Originally Posted By: musiclover
Am I right in thinking that Youtube has a way around any songs cover violation by having an ad at start of song, and then usually don't take the cover down.....or is this a total figment of my imagination?

Maybe the way to go, as the fella says if no money involved, highly unlikely anyone is going to sue you.

Musiclover

they allow folks to post. if a take-down request comes in they will honor it. they also use automated systems that "watch" every video and tag it if it is suspect. and they then monetize the video with ads and share the revenue with the owner. they used to be very aggressive with folks who posted copyrighted content; you would get something like three complaints and they would disable your channel and delete all your videos. I think these days they either monetize or block without disabling your account.

it is all about the money (always has been!)