Hello, I'm working for a company that uses Youtube a lot (we are 25k actually) and I'm starting my own as well. We are just sick of putting generic free copyright music, but after some search, it looks like the domain of music copyright on Youtube is opaque and messy. So here are some questions for people who already having a Youtube channel :)

YouTube is a community. Sometimes, when a video may violate a law or our Community Guidelines, we need to take that video down, restrict its availability, or take other action. Keep your videos and channel in the clear by learning a bit more about YouTube’s policies and some of the important laws that come into play. Jul 11, 2013 · I made a compilation of videos and pictures set 2 songs in the background so it wasn't a silent video. I said in the description that the music wasn't mine. When I uploaded it I was really careful about it, I googled how other people got around the copyright by filing fair use and yada yada. Needless to say they removed the audio so I filed a claim that it wasn't infringement (I did it in ways If your copyright-protected work was posted on YouTube without authorization, you may submit a copyright infringement notification. Be sure to consider whether fair use, fair dealing, or a similar exception to copyright applies before you submit. These requests should be sent by the copyright owner or an agent authorized to act on the owner’s If you get a copyright strike, that means that your video has been taken down from YouTube because a copyright owner sent us a complete and valid legal request asking us to do so. When a copyright owner formally notifies us that you don't have their permission to post their content on the site, we take down your upload to comply with copyright law.

Luckily, Youtube makes it simple to submit a case in order to get this copyright infringement marker removed from your video and your Youtube account. Youtube has 2 options when it comes to punishment for creators when using copyrighted content:

Some ideal statements to add in the description of your video, in case you are using someone else's content in it can be: “All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does n

Before you upload a video to YouTube, you must get the rights to all elements in your video. These elements include any music (even if it’s just playing in the background), video clips, photos, and so on. First, reach out to the copyright owners or rightsholders directly and negotiate the appropriate licenses for your use. Then, check the

Some ideal statements to add in the description of your video, in case you are using someone else's content in it can be: “All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does n