Originally Posted By: MarioD
Originally Posted By: Planobilly

"One of the forum rules clearly states that no covers are to be posted unless you have obtained the license. Copyright violation etc...."

One of the forums.
Best of YouTube (6 viewing)
Videos related to music (instruction, performance, mixing tips etc.)

So how does this work? If Mike Halloran puts a cover song on Youtube without obtaining a license, can I post a link to it here?

Billy


"Mike Halloran" has sync licenses for every cover I have ever posted — all three of them in my capacity as a choir director, none done with BIAB. I negotiate each one with the publisher.

I negotiate sync licenses for several organizations & churches and fight take-down notices from copyright trolls. This is good money if you have the knowhow and experience.

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Hi Billy,

I believe that Youtube handles all of the copyright violation infringements meaning if it is no taken down by youtube it is OK. There is now and has been many copyrighted songs on the Best of Youtube forum that PGMusic has not taken down thus it must be a safe place to post copyrighted songs.


PG Music is not liable for links to those videos since they do not host them.

Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
[quote=rayc]It would appear, from my very few instances of being hit with a copyright notice that some copyright "strikes" are resolved by Utub capturing monetization if established or monetizing it and directing the $$$ to the complainant.


Yes.... That's exactly what I said. I have a couple of videos that use copyrighted material. One of those is a foreign artist from Argentina... it's been hit with a copyright notice in my dashboard and monetized. At least they didn't pull my videos or silence them.


That's good.

YouTube can pull videos, let publishers monetize, issue warnings, cancel your account… Just try to post a Led Zep cover and see what happens. We can also listen to Rick Beato moan and groan about it.

Although it appears that YouTube, I mean Google—excuse me, Alphabet—does as they like, they are under considerable pressure to take it down when certain music is posted. Not from the US but definitely from the EU.

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