zFSiw2rcge — OOKAY (@Ookayx) June 2, 2016

I’ll keep my head up. — OOKAY (@Ookayx) June 2, 2016

I’m worried about all the upcoming producers trying to make a name for themselves. I got mine. I’m still getting mine like you all are. — OOKAY (@Ookayx) June 2, 2016

also glad to know Soundcloud support’s twitter has only been about getting their payments to go through rather than helping the artist out. — OOKAY (@Ookayx) June 2, 2016

Also this is really showing how supportive my fans and friends really are. I love all of you. — OOKAY (@Ookayx) June 3, 2016

I made remixes to gain some popularity every once in a while and I hustled my ass off because thats the only way I knew how. now it bites me — OOKAY (@Ookayx) June 3, 2016

My best revenge is making the best damn song i’ve ever fucking made. — OOKAY (@Ookayx) June 3, 2016

I’m sad about the fact that I lost all my “likes”. True gems in there. So many great artists I’ve found through the poison that killed me — OOKAY (@Ookayx) June 3, 2016

We fall down, but we get up. — OOKAY (@Ookayx) June 3, 2016

Soundcloud Just Deleted Ookay’s Entire Account