Creators Battling YouTube Copyright Claims
Content creators are consistently facing copyright claims and strikes on YouTube, even when attempting to use licensed or public domain music. This creates confusion, frustration, and uncertainty about what constitutes fair use and how to navigate YouTube's copyright system, hindering their ability to share content.
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“Hi, so I’ve YouTubing for a little over a year now and recently the past couple months I have received 5-6 copyright claims from music that I have gotten from audio library. Now I just disputed one is why I am here. But I actually…”
“Hi all, in my recent video there's about 7 seconds of AC/DC music that got copyright claimed 10 days after it's release. I am not a Youtube Partner, and because it got claimed at 103k views I cannot remove the song anymore (limit is at 100k). Does anyone know if signing up to be a Partner would let me remove the music even if the video was uploaded prior to being a partner? Thanks all submitted by /u/CestPizza [link] [comments]”
“I don't think there is anything you can do. It is very, very skewed toward the person putting the strikes, and doesn't really care about the person getting striked. (struck) However, since they probably aren't really strikes, but rather the minor one (I hope), you can just mute those sections, or replace song, etc. to make it go away. It's annoying, but it's all you can do. This is assuming that you're not using anything you shouldn't in your videos and that you'r”
“Hi folks. I’m looking for sources of free music - ideally new agey type - to use with a meditation. Can anyone point me in the right direction? submitted by /u/beingoc [link] [comments]”
“If the rights to his music were sold to someone else, yes they can claim them. But this could also be a claim from a shady third party that says they have the rights to it. I know it's $$$ but a paid service like Epidemic, Artlist, etc takes care of those issues.”
“I never and never will believe anything that says Royalty Free, ik some people might disagree, but even simplest A I track from pixabay or even YT library can be suddenly claimed by creator that made them at any point. Everything is a money game through YT or any platform and people need to understand that, Nothing comes for free.”
“Like many users I use Kevin MacLeod's music from his website https://incompetech.com/ I am always sure to credit the tracks I use. Today i get a notification that I can not monetise a video because i have used his track "Joey's Formal Waltz - Unscented" Can they just remove creative commons licence and suddenly all the videos in which the songs play are theirs? submitted by /u/Serious-Courage-630 [link] [comments]”
Whatever music you play will compete against the game content. Oh well...
“The problem with platforms like YouTube etc is that the audio is transcoded to a lossy format. Repeatedly transcoding the audio from lossy to lossy degrades the quality. Music needs to be preserved in a lossless format like FLAC which keeps all of the original audio information intact.”
“How do channels that post lyrics visualization videos make money? How do they not get copyright claims for using songs created by others? Thanks. submitted by /u/SnooBeans1976 [link] [comments]”
“when you get copyright striked it shows you the email of whoever striked you before it was agent onist for twilight muse, for nocturne starlit its anna B”
“Oh man, big can of worms here! We'll try to help you as much as we can. They make money via Content ID and copyright claims. Content ID exists so the rightsholder/musician can get paid (even though it's micropennies) for their songs. The problem is... if you, as the YouTuber, gets demonetized (for that VIDEO, not Channel-wide), that's the problem. The Future is REVENUE-SHARING. YouTubers are the #1 source for music discovery. You all (and me, as a YouTuber myself!) are the new radio”
“Hi, i have a notice that I have 7 days to take down my video due to a 5 second clip that I altered (zoomed in, made it black and white and voice over). The owner is manually requesting it. Isn’t this fair use? Do i have a chance? I obviously don’t want the copyright strike. What is the best path forward? We are going to edit out the 5 seconds clip using youtube studio but curious to hear from anyone else. submitted by /u/Little_Biscotti729 [link] [comments]”
“Why is YouTube so picky about my content and absolutely loyal to others? The same songs submitted by /u/cupid_ji [link] [comments]”
“Friends, I hope I'm not asking too much. But I'd like to know if there are any other free or inexpensive platforms you use, since YouTube Studio's music library is somewhat limited and quite popular. I'd like to explore more options, but without risking copyright infringement. Any help would be greatly appreciated. submitted by /u/radg4real [link] [comments]”
“I go to kpop concerts and have posted lots of clips. I do get hit with copyright something but I have never been asked or had to take them down. my son told me that just means I wont make money from that video but I dont have enough subs and dont plan on trying to make money from my youtube channel anyway.”
“The law requires YouTube to take videos down immediately if a DMCA complaint is raised. YouTube doesn't have to right to judge whether a video infringes on the copyright holder's rights. That's for the courts to do. YouTube offers people the opportunity to appeal a DMCA claim, but if the person claiming they own the copyright doesn't back down, YouTube will just ask you both to solve it in court. It's illegal for YouTube to judge whether it's fair use or not, and they can”
“I posted a short with Deltarune Chapter 5 FLOWER MAN as background music and the moment I uploaded it, it got blocked globally, I've issued a dispute but I'm not sure about if it'll get resolved. Considering those type of "music" companies are claiming music with ease. submitted by /u/lollyturkYT [link] [comments]”
“Hi, can you explain more about the copyright issues ? What’s the detailed reason and what you did to overcome it ?”
“Is it possible to use YT Studio to tell if a video is liable for a copyright claim before posting? submitted by /u/Lonely_Escape_9989 [link] [comments]”
“Less than a month ago I made a piano cover channel doing shorts and I've already had atleast 5 videos completely taken down instantly for copyright. I'm not as advanced as a lot of players on youtube so its very difficult for me to put a video out every 2 days, so it really sucks when they can't even be posted. And if my dispute works the video is completely killed and gets no views anyway. My question is, how are hundreds of other people posting the exact same covers as me and they”
“Let me explain the situation to everyone >one of my favourite artists is IRIS >IRIS has a lot of lore to it >I make a compilation of said lore videos >not available on YouTube Music >one day go on to see that all the original lore videos have got that music note next to their times indicating they're on YouTube music >my compilation video still isn't though >??????? >make another compilation which essentially has the whole IRIS discography in it >is longer than”
“I’ve just uploaded my first YouTube video ever, within 15minutes it has an icon saying partially blocked. I’m assuming it’s for the music in the background, it was a travel vlog of my wife and I at Tokyo Disneyland however there are a lot of cuts and commentary and reviews ect. I haven’t added any music to it, just what was playing in the background at the park. I remember hearing a while ago if it’s shorter than 30sec that music is allowed and I don’t think there’s any sections where you can sp”
“Well I guess I need to go back and download the deathmetal song they generated for me while I subbed.”
“Yes, one of my previous videos got a copyright strike and was taken down which happened on June 29th. I finished the copyright school and have to wait 80ish more days to get that video back, I know I made a mistake. Now, I just uploaded one video and my other videos are not getting any impressions since day before yesterday. Before all of this I was getting good amount of views and impressions. What are the next steps? submitted by /u/Dinner-Cheap [link] [comments]”
“yes that is why i ignored him but the fact that his videos are not getting strikes is bothering me”
one day this guy dm me saying that he will upload sitcoms on my monetised channel in a way that it wont get any copyright strikes and take 50 percent of total…
“Recently I decided to make a video on the game Disney Dreamlight Valley. This is one of my wife’s favorite games and she enjoys it so I mainly made the video for her. Now granted I am not monetized but for my multi hour long video, a 20 second section of the video where there’s no music playing just ambient sounds in the game, they claimed. They said it’s claimed by the song Udiyo Na Bhor Bhay, which is an Indian song which is definitely not in my video. Obviously I’ve disputed it but the fact t”
“la solucion es hacer contenido propio y dejar de usar el de otros en "compilaciones" que nada aportan.”
“My unlisted video I took in high school got a strike, and the fact it's more than six years old of a friend's boxing practice. How can I get rid of this strike whether through email or social media platforms? I appealed, and got nowhere besides them telling me the same old automated response it's considered "harassment" when it's literally just BOXING practice. submitted by /u/XxHIGHKILLERxX [link] [comments]”
“I make film and television video essays Short Answer: It varies Long answer: It depends how extensive the claim is. One scene or song etc? I'll just re edit, but MGM in particular loves to claim 80% of videos that use their film. In that case I can't re edit it without basically making a new video, so instead I dispute and upload after. Eventually you learn which companies are pretty chill (Marvel for example) and which aren't (MGM, Nickelodeon) sometimes I will record myself speakin”
“Yeah... but try music from older games, just for safety. They're rarely enforced Also, don't touch Nintendo games with a 10 foot pole”
“I did a long video reviewing / commenting on a famous movie. It was immediatley challenged by the studio - you have to go through a process to point out this is 100% fair use and legal, but it's a scary process and the phrasing used in the forms / interaction is designed to spook you. One of my best videos, imho :) I have another in the works.”
“Hi! I'm not monetized on youtube, and I've started to transfer some Twitch VODs to YT. On some of my Twitch streams I show music videos that are muted for the VOD, and the first one of these I uploaded was immediately globally blocked due to the visual copyrighted material. I don't mind just keeping it blocked instead of editing it for now, just having it stored on YT, only accessible to me. But I want to know: Will I get in trouble for having globally blocked videos in a way that co”
“How does that work? I keep getting rejected and assume it’s because of the copyright issues. Could be Adsense account issue?”
“I think it’s def because of using their music. It’s in YouTube library for sounds yet I keep getting notices saying copyrighted no matter what sound I use now. My entire channel has music and videos under a minute to allow for it. You’re telling me we’re not allowed to use music now?”
“I wonder if you could get sponsors for things like speakers, or stuff that might be tangentially related if you generally cover certain types of music that has associated subcultures”
“Yeah similar but not the same if we talk about the details of fair use we cant simple take things 1 :1”
“Only been claimed in a couple videos and we use full on movie trailers in our vids. We only have 270 subs so demonetizing a video doesn’t mean anything for us. We’ll adjust in the future for claims when we’re monetized.”
“A claim is very possible, but the bigger point is that "I don't care about monetization" does not make the use safe. A copyright owner can still block, mute, restrict, or sometimes strike depending on the track and how their Content ID policy is set. Some creators use popular songs because they accept the claim, have a license, are taking the risk, or the track did not get detected in that exact edit. You cannot reliably infer permission from another video staying up. If the intro”
“In the "type" column, it says "Copyright Visual" with a video camera icon It's blocked everywhere :/ I really don't care at all about monetizing, there's a high chance this is the only video I make, at least for a long while (usually super busy between my job and side gig, but I just happen to have a decent chunk of downtime in my side gig this year, so I decided to make this.) If I go into the "details" section, the bot is weirdly inconsistent. It did c”
“The video shown of 254k views is me commenting over a video from a boxing match, when I’ve tried the same exact thing on others it’s been removed for copyright, why!? Is there any way to not get things copyrighted in this format? Any help appreciated RANDOMHEROTV submitted by /u/Fluffy-Length-2641 [link] [comments]”
“I'm confused about how YouTube music copyright actually works. I know a lot of people say that if you use any copyrighted song, you'll either get a Content ID claim or a copyright strike. For example, I want to make a video game channel and use music from the same game as background music. Is that a problem? Also, how can I make my videos qualify as fair use? I remember a famous YouTuber, Scott The Woz, had a video where he talked about several games, but the background music wasn't”
“Hey everyone. I'm trying to upload an old poetry recital (extracted from a YouTube video) to Spotify and make it publicly available for everyone to listen to. I know digital distributors reject it due to audio copyright, but I constantly see accounts on Spotify successfully uploading unreleased tracks, rare audios, and bootlegs, and they stay up for a long time. How do they actually bypass the system? Is there a trick with AI voice altering, pitch shifting, or uploading it as an anonymous Po”
“https://preview.redd.it/rhdgc09vrs9h1.png?width=1309&format=png&auto=webp&s=7f0d16730cb2283709be6c6df00e08fc8c705cf3 How do these channels that blatantly upload copyright material get away with it for years? submitted by /u/No_Seat8357 [link] [comments]”
“Hi, I wanted to try my hand at getting monetized by youtube shorts. However, I got a "copyright issue" on two of my shorts (better performing than others). It said its not a "copyright strike" and that it doesnt affect my "channel r the visibility". So, does the views of these videos not count towards monetization? submitted by /u/unoriginalfunnywoman [link] [comments]”
“I started my channel a couple months ago, and now I decided to make a short title card to put in the beginning of my videos. It's a 7 seconds title clip I will play right after the introduction section of my videos. Would it be a big problem if I use 7 seconds of a copyrighted song in this title card? My account is not even monetized yet, I'm just making videos for fun and personal accomplishment. But I'm afraid if I ever get enough views to monetize it in the future, the older video”
“I used a free nature sound on my podcast from Pixabay as a sound effect. Made a video to upload to youtube and it's flagged. Pasted info -> What happened There are visibility restrictions on your video.Your channel isn’t affected. Channel The copyright claim(s) on your video don’t affect your channel. This is not a copyright strike. Visibility The video can’t be seen in some territories due to one or more claims. -- Spoiler alert - it's Russia. I don't care if ppl can't see it”
“How is it that there are so many reuploads of this song publicly viewable to all, yet this edit I've been working on for weeks is blocked immediately? submitted by /u/agrievousspook [link] [comments]”
“I have a video that I can argue fair use (uses some short clips from a Warner Brothers film, but is a documentary with my own VO / editing, etc.). Just to be very clear, the stage I'm at: ❌ Disputed --> Warner Bros rejected ❌ Appealed --> Warner Bros rejected ❌ I received copyright and my video removed from YouTube. ➡️ I now have the option to send Warner Bros a "counter-notification", which is me legally saying to Warner Bros, you have 10 days to either sue me, or let it go,”
“I sent a removal request for someone who ripped my logo and uses it repeatedly in a video. The request came back as info needed see email. I did get an email, and i replied to it answering their questions. But now its been days since then and i havent heard anything back. Any ideas as to whether this will go anywhere? or is my email lost in the ether? i have a feeling i did something wrong by just replying to the email. does anyone have any experience with this? submitted by /u/wacky”