If copyright is so damned important, why isn't the process to request the ability to use a licensed work made super simple? Wouldn't that promote increased respect for copyright as a whole? The current structure of copyright seems to be counter-productive to itself. Not to mention the ungodly court costs I assume are involved in suing someone for infringement!
LilKing420s you make a good point. It’s a complex system that was devised long before most people had access to the means of production (or reproduction)... new technologies have made copying so simple, it’s natural to expect every aspect of life to be simple. Sadly, that’s not the case. While it’s easy to break the law, and somewhat difficult to get caught, following the law is REQUIRED. The consequences when you get caught (eventually, you will) are quite dire. Costs incurred by a successful plaintiff get shifted to the defendant... so cost isn’t often a deterrent.
@@woabeatz9717 Lawyers who do this kind of litigation generally charge on an hourly basis,. Rates probably start at around $300/hr and rise as high as $1000/hr. depending on the lawyer's level of experience, specialization, and city\. Since copyright litigation can take years to reach resolution, it's not unusual for total fees for a copyright case to reach 6-figures, and even into 7 figures. It's increasingly rare for such cases to be handled on contingency basis.
@@gfiremark -thanks for answering....so ....record companies know...infringment cases can be costly...having to pay for damages.. ....and lawyer fees....
I got a copyright strike on a 20 SECOND edit. The second video I had ever posted. If YT is punishing me for not giving proper license credits, then at least TEACH ME crediting, to make sure I don't do it again.
Posted a vacation video with a song on Facebook. Within 1 minute got a reply that the song had copyrights, and 197 countries would not hear the music. STUPID !!! It is a post not a sell point for $$$$$. I have a MPC and create music, so I used one of mine, but still I rather used my first selection.
"Bull" is when you can create something (like a song) that is easily recognizable in pop culture and appears all over the place, used to hustle ads or to popularize other people's content and you can't control it nor get any significant financial restitution. RU-vid runs these filters not to benefit any music or artist, but to make sure they themselves can get maximum dollar for its usage..
ASCAP and BMI have entire teams dedicated to this. They'll get back to you. It's not like you're emailing a Very Famous Person and they are the ones giving permission--they don't even have that right on their own.
Just I looked up the music i was looking for. It would cost around 1200.00 for the licence, for one song on my anniversary video. No wonder most just steal it.
IF you can show it is personal use only you can probably get a much better quote. Stealing is not the solution. Go about it the right way is.. If yo like the piece so much you want to integrate it in a piece of media you are creating you still have to do the right thing.
@@forfilmmusic i agree with you. but the "right way" for a digital piece of media that costs LITERALLY NOTHING for them to license to you should not involve this much torture on the part of creators. i will still go through the process
I've tried this so many times, it never works. Every website dedicated to it costs like, half of my weekly budget for one song. To be honest, I'll probably stop making videos because of fing copyright claims. Even my own songs have been removed from my channel. I'm just so damn tired of it.
i finally found the place to contact them, but when i was filling up the details, it asked for what state am i and the zip code, but the only states to choose from are all states of America, even tho im a filipino, but i cant complete the form because tge only choices in there was all from america and i dont even live in america, thats why i couldn't do it :(
Whoever is here, I'm a student trying to make a movie and I hate the way student films look so amateur. I want to make a film set but I'm of course poor and in a dorm. How can I do these things cheap but with quality?
@@blacksniperItsgoldengungaming Thats awesome! I´m trying to do the same, Im learning how to sew for costume design, animate for cgi rendering, photoshop for videos, etcetc. I´m dedicated to get it done, but I'm poor ofc and idk how hard it will be to find people who will voluntarily work. I guess it wouldnt be that hard since we are all college students, its like volunteering to be in a play, but I gotta see.
Royalty free music can be a good option, but real commercial music that people recognize really helps boost your work to the next level. Too bad the process is so needlessly difficult and expensive.
I want to use this one song that was just published a couple days ago and I see that so many people already got permission to use it in there video. How did they get permission to fast?
It's actually much faster to time travel back to Ancient Greece and have a nice talk with Socrates about this copyright bs, instead of going through all this fuzz for nothing...This System is unflexible for the 21st Century.
Fuzz? OK. LOL Curiosity, here... how do you propose to change copyright laws to accommodate the 21st Century? Remember, you've got to incentivize the creation of works... not just make everything free for anyone to use. So, how would you protect the Songwriter, Recording Artist, Publisher, Record Label and everyone else, including the person or business who wants to use the material?
@@slanderxtezz I've not found a solution other than disputing the claim each time. Also at times my dispute has then been dismissed and the claim has been reinstated and then I have to appeal their decision. It's a whole lot of work! One tip I've learned is; save your license or proof of permission for use to google drive and link it in your submission when disputing claims.
I have a question that is not related to this content. sometimes I watch other Shorts using the original music BUT the sounds are not the same as the Original music should be, I take the "Can you feel my heart" song as an example. When other Shorts playing the part of a Original music and start playing "Can you hear the silence? Can you see the dark? Can you fix the broken? Can you feel my heart?" Then the music plays the Theme of the song with little low deep, so I tried the same thing but it goes the same thing without the low deep in the theme. like why I can't make the same music and how they make it? there is no features to make it.
Intricate! I often just want to post a song to reflect on how I'm feeling. The publicity incurred should be royalty enough. I don't post for-profit and songs often songs forgotten excite people to remember. Times change...I believe we no choice but to adapt.
Edward Tamsi maybe you should adapt to the idea that musicians, songwriters etc have a right to be paid when their work gets used. I’m fact they have a right to decide who gets to use it at all.
Thanks for making this. I'm a composer for film and TV and I am CONSTANTLY explaining this stuff to clients! I'm going start sending them a link to your video! Maybe we get you a couple new clients.
Question: I want to use “ Pachelbel's Canon in D “ - that I will play and record on my keyboard. Google said “ Pachelbel died in 1706, long before copyright existed in its modern form, and so the composition is most definitely in the public domain. This means that if you can get an orchestra together, you can perform Pachelbel's Canon in D major without having to get permission from Pachelbel's heirs, estate or agents.” So, do I consider Google search as legitimate under the law that I can use that song for free? Where to ask You Tube owners if this is true? I suppose they do not have a phone or email? Thanks, Marijana
A lot of performers are playing classical music and posting it on RU-vid. I don't think you have any problem with doing this. If its in the public domain then you shouldn't get any copyright strikes.
From this comment, I infer that you don't believe permission should be required? Or that creators shouldn't be able to enjoy the right to profit from their efforts? Let's discuss this. How would you change copyright law? Remember that the constitutional mandate is "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." so, how do you incentivize creative work without giving the creators the right to control how, when, and why that work is used by others?
Joebhel Decano There are thre performing rights organization stated by the federal law such as ascap bmi and sesac for you to be fully compliance by the law you need to get an advance authorization from the three PRO's
Thank you for your video. It is always appreciated when true professionals offer their experience and knowledge on this media. What is the range of fees a YT creator can expect for a 20 second sample of a popular song ?
James Lau it can cost from $0 to tens of thousands. It really depends on the song and how it’s being used. Many songs are now pre-licensed for some uses on YT. Check the index of cover songs.
Personally I always thought it was ridiculous to make a big deal out of using songs for your videos, I mean if you're getting paid by RU-vid for using the content that's a different story but I shouldn't have to go through so much trouble just to use a song for a good video. That's ridiculous but thanks for the information dude, you've been extremely helpful!
People who make a living at writing songs need to be paid...just like a bricklayer or a or an engineer...It's a job...true the hoops are a pain but, paying people for their skills and contributions is only fair
Hi 👋 I have two copy right claims one is just that and the second one is partially blocked in Denmark from what I heard is some RU-vid videos are blocked in Denmark. I honestly didn’t know about this until I saw it because I thought by covering a song on an instrument won’t do that can you still get permission even tho it’s a copyright claim that’s my question.
Generally, the music publisher will have the right and authority to grant permission on behalf of the songwriter, but they'll often need to get songwriter approvals, so expect the process to be time consuming. Be sure you get your license from ALL music publishers... Since it's possible each member of a group of songwriters has made a deal with a different publisher.
Karol Konieczny publishers are usually companies, but if an individual, the heirs will probably be the new owners of copyright. So, that’s who you contact.
I want to make a game and I found a song by my favorite music artist ever and it fits with the game I am making and with his permission I'd love to have it in and obviously credited to him.
What if they never respond back to you after you ask their permission? The company is A&M Records. Is there any other way to contact them? I want to be cleared with using a song for my RU-vid video from the artist that's under A&M records
The anticipation of using a perfect one music for your short film kills you. And it takes time to ask all the people involved in a single song, which might lead to laziness with too much work to be done 😭
I plan on making a short film (30min) using 10+ songs from the same album. Would it be possible to request rights for the whole album? Would I be able to show the film at festivals if I get these ‘rights’?
This video is almost 3 years old and there's almost 300 comments so I'm sorry if I'm asking a repeat question. I've got some parodies that I've written (more in progress.) Is this pretty much the same process I need to go through to publish them? I plan on recording and editing myself and going no farther than Facebook and/or RU-vid with it. It's something I'm doing for fun and do not plan to make any money on but I want to be covered just in case anything happens.
Very helpful thank you!!! I did a Google search and yours popped up at the top and it was a short video that explained quickly what you can do and how to go about it!!! Thanks again this is the Dirt Road Farmer!!! Just tryin ta git started... Lol!!
Long road to nowhere. Unless you're in the circle of the powers that be, they don't even know you're alive. And will not respond to any email inquiries. I been doing this for many years. This is the cold hard truth. Notice how he recommends being better off by using your own music. Sure! That makes it feasible and you will actually get to move forward now instead of waiting for inquiries that will never be answered. Only one problem. Your own music just doesn't have the popularity level as the music you were trying to get. Or the third option. Take any song you wish and USE IT! Since they don't and never will know you even exist on this planet, they will never know you're using the music. Have fun. And always remember ... The powers that be are IN the circle! If you're not in that circle you are OUT!
A good point, that applies to anything, especially small stuff. Loose change earning products, copyright is designed around corporations, like the Digital millennium copyright act.
Does this apply to parody videos? If you are parodying a music video is it enough to parody the visual aspects of the video and use the original audio, or must you also make a transformative change to the audio for it to be safe?
I think as long as you transform the music "enough" you're fine. A famous artist in my country would usually rewrite all the lyrics and sing over the tune and keep the rest of the song. He's somewhat despised for that, but as far as I know, it works. Oh and no clips allowed. You gotta record your own clip.
So my friend made his own music, and it got it on Apple Music. Do I have to follow the same steps even if he gives me permission? Would I just reject the copyright infringement Warning?
I’m in a situation where I’ve made a piece of music that I plan to release and someone have asked me if they can use it for their own content. I’ve given them permission personally. Would a sync license still be necessary for them when the music is released?
Copyright laws should only be applicable to the authors, and no others. Once the authors have died, no corporation should be able to claim ownership of any copyright.
I know I’m late but how exactly do you contact an owner, like let’s say I want to use part of an Iron Maiden song in a film and put it on tubi, would I just email them or something?
It appears to be even more difficult here in the UK. You need two licenses. One from the creators of the song, and a second one from the people who recorded the song. (Unless you are going to re-record it yourself). Occasionally they are the same people. But sometimes they're not. For instance, if you want to use a version of an old Beatles hit that has been covered by a modern rapper (God forbid), then you would need an agreement from whoever currently owns the Beatles back catalog (it used to be Michael Jackson), plus you would need an agreement with the Rapper, his/her management and possibly the producer and any musicians involved too. Difficult, time consuming and potentially very expensive.
What I do to find the owner of the rights to a song: 1- Search for a unofficial upload of that song on YT. As in one that's uploaded by a fan or something. 2- Check the description to see who copyright stricked it. 3- Google the company's name and check their website for the licensing department's email.
Thanks for the info. It’s funny the song owners don’t let anyone use their songs. It’s free marketing. I head a song I liked in a video on RU-vid, then I bought the song off apple then want to use it for my own content. Probably more people would buy the song or album!!
Thank you for the informative video. That's what I thought was required (and expected a lot of legwork...liner notes made things easier. :) I see services that sell copyrighted music on the internet. How do you know if a company is legitimate?
I want to make a fan made music video for one of the new twenty one pilots songs called neon Gravestones. The band is labeled with Fueled by Ramen. So would I call them or Warner bros or who to try and get permission. I don’t wanna make money off of it just make a video for it.
How do I get a license for the show I'm uploading and is i need one time fee or is it one per video I need a license as artical 13 is coming into place ? Help please
Royalty free music? If your music on a film is royalty free you might as well not put any music at all. Rather go through the hard work of tracking everyone
Frustrating for a beginning music video hobbyist using heavily licensed/signed artists/songs for vids. Sure you could do this all but what cost would it be? Ad revenue from an upload is heavily policed i’d imagine so it’d be a hefty toll to use a major label as background. But hey, I respect the holders of content but think there should be some easing, wonder what can be done about that. Thanks for the vid!
There's a reason RU-vidr's want to use copyrighted things in their videos. Because it's necessary for the video. If we wanted to use copyright free material, we would. But there's no sense in doing that if the copyrighted material is the only possible thing that will make the video tick.
So we cannot share life in philippines as there is always people playing music or singing karaoke in the background. Even walking down the street its hard not to film music.
I have got one important Question: Im a Producer and havent released Music yet because I am not sure about my Name and I need a producer Tag !! Now I had the Idea to use * "Aaaaand Snap ! The Job´s a Game" * from Mary Poppins. Am I aloud to do that ??? Probabaly not but idk cause its just so short
I have a lot of tribute bands & concerts I wish to make public. YT says it's a copyright claim all revenue will be paid to the copyright holder & I'm ok with that. I just don't want a copyright strike. Am I legally allowed to make these concerts public?
RU-vid offers lot of free licensed music in their audio section they right u can use it free to use , the thing is can we use it out side of RU-vid also or the primiton only inside the RU-vid
@Gordon Firemark - Hello Gordon, I posted a song on Facebook and immediately received a message that it was partially muted in certain countries, followed by a list of those countries. I'm fine with that because I live in, and posted from, a country that is not on the list. Do I need to respond? And if so, where? Or can I just let it ride? Thanx, TVW
Ok i need help. I made a slow version of Beautiful Girls(My latest video) am i gonna get in trouble? I really dont know anything. I just really wanted to share that with ppl.
So I personally know the person who made and produced their music. They own their studio. They verbally gave me permission to use their music. Do they have to fill out a form, and where would you submit proof of something like that on a YT video upload?
Unfortunately, there's no mechanism for users to notify YT in advance of a claim or content ID flag. This is something they really need to find a way to fix. Get the license in writing, and have it handy for when YT notifies you that it found the music. That's best you can do right now.
Or you could let AdRev put adverts next to your video if you're not bothered about Monetization. I'm not looking to make money from RU-vid and would rather it went to the rightful music owner. AdRev does not affect your channel or video, guys!
Does this also apply for a toy. I believe it would. A stuffie toy once pressed plays a 200 second song. This is about 2 minutes. Getting permission same process
