YouTube Partner Support Sucks Ass

So I monetized my latest video, a cover of a song… but I know the guy that wrote the original so all is fine.
Few days later, I get this:

Hi Epiphanized,

Thank you for submitting your videos for revenue sharing. We wanted you to confirm that you own the rights or publicity rights or have explicit permission to commercially use all video material and music, including background music, lyrics and composition on the following video(s):

Ummmm I do believe I have already confirmed that I have been given permission to monetize this video but whatever, I’ll give them what they want and once again CONFIRM THAT I HAVE the rights.

So five FUCKING LONG days later, I get this email:

Hi Doug,

Thanks for your email.

Since we haven’t been able to confirm that you have the necessary rights,
including publicity rights, to use all the video material and music
commercially, we ask that you provide written documentation substantiating
your claim. Please email us or fax us this information to +353-1-437-0655.

The document should be either a written contract between yourself and the
rights owner or a letter from the rights owner stating that you are
permitted to use their content commercially.  Please provide a signature,
along with contact information for the rights owner.  A faxed hard copy of
the document is preferable, but you may also email us the information with
an electronic signature attached.  We ask that the document also includes
the URL for the video(s) and your channel name.

Please note that we reserve the right to make the final determination on
whether to enable revenue sharing for a video. You must also respond
within 7 business days of receiving this letter or the video will be
removed from the YouTube site.

You may choose to disable revenue sharing from your video(s) until you
acquire the proper documentation.

ARGH. How retarded! Despite confirming TWICE that I indeed have rights to upload and monetize the video, Youtube Partner Support ‘haven’t been able to confirm that I have the necessary rights’ What retards! Eugh. Pisses me off. I know the guy, but I don’t want to ask him to have to write and sign a contract agreeing that I can use his content.

So I’ve now disabled revenue sharing [un-monetized?] (which i did not know you could do), but unfortunately I have no clue whether they’ll decide to delete my video when they realise in a few weeks that I never sent the signed contract o_O ..and even though this is not one of my most popular videos in terms of views/comments, I’ve had loooads of amazing feedback on the video and will be forced to re-upload if it gets taken down!

Even if they did monetize it now, what would be the point?! Its been over a week since I uploaded it: I’ve got most of my views already. TUT.

In other news, I know what PJ stands for ^_^ *WIN*