I'll be sticking services like epidemic sound or other free stuff. Don't need any rock or pop music in my vids.

I think it would be better to wait to see what happens over the course of months and then decide what is best to take your channel down to lose revenue why not just be able to pay for the license I’m quite sure KZfaq we’ll play friendly if the license has expired by informing you

The revenue we get is very minute anyway without having to pay or even lose our channel

Don't be so sure, double and triple check it, I've got a claim from music from there

I have plenty of copyright claims on royalty free music. Even when I give them credit. I've gotten to the point now when my video start getting commercials, I removed them. I work way too hard and I will never get monetized by this platform so that's how I play dirty 😂

As you are putting up your video KZfaq will tell you if there is a claim on any copyright material you are using. It's not necessarily a strike--just that any money you make on that video will go to the copyright holder. But you have the option of changing it out for something public domain before you post.

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I rarely ever have KZfaq answer me when I get a claim. I get claims on songs the people that are claiming the don't even own. It's fraud. They get paid for a song they don't even own. I want to make my own music one day, and I'm scared KZfaq won't understand the music is mine even if I bought the copyright on it.

@@shadowdemonaer it's not possible for someone to copyright a song that has already been registered by the rightful composer so you can''t get scammed that way. It's a complicated business but if you register your work with a PRO they will protect your interests. KZfaq automatically checks all your material for prior registered ownership. I refer to the music; I don't know if they have the photos covered as well so I try to just use my own work or public domain. Before you put your work out there, register it with a PRO and start now learning all the complex rules of licensing. There are companies that for a small fee will record your original compositions by date; it's not copyright but you can prove when you wrote it should the necessity arise.

@@mickyalberta3484 Thank you for the help

I agree, but I think we can already do that on youtube. Unless they gotten rid of that...

@@AngelCnderDreamer change music? I know you can cut and edit the video a little. But idk how you would pull the music from a video unless you have a full editor.

@@larssgt Yeah you can remove the music too, youtube has options of music to use through it editor, but it is such a bad editor, I haven't touch it in like 2 years now? I don't know if they gotten rid of that option tho.

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After publishing your video and you wanna change the music … go to KZfaq studio , then youtube editor. Click edit and add the new music to cover the previous . It works just that you need some time to get it affected depending on the net speed . 🎉

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It’s the popular music. Some people want to use known songs in their videos.

Thank you Nick for the reaction reply. Keep doing what you're doing. Personally, I like to engage with creators that are genuinely looking out for others. Again I appreciate your efforts to keep people informed. Have a blessed day and I hope you've had an enjoyable and peaceful weekend.

Yep, that’s a thing.

No wonder why! I downloaded a lot of free music from KZfaq library and used them recently and realised some are copyrighted. Such a shame.

I agree. But, I’m not entirely sure where the line should be.

My pleasure!

I think they should have been more clear initially because the way the info was shared it seems less complicated than it is.

Any time!

I agree. I will stick to epidemic sounds.

im not touching this.. ridiculous they can change policies at any time and bam' your videos are in violation? This is KZfaq music and it has expriing licence terms? The way money is split sounds messy.. 'its a mine field of potential problems and needs to be SIMPLIFIED because not everyone is an accountant. Attribution or One time fee makes sense - This is too complicated...

Pushed out Waaaaay tooo quick.. needs to be Simplified much more in my opinion

In theory, it should not.

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im not touching this.. ridiculous they can change policies at any time and bam' your videos are in violation? This is KZfaq music and it has expriing licence terms? The way money is split sounds messy.. 'its a mine field of potential problems and needs to be SIMPLIFIED because not everyone is an accountant. Attribution or One time fee makes sense - This is too complicated...

With shorts I’m not sure what KZfaq has worked out with the companies so unfortunately I don’t have an answer for you.

Serethi, Who is "the creator" in the case of your gaming video? The game company? The original writer of the song? Game companies do sometimes allow their music included with the game (not always!) to be used in your creative content provided you're not just ripping out the music. But we all know "Eye of the Tiger" song is included in one of the Rocky Balboa films. Which means the rights to That Song belong to the producers of that movie. If you are not able to provide a written license of some sort of written proof you are allowed to use a piece of music, you are open to copyright strikes. Examples : If you use KZfaq audio library music, you can screen capture the attributable or non-attributable license on the screen next to the song as you hover your curser over the license next to the song. Keep it in a folder next to the song you download and give the screenshot the name of the song. Or, if someone allows you to use their music, make sure you have a copy of the type of license they are allowing you to use with it for free. (See Kevin MacLeod site incompetech.com for examples. You can copy and paste each of his licenses for each song, and each songs registration number, so you can always prove he gave you permission to use his song. Gaming videos have terms of service you can read through and keep a copy of in a folder near your game or somewhere on your device you can quote copy and paste from if you need to prove the game gives you permission to use their accompanying music. Sometimes you can use the background music in created content you make of their game, and Sometimes you can't. Minecraft Mashups maps may have music copyrighted by Disney, for instance, in which Disney states emphatically that you are NOT allowed to use their accompanied music included in that world game. A song re-use in a game or cartoon or other media that you know was originally used in a movie or popular TV series should always be suspect to use in your own created content, as you do not have the same licensing arrangement with them as the game or cartoon or tv show does. I hope this info helps you.

Otaku, that's a good question.

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No problem!

Yeah, that is for sure a complex one. There is a large channel out there that does this in their own venue, and they get all the contracts and paperwork that covers the use of the tracks online as well as in person.

According to KZfaq, those tracks are still free to use, they are now searchable in the New Creator Music interface.

@@NickNimmin Thanks for the reply!

In short, no. They will be merging the free Audio Library with Creator Music so you will have to look for the free tracks in amongst the paid ones when it rolls out.

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im not touching this.. ridiculous they can change policies at any time and bam' your videos are in violation? This is KZfaq music and it has expriing licence terms? The way money is split sounds messy.. 'its a mine field of potential problems and needs to be SIMPLIFIED because not everyone is an accountant. Attribution or One time fee makes sense - This is too complicated...

I do recommend Epidemic Sound as a paid service. It is a subscription service so you can use as many tracks as you need whilst your subscription is active. No per use licenses or expirations. So long as your subscription is active when you upload the video, you are covered.

@@NickNimmin great thank you

Me too, especially for the ones that are uniformed about all of the details.

If so, that's very deceptive IMO. Hope not

Hopefully those same tracks remain the same.

I'm not sure about that. Not a lot of channels have it right now to test it.

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im not touching this.. ridiculous they can change policies at any time and bam' your videos are in violation? This is KZfaq music and it has expriing licence terms? The way money is split sounds messy.. 'its a mine field of potential problems and needs to be SIMPLIFIED because not everyone is an accountant. Attribution or One time fee makes sense - This is too complicated...

We shall see once they start rolling this out to US channels.

The Audio library content will be moved to Creator Music (but should still be free to use).

@@NickNimmin Thank you for responding

Not to my knowledge. A cover is different than using the actual song.

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Those claims are different than what this is based on how it’s being used.

Always!

That might be one of the tracks that are zero up front, but they do a revenue share on the video you license it for.

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Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.

Revenue-wise, yes.

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Those tracks will be available (for free) in the Creator Music interface.

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Music licensing is complex. There is a license for the performance - eg. Queen singing Bohemian Rhapsody and a license for the lyrics, melody and composition. Think covers of Bohemian Rhapsody. Both in the case of the piano cover channel and you, the performance is a cover, so the copyright holders of the composition can claim ad revenue. In many cases, its will just be the "claim" so the video stays available, but they claim the revenue. You're not in trouble, you just sharing or giving uo the ad revenue. Only if they issue a strike and have your video taken down is it an issue. In most cases covers will claim revenue.

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Buckeye, I read Nick said somewhere else that KZfaq will be merging Creator Music with their audio library or vice versa. May I suggest making absolutely sure which music you are choosing to use when you use their service. Always check the little license information button next to each song you're considering using. I have a habit of screen capturing the print of the "non-attributable" license that is next to the song I've highlighted and keep a copy of the screenshot. I also Still attribute the song I use in my video to the owner and in my description along with a note that I got it from KZfaq audio library using by permission through their non-attributable license, because I don't trust KZfaq to know it, and I don't trust the scammers that maybe have ripped the songs from the library and try to copyright strike me or demand money from me.

@@Marylogical wow, thank you so much for the reply and great information. I really appreciate it.

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I'm not aware of a way to do that at present.

Soundstripe is one of the paid subscription services. I do not know all their terms specifically, but they should work similarly to Epidemic Sound.

@@NickNimmin Thank you.

Thank you once again for keeping us all updated.

Ain't nobody gonna steal your music bro💀

Indeed it is.