Rules about using copyrighted music in YouTube videos.
One of the misconceptions of copyrighted covers in music is that typically people set a certain time limit for how much music i played for in order for it not to be recognised by a label or company. Youtube has an automatic detection bot that is used whenever a user uploads content that has something of copyright to another user.
One of the outcomes that could occur if you were to use a copyrighted song is that the ad revenue that would be played on the video that the user would gain, would be sent to copyright holder meaning the copyright holder would earn the profits.
Another outcome could be that the copyright holder could potentially put in a manual claim on a video that would remove the audio contents from the user’s video. and possibly take down the video. So a section of the video with the copyrighted medi would be muted, not the whole video.
The third outcome, and what I briefly explained earlier is that the full video could be taken down so a producer or and artist/label could potentially find the video and the copyright, and decide they want the video taken down. A lot of people seem to think that changing the speed/pitch of the media/song will get them past copyright but YouTube is able to detect songs that have been pitched differently or speed up and it doesn’t work, YouTube/copyright Holder will take down your videos regardless, some manually if a claim is made by the business/company or artist, and some automatically by YouTube.
The fourth and more drastic outcome is that your video will be taken down, and you as the user will receive a strike, a copyright strike. If a user manages to get three strike, their channel is permanently taken down. Strikes aren’t permanent but if they do happen consecutively, it could lead to your account getting terminated.
What is fair use and why is it important to my project?
Fair use is a US law that allows the reuse of copyrighted material in certain circumstances without the permission of the copyright owner. However, fair use is determined on a case-by-case basis, and different countries have different rules regarding the use of materials without the permission of the copyright owner. In the UK, use for purposes such as criticism, reviews, citations, parodies, caricatures, pastiche, etc. may be considered fair dealing, but in some circumstances.