Music on YouTube – Copywrite issues?

[Dave Petteruto]

Hi Sam, Thanks for the info. I agree with the points you brought up. The YouTube system regarding using music is far from perfect and it seems so “hit and miss” with what you can or can’t legally use. Hopefully in the future this whole music issue will get a little simplified.

Like I said before–I’m just going to use royalty free music and stay out of trouble. I can’t afford to have my recruiting videos removed from YouTube.

Thanks
Dave P.

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[Nigel O’neill]

[Dave Petteruto] “The YouTube system regarding using music is far from perfect and it seems so “hit and miss” with what you can or can’t legally use”

I agree. We were warned by Sony against using ANY music relating to Michael Jackson last year for a scouts production last year. Even though the production is run by volunteers and we get nothing out of it financially, Sony was not interested and refused to grant us permission despite the Youtube system.

By the way, it’s is ‘Copyright’

[Mike Hinkel]

I have used royalty free music that I paid for that someone flagged as their own with a different title. I proved I owned the music and never heard about it again. To my understanding some of these royalty free song lists are traded like sports cards and renamed and retitled, but the algorithms still identify the original. I also used some pieces of copyrighted stuff that does not allow the video to be viewed in other countries and my account is not penalized.

Early on I used copyrighted music full length for one piece and then cut it in the middle for another. The cut piece was identified as an entirely different song. Go figure. There are many, many paragraphs written on the subject. All of which is a big ball of confusion. Best to stay away from it entirely.

[Dave Petteruto]

Mike–I’ve had the same exact thing happen where YouTube told me my royalty free music was some other song. It’s happened twice and I’ve just told them where I got the music and it’s a done deal. You gotta love it!

Thanks
Dave P.

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[Mark Thompson]

well, I can speak from personal experience on this now 🙁 I put a video up as private; I was only trying to help someone with a render and never intended to publish it as such. In the background was this din. Nevertheless it earned me two strikes. I guess you have to listen to he background as well.
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