The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #160919 Message #3819884
Posted By: Will Fly
11-Nov-16 - 12:05 PM
Thread Name: YouTube copypright claim relinquished!
Subject: RE: YouTube copypright claim relinquished!
My contention with YouTube was about a traditional piece for which there is no know origin, i.e. writer or composer. I asserted that copyright for such a piece could just not be claimed by anyone who wanted it. Obviously YT agreed with me.
For non-traditional pieces on YT, i.e. those with a known composer, I get an occasional Google email which says that X has claimed copyright on Y, but there's "no need to worry", In other words, the copyright holder is happy to let me show the video on YouTube - and they get to draw any cash they can from the ads which appear. The video is thus "monetarised". I'm quite happy with that arrangement - I get to exploit a composer's work on YouTube and the copyright holder gets to exploit my video - but I do object to stuff I play for which there is no copyright to be "monetarised" and cluttered with an ad.