There is a ton of misinformation out there about CD Baby and its relation to YouTube, especially where copyrights are involved. Nearly all of it is from CD Baby account holders who do not understand what goes on because they have never read—and therefore do not understand—the User Agreements. This often leads to, among other things, people having their own songs taken down because of something they did.

Weird? Yes. Avoidable? Absolutely. You have to do the work: read and understand what you're doing. Using CD Baby as an example: Start with their EUA (end user agreements) and read them—if you don't understand something, ask for clarification.

The music business is a business. Unfortunately, there are no easy pathways to success. Internet threads are terrible places to get good advice—unless you know enough about a subject to ask pointed questions. How else will you know if you are getting good advice?

This is one area where Knowledge is Power. Ignorance is grief. Talent can only go so far. Hard work involves getting an education on the business itself.

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