With CDBaby (and maybe other distributors) actually having a Content ID and then uploading the track to your own channel, so it to be detected, is helpful. It's going to allow you to claim your TH-cam artist channel (or at least that's how CDBaby works). Their TH-cam integration finds your youtube channel by name and Content ID of your released track. That's exactly how I successfully claimed my youtube channel and now it has the music icon 😉
I'm using cdbaby and my music isn't showing up under content id.I put the two songs on my channel from the album art TH-cam provides.These songs were detected under content id..I made 9 videos with my music in the background and only 1 showed up under content I'd detected.I use the same volume in every video for the music.Thanks in advance..
I add TH-cam content ID to all of my releases. I am signed to an independent label that uses Amuse distribution, but my label allows me to dispute a copyright claims on videos that I upload to my channel that features the music that is in the TH-cam content ID system. And if I schedule out my TH-cam video a month or so before the release and dispute it straight away, I don’t have any views when it comes out that I’ll be tracked by TH-cam content ID.
I do it so that my channel is in good standing without copyright claims all over the place. Plus when I am able to apply for the TH-cam partner program I want to be clear when TH-cam is reviewing my videos, and I don’t want the fact that there is copyright claims on them to prevent me from Being accepted.
In short, if you're the only one who posts your music on TH-cam, don't use content ID because otherwise your royalties will be subject both to TH-cam's and your distributor's fees. When there's thousand of streams from other channels, that might make more sense to participate in Content ID (still debatable cause not many people who have lots of views will use copyrighted music because of demonetization and it might be better in the long run to allow people to use your music for free if it brings more new listeners to you)
I was waiting for the most pressing question- What to do after our own music video gets blocked for content id copyright claim by third party?. My original music video on yt got blocked after distributing through landr wherein i must have selected youtube content id along with audio distribution. So I raised the dispute on YT by putting the proofs. What do you suggest?. Do i need to ask landr to remove content id option so that i can use on youtube?
I feel like You Tube could be doing a lot more to let artists know what is going on. I can see where the confusion is coming from because nobody wants a copyright notice on their channel, and it feels particularly egregious if it's your own copyright.
Does royalties from content ID equals the already monetized channel as per the views?,Also Does content ID claim videos distributed with Vevo?,How many types of royalties does a music video has on TH-cam?.
Videos using copyrighted music can be monetized whether the channel is enrolled in the partner program or not. TH-cam views generate performance and mechanical royalties since it's considered a micro sync.
@@IndieMusicAcademy Isn't getting payed for playing your music and watching your video two different types of monetisation. I thought that you are getting payed royalties for your song used in the video and getting payed for video views separately?
Great video! Does Soundexchange or CMRRA collect content ID? Is there a conflict or I can still opt in and use cmrra for streaming sound recording royalties? Thanks!
Shorts get blocked completely when the algorithm detects that a song with an active content ID has been used. What is your advice in these cases? I am the owner of the copyright and distributing through LANDR. Thanks in advance :)
(repost of comment to more current video hoping for reply thanks:))hey man love the videos, so helpful & informative. im not clear on one thing tho: if i select for my distribtor to handle the youtube content id collection, do i still use songtrust to collect royalties from youtube (since distributor & songtrust collect different types of royalties) or do i need to have songtrust not collect? and what happens if i already selected them both to collect from youtube thinking i was doing the right thing??:/
super useful, thanks! I have a monetized YT channel - if one of my videos gets a copyright flag then YT nulls my monetization for that video. So then if I post my own song on my own channel and it gets flagged, I miss out on that ad revenue. Is there any way around this? Pretty annoying. Thank you!
i have a question. to get content id on distrokid, you have to pay a yearly fee and $5 to opt in. does this fee give you content id for every future track you upload, or is it a $5 fee for every individual track you upload?
How long does it usually take for the music to appear in the facebook/instagram list. It shows it was approved on Landr, but I can't find my instrumental music on the meta music catalog.
I am an author I was told there was copyright claim on one of my videos for my own story I published with cdbaby I told them I was flattered but I was the one who wrote it they understood it was me and were ok.
Hello. My Son has been creating original music for a few years and uploading to his youtube page. I'm just now learning about distribution platforms, I didn't know we could do this ourselves! Thank you for all your informative videos. I've been saving to get a LANDR studio pro annual subscription, but now that we can afford it, I'm hesitant because I don't know how or if it's even possible to use his music already on TH-cam. All are original lyrics and music, with the exception of one cover (which is why I want to get LANDR). The vocals, guitar, and bass, he recorded himself, and the percussion he added with his music program. Do you (or anyone) have any suggestions on what to do. Can he use his old music, or is he SOL and need to start with fresh material. Any suggestions are appreciated. Also does anyone know if he can use it for his personal creations, and the music he creates with his band? Does he need separate subscriptions and do all the members need their own subscriptions to collaborate? Sorry for all the questions, I'm hoping to save up for your course next, he started his first year majoring in music at UMN, but he's not learning any of this info on your channel, thanks again:)
hey from our experience, he absolutely can submit the songs hes already put on youtube to a distributor. the fact he already has an established youtube channel with his music is helpful to make an "official Artist Channel" which u get when u get distributed (thru a distributor:P) AND hav your own personal channel (the stipulation being the name HAS to be the same, that is the name of the youtube channel and the name being distributed under) ..... for band projects i think it would be better to have a separate distribution account. theyre ease to set up so nota big deal....... also not knocking LANDR im sure its great but we went with Soundrop because there is no subscription fee, just 99cents per song to distribute & they get 15% of the royalties. solely beacuse if you dont renew your subscription your songs are taken off the platforms
my first song will be released on the 30th. landr already released it its just waiting on the date i set. youtube music says its pending because of content id. it is a cover song so I didn't expect to get paid. but will it still be on youtube music?
Yes it should still be on TH-cam music even though cover songs are ineligible for content ID distribution (since you need to be the songwriter to claim).
@IndieMusicAcademy thank you! I was a bit worried about that. My plan is to do this song and then an alice in chains song then the first original. Trying to. Get some attention first. I'm hoping it works lol
Hi Ry, Thanks for the info. I thought there was a way to whitelist your own channel and get the TH-cam revenue direct (?) Otherwise you wait longer for the content ID money through your distributor, I hear. I'm sure I'll find out as much when I finally jump in.
Some distributors do have a feature in their account dashboards that allow you to white list your TH-cam videos when you have received a copyright claim from TH-cam content ID on those videos. I would recommend researching to find out if your current distributor has this option and where it can be located in Your account dashboard. I know that DistroKid has this feature as I used to use them when I was an independent artist.
I haven’t started distributing yet but my original YT channel is monetized and I’ve been told not to add Content ID if/when to distribute. You made a good point about it putting my name on my music if people used the track but I feel I promote more than the algorithm in some instances. In the past people have tried to use sounds and video clips from videos and I was notified. I wonder if this would be the same instance for audio. As I work in film/sound/animation by profession I was planning on releasing music videos and was wondering if i did do YT ID could I dispute the copyright claims on my own music? When working with other artists or using stock music i have purchased, usually the claim would lift after i showed the license provided by the client. Does Landr offer some sort of license valid for this or is the only option having them take a %? I’m fine with them taking a cut but not on my own channel if i can avoid it. Either way just came across your channel and after coming out of musical retirement after a lot of years your videos have been a great help on guiding me in modern music distribution.
As a new artist shoulnd't I NOT use content ID? there's not much revenue to expect for it anyway right? Restricting people use of my music and having them pay for it would limit my exposure no? And the time to manage the flags. Just wondering if your opinion might be different if an artist is starting out and want exposure... Since most of the music is free out there and I myself expect music to be free, I find this counter intuitive. Wouldn'd I get more streamings anyway since the ISRC will be picked up by sound exchange since more people would stream it or use it if it's free? Thanks for your input!
When I uploaded my own video to my Facebook page, it immediately got struck, and it was impossible to appeal. "You're getting paid royalties for those views." Uh... if Facebook takes down your upload, then no one's going to see it and you're not going to be paid any royalties. Also, if you're a small artist, and sites are taking down videos where other people use your songs, then they're not going to get any exposure, and you're going to stay a small artist. It's one thing if sites are keeping the videos up and giving the royalties to you. But when they're taking the videos down and warning your own account when you're the rights owner and you can't appeal... no, that's not good.
Yeah, facebook has a completely different content ID system. Thankfully TH-cam doesn't seem to be taking down videos anymore. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Same happened with CDBaby to me three years ago. I have not worked with a company like that since, I have a web page. I have the archive. And I am about to make a new YT channel for all of the accumulated work. Not expecting $$ from YT, that is generally not going to happen for virtually any people who are dedicated musicians, just for people who are YTers who sometimes make music. That is not what this is all about. If you think that it is, well I automatically don't care what else you think about it, so please don't bother. YT and music don't mix well? Gosh, whoda thunk it.
I've seen artists switch from doing Instagram content to doing only TH-cam content and they get a lot more views, comments, and growth compared to social media posting. I realize that wasn't the case for you, but very artist is different and TH-cam definitely has a place for certain musicians.
With CDBaby (and maybe other distributors) actually having a Content ID and then uploading the track to your own channel, so it to be detected, is helpful. It's going to allow you to claim your TH-cam artist channel (or at least that's how CDBaby works). Their TH-cam integration finds your youtube channel by name and Content ID of your released track. That's exactly how I successfully claimed my youtube channel and now it has the music icon 😉
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing that! Such a good point
I'm using cdbaby and my music isn't showing up under content id.I put the two songs on my channel from the album art TH-cam provides.These songs were detected under content id..I made 9 videos with my music in the background and only 1 showed up under content I'd detected.I use the same volume in every video for the music.Thanks in advance..
@@fairuse707 i´ve got same problem. content id sometimes can not detect my own backround music. But sometimes did. what should i do?
Help me then !
Help me then !
Thanks for this video, really helpful !
I add TH-cam content ID to all of my releases. I am signed to an independent label that uses Amuse distribution, but my label allows me to dispute a copyright claims on videos that I upload to my channel that features the music that is in the TH-cam content ID system. And if I schedule out my TH-cam video a month or so before the release and dispute it straight away, I don’t have any views when it comes out that I’ll be tracked by TH-cam content ID.
Honest question: What is the benefit of doing this exactly?
I do it so that my channel is in good standing without copyright claims all over the place. Plus when I am able to apply for the TH-cam partner program I want to be clear when TH-cam is reviewing my videos, and I don’t want the fact that there is copyright claims on them to prevent me from Being accepted.
In short, if you're the only one who posts your music on TH-cam, don't use content ID because otherwise your royalties will be subject both to TH-cam's and your distributor's fees. When there's thousand of streams from other channels, that might make more sense to participate in Content ID (still debatable cause not many people who have lots of views will use copyrighted music because of demonetization and it might be better in the long run to allow people to use your music for free if it brings more new listeners to you)
I was waiting for the most pressing question- What to do after our own music video gets blocked for content id copyright claim by third party?. My original music video on yt got blocked after distributing through landr wherein i must have selected youtube content id along with audio distribution. So I raised the dispute on YT by putting the proofs. What do you suggest?. Do i need to ask landr to remove content id option so that i can use on youtube?
I feel like You Tube could be doing a lot more to let artists know what is going on. I can see where the confusion is coming from because nobody wants a copyright notice on their channel, and it feels particularly egregious if it's your own copyright.
THIS! ☝🏼
Does royalties from content ID equals the already monetized channel as per the views?,Also Does content ID claim videos distributed with Vevo?,How many types of royalties does a music video has on TH-cam?.
Videos using copyrighted music can be monetized whether the channel is enrolled in the partner program or not. TH-cam views generate performance and mechanical royalties since it's considered a micro sync.
@@IndieMusicAcademy Isn't getting payed for playing your music and watching your video two different types of monetisation. I thought that you are getting payed royalties for your song used in the video and getting payed for video views separately?
Great video! Does Soundexchange or CMRRA collect content ID? Is there a conflict or I can still opt in and use cmrra for streaming sound recording royalties? Thanks!
Shorts get blocked completely when the algorithm detects that a song with an active content ID has been used. What is your advice in these cases? I am the owner of the copyright and distributing through LANDR. Thanks in advance :)
TH-cam keeps claiming ALL OF MY ORINGAL MUSIC. I also use LANDR. Neither company will respond to me. PLEASE HELP!
How long did it take for youtube to accept your music? I have been waiting for 4 days on my release and it still shows pending.
REALLY useful. Thank you.
Should I upload the same video to youtube and to spotify? Will the platforms penalize it as copied?
(repost of comment to more current video hoping for reply thanks:))hey man love the videos, so helpful & informative. im not clear on one thing tho: if i select for my distribtor to handle the youtube content id collection, do i still use songtrust to collect royalties from youtube (since distributor & songtrust collect different types of royalties) or do i need to have songtrust not collect? and what happens if i already selected them both to collect from youtube thinking i was doing the right thing??:/
super useful, thanks! I have a monetized YT channel - if one of my videos gets a copyright flag then YT nulls my monetization for that video. So then if I post my own song on my own channel and it gets flagged, I miss out on that ad revenue. Is there any way around this? Pretty annoying. Thank you!
i have a question. to get content id on distrokid, you have to pay a yearly fee and $5 to opt in. does this fee give you content id for every future track you upload, or is it a $5 fee for every individual track you upload?
per track 5$ !
How long does it usually take for the music to appear in the facebook/instagram list. It shows it was approved on Landr, but I can't find my instrumental music on the meta music catalog.
I am an author I was told there was copyright claim on one of my videos for my own story I published with cdbaby I told them I was flattered but I was the one who wrote it they understood it was me and were ok.
Hello. My Son has been creating original music for a few years and uploading to his youtube page. I'm just now learning about distribution platforms, I didn't know we could do this ourselves! Thank you for all your informative videos. I've been saving to get a LANDR studio pro annual subscription, but now that we can afford it, I'm hesitant because I don't know how or if it's even possible to use his music already on TH-cam. All are original lyrics and music, with the exception of one cover (which is why I want to get LANDR). The vocals, guitar, and bass, he recorded himself, and the percussion he added with his music program. Do you (or anyone) have any suggestions on what to do. Can he use his old music, or is he SOL and need to start with fresh material. Any suggestions are appreciated. Also does anyone know if he can use it for his personal creations, and the music he creates with his band? Does he need separate subscriptions and do all the members need their own subscriptions to collaborate? Sorry for all the questions, I'm hoping to save up for your course next, he started his first year majoring in music at UMN, but he's not learning any of this info on your channel, thanks again:)
hey from our experience, he absolutely can submit the songs hes already put on youtube to a distributor. the fact he already has an established youtube channel with his music is helpful to make an "official Artist Channel" which u get when u get distributed (thru a distributor:P) AND hav your own personal channel (the stipulation being the name HAS to be the same, that is the name of the youtube channel and the name being distributed under) ..... for band projects i think it would be better to have a separate distribution account. theyre ease to set up so nota big deal....... also not knocking LANDR im sure its great but we went with Soundrop because there is no subscription fee, just 99cents per song to distribute & they get 15% of the royalties. solely beacuse if you dont renew your subscription your songs are taken off the platforms
How would i go about claiming multiple spotify artist accounts through landr?
my first song will be released on the 30th. landr already released it its just waiting on the date i set. youtube music says its pending because of content id. it is a cover song so I didn't expect to get paid. but will it still be on youtube music?
Yes it should still be on TH-cam music even though cover songs are ineligible for content ID distribution (since you need to be the songwriter to claim).
@IndieMusicAcademy thank you! I was a bit worried about that. My plan is to do this song and then an alice in chains song then the first original. Trying to.
Get some attention first. I'm hoping it works lol
Hi Ry, Thanks for the info. I thought there was a way to whitelist your own channel and get the TH-cam revenue direct (?) Otherwise you wait longer for the content ID money through your distributor, I hear. I'm sure I'll find out as much when I finally jump in.
Some distributors do have a feature in their account dashboards that allow you to white list your TH-cam videos when you have received a copyright claim from TH-cam content ID on those videos. I would recommend researching to find out if your current distributor has this option and where it can be located in Your account dashboard. I know that DistroKid has this feature as I used to use them when I was an independent artist.
I haven’t started distributing yet but my original YT channel is monetized and I’ve been told not to add Content ID if/when to distribute. You made a good point about it putting my name on my music if people used the track but I feel I promote more than the algorithm in some instances. In the past people have tried to use sounds and video clips from videos and I was notified. I wonder if this would be the same instance for audio. As I work in film/sound/animation by profession I was planning on releasing music videos and was wondering if i did do YT ID could I dispute the copyright claims on my own music? When working with other artists or using stock music i have purchased, usually the claim would lift after i showed the license provided by the client. Does Landr offer some sort of license valid for this or is the only option having them take a %? I’m fine with them taking a cut but not on my own channel if i can avoid it. Either way just came across your channel and after coming out of musical retirement after a lot of years your videos have been a great help on guiding me in modern music distribution.
As a new artist shoulnd't I NOT use content ID? there's not much revenue to expect for it anyway right? Restricting people use of my music and having them pay for it would limit my exposure no? And the time to manage the flags. Just wondering if your opinion might be different if an artist is starting out and want exposure... Since most of the music is free out there and I myself expect music to be free, I find this counter intuitive. Wouldn'd I get more streamings anyway since the ISRC will be picked up by sound exchange since more people would stream it or use it if it's free? Thanks for your input!
How can we be assured that by submitting our music to YT for "fingerprinting" does not route it as fodder for AI training??
As of right now there doesn't seem to be any link between TH-cam content ID and AI training. I believe those are separate programs at Google.
When I uploaded my own video to my Facebook page, it immediately got struck, and it was impossible to appeal.
"You're getting paid royalties for those views." Uh... if Facebook takes down your upload, then no one's going to see it and you're not going to be paid any royalties.
Also, if you're a small artist, and sites are taking down videos where other people use your songs, then they're not going to get any exposure, and you're going to stay a small artist.
It's one thing if sites are keeping the videos up and giving the royalties to you. But when they're taking the videos down and warning your own account when you're the rights owner and you can't appeal... no, that's not good.
Yeah, facebook has a completely different content ID system. Thankfully TH-cam doesn't seem to be taking down videos anymore. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thanks
Same happened with CDBaby to me three years ago. I have not worked with a company like that since, I have a web page. I have the archive. And I am about to make a new YT channel for all of the accumulated work. Not expecting $$ from YT, that is generally not going to happen for virtually any people who are dedicated musicians, just for people who are YTers who sometimes make music. That is not what this is all about. If you think that it is, well I automatically don't care what else you think about it, so please don't bother. YT and music don't mix well? Gosh, whoda thunk it.
I've seen artists switch from doing Instagram content to doing only TH-cam content and they get a lot more views, comments, and growth compared to social media posting.
I realize that wasn't the case for you, but very artist is different and TH-cam definitely has a place for certain musicians.
Kool
I have this problem as well
As long as you are the rights holder, then that means you'll get paid when the music is used on TH-cam.
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