The RUclips music database I discussed in this video back in early 2019 is now gone. It no longer exists. This means that there is no longer a way to see if your music will be allowed, meaning you can use the song but the creators of the song monetize your video VS using a song that the creator doesn't allow which means your video will not be able to be seen unless you remove the song. This means we are back to the old way of just having to put up a video music mix as unlisted and see what happens...before sending it to a published state.
Me (DJ interested in publishing sets on RUclips): Discovering the Music Policies page through your video after uploading multiple unlisted "mini-mixes" to discover a publishable playlist... Eyes wide open! And then realising it's all gone... #$@!?@$% FFFFF*******
All in all its a nice tutorial video well explained. But in the end the headline is kind of clickbaiting. As there is nothing about how i can post my mix and its not getting taken down. Its about hot create a mix with music that YT allows me. But im not free in my creativity at all to use the music i like. So i cant post "my mix"
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 *🎧 Creating DJ Mixes for RUclips* - Sharing DJ mixes on RUclips requires navigating copyright restrictions. - While mixes cannot be monetized due to copyrighted music, they serve as promotional tools for DJs. 02:00 *🎶 Utilizing RUclips's Music Policies* - RUclips's Music Policies feature allows DJs to check which songs can be used without copyright issues. - DJs can search for songs and assess their availability for worldwide playback, ensuring compliance with copyright regulations. 04:01 *📝 Understanding Copyrighted Material* - DJs must carefully review copyright policies for each song, as some may be restricted in certain regions or subject to content ID claims. - Despite limitations, there is a vast selection of music available for DJ mixes on RUclips, providing ample opportunities for creative expression. 11:03 *🖼️ Adding Visuals to DJ Mixes* - Incorporating visuals enhances the viewing experience of DJ mixes on RUclips. - Software like Resolume offers powerful tools for creating captivating visuals to accompany DJ mixes. - Visuals can range from simple logos to intricate animations, depending on the creator's preference and expertise. Made with HARPA AI
Hey Blake I have been really puzzled to knowing that youtube doesn't allow copyright music on videos but why is it that people like these youtubers SENSE AND PLAYLIST and BOBBY NSENGA are able to make playlist videos with music that I would think would be copy written? Do you know how this is possible? plus you can look up ex. r&b playlist and find plenty of videos with music that haven't been taken down.
Yeah, a lot has changed, more songs can be played >> here’s the deal, you can include a variety of copy written music in your videos these days in a DJ mix BUT you can not monetize that video. The original artists will get any money it makes because there will be ADs slapped onto it. Things have changed a lot since I made this video, the database no longer exists to my knowledge. Put together a video with the songs you want to use - stick it up as unpublished and see what happens. Likely you will see most songs are allowed but will have ADs on them.
There was two different options of the same De La Soul song and one said it was not allowed after you saw one that was allowed.. how do you go about that?
All of the policies have changed, I can't even keep up. Upload an unpublished video with the song and see what happens - then you will know if it will be allowed or not for real.
Hillo there @Blakeheart, could you possibly make an updated version of this wonderful video. It’s quite challenging trying to keep up with you when nothing looks the saw. Cheers. 😅
Yeah, this is an older video and RUclips is constantly changing things, glad you found what you needed! Thanks for watching and for the comment - maybe I can make an updated one at some point, it's been quite a popular video of mine!
Hey Blake, amazing video! I wasted my entire afternoon trying to upload a mashup here and on Soundcloud and as you said, no success because of the copyrights. Where can I find the section with the copyright on the new version on youtube, I have looked up almost everywhere but I didn't find it, it would be super helpful, thanks again!!!!
The link was in the description, just checked it and it appears to still work - ruclips.net/user/music_policies?o=U&nv=1 Sorry to hear you had your mash up taken down, it's tough to beat the algorithms these days!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment -- good luck to you and getting your music remixes out there!!
If you buy a song from beatport, just check the database and see if it is in there. I have found that some house songs that are more obscure or newer are not in there. If they aren't in there, there is no way to know what will happen to your mix unfortunately.
No idea, but would you really want to do that?!? Like is it worth it... You can always test songs out by loading the video but not making it public, the algorithms I’ll check it and indicate what songs are copy written and if the video will be banned over all...test it out first.
@@BlakeHeart I just heard some more tips that can help me avoiding using flanger. Im just thinking of any idea so that I can put out my mixes that i've made. i guess i can throw that in more often and have my whole set 5 bars faster while changing the default tempo.
Thank you very much for the video but I have a question There is this song called Mad world by Hardwell Remixed by Someone else I typed it on the music policy but it wasn't shown in there does that mean it does not have any copyright issues ?
Idk Man This Is A Lotta Hard Work Especially If I'm Doing Multiple Mixes And My Mixes Can Be A Hour Or 2 Long. Just Imagine Making 10 Mixes 10 hours Long. To literally think of Songs Ima gonna use And Then Check to see if I can use em. Noo noo I'll be there forever! It Would Be Cool if On Sites like youtube/Soundcloud Could Just Have DJs Somehow Someway Prove They Are Actual Real DJs And Be Excluded From The Rules.
I hear you...I've always thought they should give DJs the opportunity to pay some fees like but that will take forever to work out since there's such a difference between audio only performance and video rights performances...some day the laws will catch up to the technology, just not sure when!!
So everyone will now be doing the same mixes? I don't understand it your viewers watch your mix hear a good song they can then go and download which =free advertising for the artist
Fine, if you don't mind your work being used without your permission and without payment. Artists that feel that way about all or some of their music in this context can make it available for such use, just as this video tells us about. Otherwise, everything becomes "advertising for the artist", and the artist ends up with a steadily diluted income stream.
hey! thanks that was helpfull, do you know how to upload dj sets in soundcloud without getting copyright striked? as fsr as i know soundcloud is more harsh about it
Soundcloud is really tough - chances are you are going to have issues and get the copyright strikes for anything that is NOT yours. It stinks, but that's just the way it is...hopefully that changes at some point.
This doesn't work for SoundCloud, I do not know of a database for them -- basically you can't put anything on your account in SoundCloud that is owned/copyright of someone else, so no, this doesn't work for Soundcloud.
Thanks for this.. but this only helps if you're the kind of DJ that plans every single song that they're gonna' play. I'm way too random for that. Off the top or nothing.
Right, a lot of people are starting to live stream DJing right now - so agreed, you would have to plan out your set for a livestream. Head over to Twitch or Caffeine though, there are a lots of places to livestream outside of youtube!
But who really goes to Mixcloud beyond other DJs? I am genuinely curious if there are others outside the DJ space of the "in the know" group of people. RUclips is a place where so many more people can find your DJ mixes or so it seems, and I would love to hear other opinions on that! Plus you can't rewind or fast forward on Mixcloud which is really annoying when you hear a song you love or a song you hate....
It has happened to me a lot and it demotivates one a lot especially after working so hard on making that mixtape amazing for fans to hear and also to promote this musician's song. Thanks for informing us what you know.
I feel you should be able to use any music as long as your not making money off the video ....they make music for ppl to hear and enjoy but as djs have to buy music from a music pool but cant use it to make a mix to promote urself as a dj ....the copywrite laws are old and need to be updated for 2020 and social media and content for use
Yeah, it's annoying. The clubs, bars and radio stations pay the ascap/bmi fees, why can't they figure out how to make the model work for RUclips, IG and others, I don't know the inside details. I agree, things need to be updated for today's age, I feel your pain! Twitch is more lenient, check it out if you haven't already...
But shouldn't a DJ be able to get paid to DJ? Djs don't just "play" music. A skilled DJ applies talent. Why can't A DJ just credit all the music they play and get a small percentage of what money it might generate? Djs should be able to get paid on RUclips because they are artist in their own right. Those copyright songs available are usually crap. RUclips sucks when it comes to DJ culture and a DJ shouldn't have to suck the corporate c*** to be able to freely play music either. There must be a better compromise we can come rather than the one you are being squeezed into suggesting however I appreciate your kindness. I can't even play a drum n bass vinyl on a hifi deck with out getting threatened on Facebook live. Like why shouldn't people be able to play music freely? Why buy it in the first place? With this copyright logic I should be getting threatened for playing it by myself because I'm not paying myself to hear it.
Also I meant to include this but why can't A DJ play music for FREE? getting paid is one thing but why shouldn't A DJ be able to upload a unmonetized DJ video??? Just because the label thinks they should get paid ever time a song gets played? I'm so tired of it.
Agree to some of this - not necessarily being able to play it for free if the artist doesn't want you to, BUT hoping that more artists see the advantage in allowing DJs to play and promote their music on social platforms...
Another way of doing this is to make a test track using snippets of each song (10-20sec instead of full track), upload - unlisted > YT Creator Studio (open video) > visibility > view copyright claim status - see which are blocked, remove those tracks, maybe keep a list of blocked songs. Credit to DJ Carlo for this method and commentor Maryalee Scarlet for the tip of shortening the songs for the copyright test track.
snag with this is one day `RUclips states a track is ok to use, & the next day they state otherwise & block them. i get this all the time and there's no way around it
Hi there.. I tried to search for the RUclips music policy page but was unsuccessful . Can you please walk me through on how to get to this page in my RUclips .. thanks
So it looks like it has officially gone away, the database no longer exists. This was in the works for a while, we knew it was going away, and this stinks. It was at least a way to know whether or not your video would be taken down or silenced. Without this resource, looks like the hard way of making a mix, putting the video up as a unlisted to see what happens, and then go from there is the best approach...which isn't ideal!
I've got 1 mix that is close to 1 million views and it has gotten me 7k followers , but I try to monetize on my page and I wasn't able to even though I qualify to and its mostly because my mixes are old school and all copywriter so I am finding ways to make my page more original , I love mixing for the world like yourself but on ig im always getting kicked off and posts get blocked so there has to be a way , nice does it on ig and he goes on for hours , how is that possible?
Some people have special situations where they are in with the folks at IG and paying any fees on the backend I suspect. Go to Twitch, that's really the place to be if you want to DJ BUT anything copywritten with performance rights will get silenced on the video reply. On the live DJ set on Twitch, nothing will get silenced and you will not get booted off...
i think DJS should be allowed to monetize mixtapes!! so what if it's not their music but putting different musical pieces/tracks together and blend them into one another creating a hour or so long journey takes some imagination... maybe that imagination is different from person to person and that's what makes it unique!! just saying there should be some credit given to the art of djing.. 😪 while some excellent music producers out there can't mix jackshit and don't even have what it takes to be a dj should be proud of someone who can use their music and create magical moments with it... !!! like seriously it's so frustratin!!
I am with you, it sucks. And that's why a lot of EDM producers have no issues with you using their music, though that's been changing a bit over the years and not as liberal. It is really frustrating...I wish that RUclips would offer a solution where DJs could pay a monthly fee to use whatever track they want to in their mixes, that would be cool! And I am sure many people would be willing to pay a fair amount of money!
I watched a lot of videos on this... One says you can claim it yourself and monetize if you remix the song but didn't say to what extent. Another says you can monetize it you change the pitch or tone another says you can use it if it's under 20% of the song length...smh
I hear you, anything can change at any time, for sure....if you don’t have copyright interest or have personally negotiated for use, you are always at the mercy of the powers that be...
Thanks for the information! This is why I don’t post any mixes on RUclips anymore. Ain’t nobody got time for all that searching for what songs can play lol.
What about posting other DJ mixes? This is strictly for workout /dance sessions! I ain't no DJ I listen to DJ mixes! cuz, only DJ's have time to make mixes.
The truth is it is hit or miss...these days my advice is to put a bunch of tracks you want to use into a video that you post unlisted and see what get's flagged.
im just starting a youtube channel doing bass covers and lessons, what if i bought the karaoke version and downloaded it without the bass line and used this, would that bypass the copywright laws???
Interesting question! I don’t think this is a problem since it’s similar to teaching people how to play an entire song on guitar for example, you are just using some instrumental help - which is not music made by the original artists - to be able to show how to play bass...
@@BlakeHeart Karaoke versions also get blipped sometimes because they're a "cover" and covers still need proper lisencing to go ahead and play if they have enough likeness to the song itself and not another redition of it. Instumentals are still music made by the original artist even if it's played by someone else. Just keep that in mind!
I love how well you explain the small details, espically about having a block when u cannot achieve something, I think that’s true for most of us. Much Love 😘
I'm in the market for something that's on your affiliate 'kickback' list but I want to buy from the UK Amazon store. Can you post an international link?
I appreciate you wanting to give me some affiliate love, the truth is I have been meaning to get my international links set up for the longest time and haven't....and I really need to get myself to do it! Don't wait around for me though, but again, I appreciate you wanting to support the channel, much love!!
Right...but you have to get your viewers over there - it's not a place where people are generally "hanging out" like twitch or youtube, so they are not just going to organically find you. You need to work your butt off to try and promote yourself in other ways to get people to Mixcloud....
@@BlakeHeart Yes, you have to promote your shows on social media. It´s a really small trade off considering that a person can produce shows about music, about the great artists and with music from the greatest artists without any problem. For people who already have thousands of followers on social media, that´s not a problem. And you can pay facebook or other platforms to engage more people. I think the great aim is not to monetize, some people think about getting money from internet. I see more on the side of creating a value work and fun. And if possible to win some money, that´s cool.
Hello! I hope that I have contacted the address ?! I will be very glad if you help with advice and help remove the block for monetization, I do not know this topic well, I shoot my videos and post them on RUclips. my the video is not monetized, and the music sounds and the video is visible but not monetized, in what is my question: these videos that are not monetized contain song and footage from music videos of singers. for information, I engrave eggshells, and I engrave images of these singers, but most importantly, I have written consent from these singers for the songs, music and footage used their videos for my videos, that is: my video contains both topics, my engraving work and footage from these singers, there is even one video the singer's consent was filmed, and most importantly, these songs are not cover, but their official videos and songs when I watch In the description of these singers it says that the owners are some people and companies, can I remove the restriction on the monetization of my videos if I have the consent of these singers? they wrote these consent to me mainly on Instagram, in the mail gmail.com and on Facebook. Will such consent written by singers on such social networks work in order to remove the restriction on monetization? and if they do, what should I do, what and where to write and send so that the restriction can be lifted? thanks for the your reply. best wishes George! we
Ahhh, that's a tough one - so you received a verbal ok, but the algorithm is still picking up the music and attributing the monetization to the music copyright owner -- sorry, but that's the way it works. You can ask the owners if they can remove the restriction - which they can do, when you give them the video web link, but they probably won't want to be bothered by that since they aren't getting any payment from you, but maybe if you offer payment they might do it? Sorry, but I don't have any good answers for you on this one....generally you need to go through licensing to be able to use someone else's music like this on your videos and not have them claim the monetization for it.
The database thing seems to work...most of the time. I have had mixes blocked on the basis of one track which I had already checked on that database. For the most part my stuff doesnt get blocked but thats because of the style of music I play, underground techno. If you are wanting to play more popular known tracks its maybe a bigger issue.
So you put a song on that was good to go -- and then after the fact the track that you used became considered a copyright strike? That stinks, I would like to think that is a rarity but at the same time things could happen between copyright owners to change the status of the music. Glad to hear you are making out ok for the most part! Thanks for watching!
@@BlakeHeart yep also the algorithms on mixcloud aren't always accurate. I put up two livesets using only samples and it wrongly id'd half my set as actual tracks.
Correct -- like your own music. It's not a given that you will get a copyright strike if you use your remixes of other people's songs but as the algorithm gets better and better, all bets might even be off on doing that...don't expect to monetize unless you own the copyright basically...
thank you for this info :) I will use this database. but I have one question - what if I can't find track in this database, for example this is quite new song, track or remix?
Ive made mix videos since 2009 and gave up and stopped since 2015. Its impossible with youtube. My videos are taken down bit by bit. I did a live mix for 3 hours and gotten almost 200k views, got copyright strike straight away. All the effort down the drain.
Sorry - it does stink. I wish that RUclips could take a portion of $ earned from your views to pay for the streaming fees/payment to artists just like is done with public play in bars, clubs, restaurants, etc. That would be awesome, maybe some day, but I doubt it....
Potentially, since the underlying music had copyrights on it. Even if you get your mix to be able to play on RUclips, it doesn't mean you will be able to monetize it and make money...
It is on the replay and that's the issue. If you look at recording videos on Twitch from DJs, you will hear that portions are silenced, same idea as what happens on YT sort of.
I just did a new video on Live streaming tips for DJs you might find helpful, it's a little different for Facebook, ruclips.net/video/jGkTmwSug7Y/видео.html
Awesome, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I will have to remember to keep my tone tame and not fall prey to the youtube happy voice, lol!!!
@@BlakeHeart I don't have a RUclips channel, and I'm thinking that's why i can't check to see if a song is available for play just the way you demonstrated.
This was so helpful after digitisation of old sets from the 90’s a search of those tracks shows them already listed and available on RUclips with the publisher and licensed to RUclips. Since I’m not monetising am I ok? Or is more research in order?
Great video. I naively did an half hour live streaming with my favorite tracks (all in theminimal techno style) so my friends could enjoy it. I've been in home lockdown since mid March and bored (and broke) to death hahaha. The video remained in my page but muted... I use my iPad Pro and Djay app (it's pretty awesome) with tracks stored within the iPad and tracks from Spotify. Any way, a pretty frustrating experience. I guess I will just hope the covid-19 one day goes away and I can just play at friend's parties because that's all I mean, to make people enjoy it and dance. I guess I will organize my own stuff on Ableton Live and stream my own material, I guess that will not be a problem. Greetings from Brazil.
Ahhh, sorry! Definitely can be frustrating, and the day that youtube or some other popular platform solves for this will be the most amazing day! There must be some way they can do it and make sure everyone gets their money from the plays!! Thanks for watching, stay safe over there in Brazil! Here in the USA, we have the same covid craziness -- praying that a vaccine comes soon because I am not sure anything but that will bring back some sort of normalcy here!!!
Hello Blake and what if you cant find a track in YT music database? I uploaded my dj mix and it was okay. Is it possible that they can take it down after some time?
Hey new subscriber 🙏 appreciate the video.. but I have to use 90's hip hop for Live streaming on IG and maybe RUclips... I get blocked fast on IG. Was thinking maybe I could use remixes, but also just came up with the idea of putting white noise over the mix to block the A.I. 😆 thoughts?
No thoughts - sorry! It's a harsh world out there and with the advances in technology it is hard to fool the algorithms. I presume the content may be allowed on RUclips because they have a system set up to pay royalties to those people whose music you are using BUT that IG doesn't have a system set up the same way as RUclips so they don't allow it. I have no idea...it's all about trying it and seeing what works. How would white noise work, wouldn't your listeners be annoyed by having to hear white noise in the mix? Why not move to Twitch vs. IG and send people there to hear you?
@@BlakeHeart you're right, probably won't sound good.. my audience is already on IG, 15.9k ..but it's hard enough to get them to show up there let alone move them to another platform lol guess we'll have to hope IG gets the licenses one day. Thanks for your input 💚
Thanks for information, but i got one question, What will happen if you mix Some part only of each song like you take drums, or Synths, bass, vocal of other song and mix or make remix in your DJset what will happen?
It all depends on whether the algorithm can figure out what the song is, if it can read that it i a copywritten song, or aspect of a song. The algorithms are getting smarter each year - but yes, if you are really mixing things up, changing pitch, etc., maybe it gets by....
If the song isn't in the database you just don't know what to expect. Doesn't matter if you add the credits. Basically there are some copyright owners that are ok with having their music played on the various video platforms and there are a lot of copyright owners that are NOT ok with it. The best way to get around it is to try and trick the algorithm when you are live streaming or posting mixes. I created a new video with some tips on this -- ruclips.net/video/jGkTmwSug7Y/видео.html Thanks for watching!
What I’m considering doing is putting up mixes, putting the same mixes up on a podcast and on mixcloud... And then going to write an easy and comprehendible list underneath where they can see the links, and then going to write an easy and comprehendible list underneath where they can Click on the links to listen to the mix is if they can’t listen to them they’re
Well, as you probably know, you can post anything on Mixcloud -- but that's not going to work on RUclips, I am not sure there's any easy way around the fact that you won't be able to use the same mix for both sites, unless each song is clear on RUclips. Many years ago, I just accepted this is the way things are...for now. Maybe they will change at some point in the future -- but too many people have legal rights to these songs in so many countries, I think it is hard to companies to negotiate with some of the copyright owners.
Michał Dańczak if it’s not there, it’s hit or miss, you’re taking your chances with getting a copyright strike and having the video taken down. My advice is to stay with the sure bets that are listed there...
Link is in description - that is the YT database of music and tells you what you can play with no issues...no list per genre, though that would be helpful!!!
Right - that happens to, and basically you are just taking your chances if you use a song that doesn't come up there...there's no way to know if you will be hit with a copyright violation or not. And remember, if you are hit with a copyright violation, there's no way to know then if someone else will just put an ad on your video and take the money from that OR whether they will prevent it from playing totally...that's the crappy part.
Thanks for watching and for the compliment. I am not aware, but I am sure they exist. I know there's something that comes with FL Studio if you happen to use that software. The other thing you can do is find other people's visual images on RUclips, do a screen record of them and then use them in your own video that you edit. There are people that actually make visuals like that because they want you to use them...
If it's not on the list there's no telling what may happen....sorry. You may find that you use it and it's ok, no strike -- or that there is. You may also find that there's no strike for a few months....and then you get one.
Hi Blake thank you for this. I'm looking to do a Live Stream DJ Mix this weekend. I'm not eligible or looking to monitize. As per your video, if you only select tracks which have "ads can appear" can an ad literally get added in when streaming live? or do the ads potentially get added in after during play back? Thanks
It's called green screen or chroma key - you just need to have a green screen behind you and then in post, you are able to key your video of yourself so that the green back ground disappears.
Green screen or also called chroma key - basically you need a green screen behind you, decent lightning on the screen and then a video editing program that allows you to use a chroma key to block out the background and just see yourself on the screen.
more and more places have strong algorithms and can detect what's copywritten by someone else, so yes, there's not a lot of places you can post material that isn't yours anymore...
I have talked to lawyers specifically about Electronic Dance Music and have had several loopholes and defenses explained to me. For example. I have been told that one may argue that dance music specifically has been engineered for the purpose of mixing and not as much listening. Therefore, when the artist purchases the music it is not dramatically different from a painter buying paint. When that painter is buying and using trademarked colors they are not expected to pay a royalty to the manufacturer when/if the painting sells. There is quite a bit more to this that touches on transformative works ect. But the gist is I have been told that there is a legit defense in this specific case. However, it has never been had to be used from what I was told. By and large dance music producers and labels are not copyright trolling DJs online or otherwise. My lawyer could not find a single lawsuit filed against a DJ for playing a copy-written song at a live event, or for distributing it on a demo cd, online ect. Oh! and BTW: If you are only playing songs in RUclips's database then you are kind of a shit DJ in my opinion. You should be playing music that motivates you in a manner which motivates others and not just playing the same boring shit everyone else is playing.
The bottom line is that the algorithm is going to take it down if RUclips doesn't have permission from all copyright owners to utilize the song on its platform - and Facebook is even worse...so at the end of the day, doesn't matter because the creators have no control.
@@BlakeHeart Actually the Algorithm doesn't block content it can't identify and it requires some very specific parameters be met to get a confirmation. There are entire channels of DJ mixes that have not been taken down because the music is not in RUclips's database. (see: Partiboi69) And again from a legal perspective, all they have to do is secure public performance licenses from ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. Maybe to offset the costs they charge a small annual fee to the creators that require those licenses to be kept up to date. It could really be that simple. I'm not sure which or how they have compiled this dogshit list of "approved" music but it is far far from complete. With licenses from all three organizations one can basically play any music every released in the U.S.A. in a public forum and for profit.
AaronAlso but using it for video is different than public performance in nightclub, or similar. I’m not arguing with you, I absolutely believe the laws and licensing need to be updated because many DJs would be willing to pay a fee to be able to play these songs, just as is done by bars, restaurants and retail stores to ascap, BMI so I’m totally with what you’re saying...
@@BlakeHeart Go read the licensing agreements and various options at the ASCAP website. They actually include licenses specifically for online presentation in both pure audio and audio/video format. The problem is, and trust me I've argued with RUclips until I was blue in the face. Even if the individual, you or me, goes and secures an ASCAP/BMI license RUclips will not honor it. Technically they don't have too because the laws require them to have the license not the performer. RUclips could still get sued for allowing the music to be played on their platform without being licensed. The performer would be covered, but not the platform.
The RUclips music database I discussed in this video back in early 2019 is now gone. It no longer exists. This means that there is no longer a way to see if your music will be allowed, meaning you can use the song but the creators of the song monetize your video VS using a song that the creator doesn't allow which means your video will not be able to be seen unless you remove the song. This means we are back to the old way of just having to put up a video music mix as unlisted and see what happens...before sending it to a published state.
Me (DJ interested in publishing sets on RUclips):
Discovering the Music Policies page through your video after uploading multiple unlisted "mini-mixes" to discover a publishable playlist... Eyes wide open!
And then realising it's all gone... #$@!?@$% FFFFF*******
its crazy because there are so many dj mixtapes on youtube, like best of hiphop 2020 or best of edm 2020 mixes and they dont get taken down??
Tis a pity it's gone because I would want to get my music on that listing as part of my sales strategy!
What a big step back youtube !!
I am curious if there is a way to actually buy the license to present music of others in one's mixes. Nobody's talking about that.
Please share an updated version of this video! RUclips’s current pa he layout isn’t like this anymore! (“Create -> Music policies”?)
All in all its a nice tutorial video well explained. But in the end the headline is kind of clickbaiting. As there is nothing about how i can post my mix and its not getting taken down. Its about hot create a mix with music that YT allows me. But im not free in my creativity at all to use the music i like. So i cant post "my mix"
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 *🎧 Creating DJ Mixes for RUclips*
- Sharing DJ mixes on RUclips requires navigating copyright restrictions.
- While mixes cannot be monetized due to copyrighted music, they serve as promotional tools for DJs.
02:00 *🎶 Utilizing RUclips's Music Policies*
- RUclips's Music Policies feature allows DJs to check which songs can be used without copyright issues.
- DJs can search for songs and assess their availability for worldwide playback, ensuring compliance with copyright regulations.
04:01 *📝 Understanding Copyrighted Material*
- DJs must carefully review copyright policies for each song, as some may be restricted in certain regions or subject to content ID claims.
- Despite limitations, there is a vast selection of music available for DJ mixes on RUclips, providing ample opportunities for creative expression.
11:03 *🖼️ Adding Visuals to DJ Mixes*
- Incorporating visuals enhances the viewing experience of DJ mixes on RUclips.
- Software like Resolume offers powerful tools for creating captivating visuals to accompany DJ mixes.
- Visuals can range from simple logos to intricate animations, depending on the creator's preference and expertise.
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This was very educational. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment! Glad it was helpful!!!
Hey Blake I have been really puzzled to knowing that youtube doesn't allow copyright music on videos but why is it that people like these youtubers SENSE AND PLAYLIST and BOBBY NSENGA are able to make playlist videos with music that I would think would be copy written? Do you know how this is possible? plus you can look up ex. r&b playlist and find plenty of videos with music that haven't been taken down.
Yeah, a lot has changed, more songs can be played >> here’s the deal, you can include a variety of copy written music in your videos these days in a DJ mix BUT you can not monetize that video. The original artists will get any money it makes because there will be ADs slapped onto it. Things have changed a lot since I made this video, the database no longer exists to my knowledge. Put together a video with the songs you want to use - stick it up as unpublished and see what happens. Likely you will see most songs are allowed but will have ADs on them.
@@BlakeHeart Thank you
There was two different options of the same De La Soul song and one said it was not allowed after you saw one that was allowed.. how do you go about that?
All of the policies have changed, I can't even keep up. Upload an unpublished video with the song and see what happens - then you will know if it will be allowed or not for real.
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Hillo there @Blakeheart, could you possibly make an updated version of this wonderful video. It’s quite challenging trying to keep up with you when nothing looks the saw. Cheers. 😅
....found it. 😓😶😇
Yeah, this is an older video and RUclips is constantly changing things, glad you found what you needed! Thanks for watching and for the comment - maybe I can make an updated one at some point, it's been quite a popular video of mine!
Hey Blake, amazing video! I wasted my entire afternoon trying to upload a mashup here and on Soundcloud and as you said, no success because of the copyrights. Where can I find the section with the copyright on the new version on youtube, I have looked up almost everywhere but I didn't find it, it would be super helpful, thanks again!!!!
The link was in the description, just checked it and it appears to still work - ruclips.net/user/music_policies?o=U&nv=1 Sorry to hear you had your mash up taken down, it's tough to beat the algorithms these days!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment -- good luck to you and getting your music remixes out there!!
Hi.. your information are very clear.. i do have a question, do you use song from beatport or other source?
If you buy a song from beatport, just check the database and see if it is in there. I have found that some house songs that are more obscure or newer are not in there. If they aren't in there, there is no way to know what will happen to your mix unfortunately.
Thanks Blake! you're inspiring me!
Thank you and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, much appreciated!!
can using flanger reverb throughout the song help the track not be noticed?
No idea, but would you really want to do that?!? Like is it worth it... You can always test songs out by loading the video but not making it public, the algorithms I’ll check it and indicate what songs are copy written and if the video will be banned over all...test it out first.
@@BlakeHeart I just heard some more tips that can help me avoiding using flanger. Im just thinking of any idea so that I can put out my mixes that i've made. i guess i can throw that in more often and have my whole set 5 bars faster while changing the default tempo.
Thanks for the video I found this helpful, and very informative
Thanks for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment!
Does it get taken down as well if you create your own version with synthesizers and drumcomputers that is slightly different?
No, if you recreate it, you should not have a problem...unless you pick the same exact sounds, lol!!
Thank you very much for the video but I have a question
There is this song called Mad world by Hardwell Remixed by Someone else
I typed it on the music policy but it wasn't shown in there does that mean it does not have any copyright issues ?
It's hit or miss if it is not listed...
@@BlakeHeart AAAh cool
Idk Man This Is A Lotta Hard Work Especially If I'm Doing Multiple Mixes And My Mixes Can Be A Hour Or 2 Long. Just Imagine Making 10 Mixes 10 hours Long. To literally think of Songs Ima gonna use And Then Check to see if I can use em. Noo noo I'll be there forever! It Would Be Cool if On Sites like youtube/Soundcloud Could Just Have DJs Somehow Someway Prove They Are Actual Real DJs And Be Excluded From The Rules.
I hear you...I've always thought they should give DJs the opportunity to pay some fees like but that will take forever to work out since there's such a difference between audio only performance and video rights performances...some day the laws will catch up to the technology, just not sure when!!
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So everyone will now be doing the same mixes?
I don't understand it your viewers watch your mix hear a good song they can then go and download which =free advertising for the artist
Fine, if you don't mind your work being used without your permission and without payment. Artists that feel that way about all or some of their music in this context can make it available for such use, just as this video tells us about.
Otherwise, everything becomes "advertising for the artist", and the artist ends up with a steadily diluted income stream.
hey! thanks that was helpfull, do you know how to upload dj sets in soundcloud without getting copyright striked? as fsr as i know soundcloud is more harsh about it
Soundcloud is really tough - chances are you are going to have issues and get the copyright strikes for anything that is NOT yours. It stinks, but that's just the way it is...hopefully that changes at some point.
Thank you very helpfull
Thank you for watching and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment!
Does this go for SoundCloud too? Do they have a database to search from?
This doesn't work for SoundCloud, I do not know of a database for them -- basically you can't put anything on your account in SoundCloud that is owned/copyright of someone else, so no, this doesn't work for Soundcloud.
Use mixcloud instead, there you can upload a mix. Mixcloud has the rights to upload music. The downside is that you can upload audio, not video.
KalleDisco thank you!! Definitely going with Mixcloud
Blake Heart thank you!
Thanks for this.. but this only helps if you're the kind of DJ that plans every single song that they're gonna' play. I'm way too random for that. Off the top or nothing.
Right, a lot of people are starting to live stream DJing right now - so agreed, you would have to plan out your set for a livestream. Head over to Twitch or Caffeine though, there are a lots of places to livestream outside of youtube!
helpfull
Mixcloud
But who really goes to Mixcloud beyond other DJs? I am genuinely curious if there are others outside the DJ space of the "in the know" group of people. RUclips is a place where so many more people can find your DJ mixes or so it seems, and I would love to hear other opinions on that! Plus you can't rewind or fast forward on Mixcloud which is really annoying when you hear a song you love or a song you hate....
Just a pure fucking yap fest
It has happened to me a lot and it demotivates one a lot especially after working so hard on making that mixtape amazing for fans to hear and also to promote this musician's song. Thanks for informing us what you know.
I feel you should be able to use any music as long as your not making money off the video ....they make music for ppl to hear and enjoy but as djs have to buy music from a music pool but cant use it to make a mix to promote urself as a dj ....the copywrite laws are old and need to be updated for 2020 and social media and content for use
Yeah, it's annoying. The clubs, bars and radio stations pay the ascap/bmi fees, why can't they figure out how to make the model work for RUclips, IG and others, I don't know the inside details. I agree, things need to be updated for today's age, I feel your pain! Twitch is more lenient, check it out if you haven't already...
But shouldn't a DJ be able to get paid to DJ? Djs don't just "play" music. A skilled DJ applies talent. Why can't A DJ just credit all the music they play and get a small percentage of what money it might generate? Djs should be able to get paid on RUclips because they are artist in their own right. Those copyright songs available are usually crap. RUclips sucks when it comes to DJ culture and a DJ shouldn't have to suck the corporate c*** to be able to freely play music either. There must be a better compromise we can come rather than the one you are being squeezed into suggesting however I appreciate your kindness. I can't even play a drum n bass vinyl on a hifi deck with out getting threatened on Facebook live. Like why shouldn't people be able to play music freely? Why buy it in the first place? With this copyright logic I should be getting threatened for playing it by myself because I'm not paying myself to hear it.
Also I meant to include this but why can't A DJ play music for FREE? getting paid is one thing but why shouldn't A DJ be able to upload a unmonetized DJ video??? Just because the label thinks they should get paid ever time a song gets played? I'm so tired of it.
Agree to some of this - not necessarily being able to play it for free if the artist doesn't want you to, BUT hoping that more artists see the advantage in allowing DJs to play and promote their music on social platforms...
Another way of doing this is to make a test track using snippets of each song (10-20sec instead of full track), upload - unlisted > YT Creator Studio (open video) > visibility > view copyright claim status - see which are blocked, remove those tracks, maybe keep a list of blocked songs. Credit to DJ Carlo for this method and commentor Maryalee Scarlet for the tip of shortening the songs for the copyright test track.
snag with this is one day `RUclips states a track is ok to use, & the next day they state otherwise & block them. i get this all the time and there's no way around it
skro jst get a vpn for that trivial country blocked hiccup
Opera has a free one built into the browses. I've been meaning to check that out.
Hi there.. I tried to search for the RUclips music policy page but was unsuccessful . Can you please walk me through on how to get to this page in my RUclips .. thanks
So it looks like it has officially gone away, the database no longer exists. This was in the works for a while, we knew it was going away, and this stinks. It was at least a way to know whether or not your video would be taken down or silenced. Without this resource, looks like the hard way of making a mix, putting the video up as a unlisted to see what happens, and then go from there is the best approach...which isn't ideal!
Thanks very much for the info
I've got 1 mix that is close to 1 million views and it has gotten me 7k followers , but I try to monetize on my page and I wasn't able to even though I qualify to and its mostly because my mixes are old school and all copywriter so I am finding ways to make my page more original , I love mixing for the world like yourself but on ig im always getting kicked off and posts get blocked so there has to be a way , nice does it on ig and he goes on for hours , how is that possible?
Some people have special situations where they are in with the folks at IG and paying any fees on the backend I suspect. Go to Twitch, that's really the place to be if you want to DJ BUT anything copywritten with performance rights will get silenced on the video reply. On the live DJ set on Twitch, nothing will get silenced and you will not get booted off...
i think DJS should be allowed to monetize mixtapes!! so what if it's not their music but putting different musical pieces/tracks together and blend them into one another creating a hour or so long journey takes some imagination...
maybe that imagination is different from person to person and that's what makes it unique!! just saying there should be some credit given to the art of djing.. 😪
while some excellent music producers out there can't mix jackshit and don't even have what it takes to be a dj should be proud of someone who can use their music and create magical moments with it... !!! like seriously it's so frustratin!!
I am with you, it sucks. And that's why a lot of EDM producers have no issues with you using their music, though that's been changing a bit over the years and not as liberal. It is really frustrating...I wish that RUclips would offer a solution where DJs could pay a monthly fee to use whatever track they want to in their mixes, that would be cool! And I am sure many people would be willing to pay a fair amount of money!
@@BlakeHeart yes that would be fair and square... hopefully a day will come soon 🙏
I watched a lot of videos on this... One says you can claim it yourself and monetize if you remix the song but didn't say to what extent. Another says you can monetize it you change the pitch or tone another says you can use it if it's under 20% of the song length...smh
Pitch the music up and do the vid for less than 30 minutes . Failing that join everybody else on SoundCloud
I wished your technique worked but it doesnt, because the status of songs can change overtime. check de la soul "all good" again you will see :/
I hear you, anything can change at any time, for sure....if you don’t have copyright interest or have personally negotiated for use, you are always at the mercy of the powers that be...
But its just a cover of the song thats blocked in 47 countries. Just using the song is available worldwide.. ?
Thanks for the information! This is why I don’t post any mixes on RUclips anymore. Ain’t nobody got time for all that searching for what songs can play lol.
Very true, it is time consuming....
Sfk right now, no where lol
What about posting other DJ mixes? This is strictly for workout
/dance sessions! I ain't no DJ I listen to DJ mixes! cuz, only DJ's have time to make mixes.
Hmm, not sure how the DJs would feel about that? Maybe check with them first...make sure it's cool with them?
I want to mix Stuff like KREAM, Tchami, Morten and so on. Do i need to get Whitelisted then?
The truth is it is hit or miss...these days my advice is to put a bunch of tracks you want to use into a video that you post unlisted and see what get's flagged.
im just starting a youtube channel doing bass covers and lessons, what
if i bought the karaoke version and downloaded it without the bass line
and used this, would that bypass the copywright laws???
Interesting question! I don’t think this is a problem since it’s similar to teaching people how to play an entire song on guitar for example, you are just using some instrumental help - which is not music made by the original artists - to be able to show how to play bass...
@@BlakeHeart Karaoke versions also get blipped sometimes because they're a "cover" and covers still need proper lisencing to go ahead and play if they have enough likeness to the song itself and not another redition of it. Instumentals are still music made by the original artist even if it's played by someone else. Just keep that in mind!
I love how well you explain the small details, espically about having a block when u cannot achieve something, I think that’s true for most of us. Much Love 😘
Thanks for watching and for taking the time to leave such a nice comment!!
I'm in the market for something that's on your affiliate 'kickback' list but I want to buy from the UK Amazon store. Can you post an international link?
I appreciate you wanting to give me some affiliate love, the truth is I have been meaning to get my international links set up for the longest time and haven't....and I really need to get myself to do it! Don't wait around for me though, but again, I appreciate you wanting to support the channel, much love!!
Very dope and helpful video. Thank you, I’m going to put my mixed together tonight 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Awesome, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!!
Post you mix and all music to MixCloud. For U$ 15, you can stream all copyright music. It's all legally covered. The service began in April 2020.
Right...but you have to get your viewers over there - it's not a place where people are generally "hanging out" like twitch or youtube, so they are not just going to organically find you. You need to work your butt off to try and promote yourself in other ways to get people to Mixcloud....
@@BlakeHeart Yes, you have to promote your shows on social media. It´s a really small trade off considering that a person can produce shows about music, about the great artists and with music from the greatest artists without any problem. For people who already have thousands of followers on social media, that´s not a problem. And you can pay facebook or other platforms to engage more people. I think the great aim is not to monetize, some people think about getting money from internet. I see more on the side of creating a value work and fun. And if possible to win some money, that´s cool.
Hello! I hope that I have contacted the address ?! I will be very glad if you help with advice and help remove the block for monetization, I do not know this topic well, I shoot my videos and post them on RUclips. my the video is not monetized, and the music sounds and the video is visible but not monetized, in what is my question: these videos that are not monetized contain song and footage from music videos of singers. for information, I engrave eggshells, and I engrave images of these singers, but most importantly, I have written consent from these singers for the songs, music and footage used their videos for my videos, that is: my video contains both topics, my engraving work and footage from these singers, there is even one video the singer's consent was filmed, and most importantly, these songs are not cover, but their official videos and songs when I watch In the description of these singers it says that the owners are some people and companies, can I remove the restriction on the monetization of my videos if I have the consent of these singers? they wrote these consent to me mainly on Instagram, in the mail gmail.com and on Facebook. Will such consent written by singers on such social networks work in order to remove the restriction on monetization? and if they do, what should I do, what and where to write and send so that the restriction can be lifted? thanks for the your reply. best wishes George! we
Ahhh, that's a tough one - so you received a verbal ok, but the algorithm is still picking up the music and attributing the monetization to the music copyright owner -- sorry, but that's the way it works. You can ask the owners if they can remove the restriction - which they can do, when you give them the video web link, but they probably won't want to be bothered by that since they aren't getting any payment from you, but maybe if you offer payment they might do it? Sorry, but I don't have any good answers for you on this one....generally you need to go through licensing to be able to use someone else's music like this on your videos and not have them claim the monetization for it.
Thank you very much for your specific answer.
Sincere thanks mam...
Well thank you for watching :)
The hardship of having bookmarked mixes missing because of take downs 😭
Hah, I never thought of it from the listener's perspective!
cool thx
You're welcome!
They've removed the 'Music Policies' Page sadly. Sucks
Yeah, they did, and it does suck...I bet it was a money suck for them to put resources on keeping the database updated.
The database thing seems to work...most of the time. I have had mixes blocked on the basis of one track which I had already checked on that database. For the most part my stuff doesnt get blocked but thats because of the style of music I play, underground techno. If you are wanting to play more popular known tracks its maybe a bigger issue.
So you put a song on that was good to go -- and then after the fact the track that you used became considered a copyright strike? That stinks, I would like to think that is a rarity but at the same time things could happen between copyright owners to change the status of the music. Glad to hear you are making out ok for the most part! Thanks for watching!
@@BlakeHeart yep also the algorithms on mixcloud aren't always accurate. I put up two livesets using only samples and it wrongly id'd half my set as actual tracks.
But if i use noncopyright music so its possible to Monetization my chanel ?
Correct -- like your own music. It's not a given that you will get a copyright strike if you use your remixes of other people's songs but as the algorithm gets better and better, all bets might even be off on doing that...don't expect to monetize unless you own the copyright basically...
thank you for this info :) I will use this database. but I have one question - what if I can't find track in this database, for example this is quite new song, track or remix?
If you can't find it in the database it is hit or miss as to what will happen. Basically database = safe and if it's not there, who knows...good luck!
Thanks 🙏🏽
So basically utube tells u what songs u can & can NOT play?
Yes, you have it...
Hey, those were some great tips. Thanks and God Bless you and you family always! 🙂🙏
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, glad to hear this was helpful!!
well spoken. good stuff
Thanks!!
Ive made mix videos since 2009 and gave up and stopped since 2015. Its impossible with youtube. My videos are taken down bit by bit. I did a live mix for 3 hours and gotten almost 200k views, got copyright strike straight away. All the effort down the drain.
Sorry - it does stink. I wish that RUclips could take a portion of $ earned from your views to pay for the streaming fees/payment to artists just like is done with public play in bars, clubs, restaurants, etc. That would be awesome, maybe some day, but I doubt it....
so by doing mixes as a DJ u wont make anything ?
Potentially, since the underlying music had copyrights on it. Even if you get your mix to be able to play on RUclips, it doesn't mean you will be able to monetize it and make money...
Why is this not a problem on Twitch?
It is on the replay and that's the issue. If you look at recording videos on Twitch from DJs, you will hear that portions are silenced, same idea as what happens on YT sort of.
Nice Tutorial!! seems like a very human person!! Thanks for sharing
Yes, I am human. Thank you for that compliment, I get what you are saying and it means a lot! Thanks for watching!
yep... im tired of getting blocked.
Thanks! Great video and i leurend alot. I Am gonna check every single track before i wil use it for a youtube mix.
www.mixcloud.com/DjMoneyJ/on-the-front-porch-with-granny-vol-9-the-south-mixtape/?play=fb
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Is this the same for a facebook livestream?
I just did a new video on Live streaming tips for DJs you might find helpful, it's a little different for Facebook, ruclips.net/video/jGkTmwSug7Y/видео.html
that's clever
Can you use this on Facebook?
Not sure if it translates over to facebook - I have no idea how they police their copyrights and what's allowed...but probably worth a try!
I like your encouraging tone and the fact that you don't have that typical overly enthusiastic RUclipsr voice. Cheers!
Awesome, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I will have to remember to keep my tone tame and not fall prey to the youtube happy voice, lol!!!
Do you need to have your own RUclips channel in order to do this?
Not sure I understand the question - but if you want to post a mix you would put it on your own channel generally, yes.
@@BlakeHeart I don't have a RUclips channel, and I'm thinking that's why i can't check to see if a song is available for play just the way you demonstrated.
This was so helpful after digitisation of old sets from the 90’s a search of those tracks shows them already listed and available on RUclips with the publisher and licensed to RUclips. Since I’m not monetising am I ok? Or is more research in order?
I haven't posted a mix in a while, but that seems like a decent way to see that they are allowed for use - they will likely be monetized by the owner.
Bet!
I appreciate the info! It was heartbreaking when IG killed my live 30 minutes in 🤦🏻♂️
30 minutes is pretty good!
Good job, nice of you to take the time to do this!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, appreciated!!
Great video. I naively did an half hour live streaming with my favorite tracks (all in theminimal techno style) so my friends could enjoy it. I've been in home lockdown since mid March and bored (and broke) to death hahaha. The video remained in my page but muted... I use my iPad Pro and Djay app (it's pretty awesome) with tracks stored within the iPad and tracks from Spotify. Any way, a pretty frustrating experience. I guess I will just hope the covid-19 one day goes away and I can just play at friend's parties because that's all I mean, to make people enjoy it and dance. I guess I will organize my own stuff on Ableton Live and stream my own material, I guess that will not be a problem. Greetings from Brazil.
Ahhh, sorry! Definitely can be frustrating, and the day that youtube or some other popular platform solves for this will be the most amazing day! There must be some way they can do it and make sure everyone gets their money from the plays!! Thanks for watching, stay safe over there in Brazil! Here in the USA, we have the same covid craziness -- praying that a vaccine comes soon because I am not sure anything but that will bring back some sort of normalcy here!!!
Hello Blake and what if you cant find a track in YT music database? I uploaded my dj mix and it was okay. Is it possible that they can take it down after some time?
You never know with RUclips, anything can happen, lol! But that's cool that it is up now with now issues!!
Hey new subscriber 🙏 appreciate the video.. but I have to use 90's hip hop for Live streaming on IG and maybe RUclips... I get blocked fast on IG. Was thinking maybe I could use remixes, but also just came up with the idea of putting white noise over the mix to block the A.I. 😆 thoughts?
No thoughts - sorry! It's a harsh world out there and with the advances in technology it is hard to fool the algorithms. I presume the content may be allowed on RUclips because they have a system set up to pay royalties to those people whose music you are using BUT that IG doesn't have a system set up the same way as RUclips so they don't allow it. I have no idea...it's all about trying it and seeing what works. How would white noise work, wouldn't your listeners be annoyed by having to hear white noise in the mix? Why not move to Twitch vs. IG and send people there to hear you?
@@BlakeHeart you're right, probably won't sound good.. my audience is already on IG, 15.9k ..but it's hard enough to get them to show up there let alone move them to another platform lol guess we'll have to hope IG gets the licenses one day. Thanks for your input 💚
Thanks for information, but i got one question, What will happen if you mix Some part only of each song like you take drums, or Synths, bass, vocal of other song and mix or make remix in your DJset what will happen?
It all depends on whether the algorithm can figure out what the song is, if it can read that it i a copywritten song, or aspect of a song. The algorithms are getting smarter each year - but yes, if you are really mixing things up, changing pitch, etc., maybe it gets by....
Thx for this vid, it is helpful! ❤💯
Thanx for the good content. I'm trying to implement those techniques into having a successful upload on this platform
Thanks for watching, wishing you success!!
If the song is on youtube, doesn't it mean that it is playable on youtube? what about adding the credits to the song? is that required or helpful?
If the song isn't in the database you just don't know what to expect. Doesn't matter if you add the credits. Basically there are some copyright owners that are ok with having their music played on the various video platforms and there are a lot of copyright owners that are NOT ok with it. The best way to get around it is to try and trick the algorithm when you are live streaming or posting mixes. I created a new video with some tips on this -- ruclips.net/video/jGkTmwSug7Y/видео.html Thanks for watching!
it helps me to know what to do
Awesome!
What I’m considering doing is putting up mixes, putting the same mixes up on a podcast and on mixcloud... And then going to write an easy and comprehendible list underneath where they can see the links, and then going to write an easy and comprehendible list underneath where they can Click on the links to listen to the mix is if they can’t listen to them they’re
Well, as you probably know, you can post anything on Mixcloud -- but that's not going to work on RUclips, I am not sure there's any easy way around the fact that you won't be able to use the same mix for both sites, unless each song is clear on RUclips. Many years ago, I just accepted this is the way things are...for now. Maybe they will change at some point in the future -- but too many people have legal rights to these songs in so many countries, I think it is hard to companies to negotiate with some of the copyright owners.
Thanks for the info!! Unfortunately RUclips has discontinued the music policy sections. SMH!!
Yes, you are correct...they discontinued it, bummer I know!!!
good stuff
Thanks!
@blakeheart Hey! What if I can not find a song which I want to use?
Michał Dańczak if it’s not there, it’s hit or miss, you’re taking your chances with getting a copyright strike and having the video taken down. My advice is to stay with the sure bets that are listed there...
What happens if I just want to post a single track with me scratching over it?
As long as it is on the approved list, I am not sure there will be any problem if you are scratching over it...
Great video! Do you have a list of already vetted music that can be played? or is there a way to find a list of allowed music per genre?
Link is in description - that is the YT database of music and tells you what you can play with no issues...no list per genre, though that would be helpful!!!
Thanks for the info!!!
Thanks for watching, glad it was helpful!
and what happens if the songs ive used arent available in yt policy data when i searched for them nothing has been found.
Right - that happens to, and basically you are just taking your chances if you use a song that doesn't come up there...there's no way to know if you will be hit with a copyright violation or not. And remember, if you are hit with a copyright violation, there's no way to know then if someone else will just put an ad on your video and take the money from that OR whether they will prevent it from playing totally...that's the crappy part.
Oh and thank you for your video. Very informative. I'm gonna do that.
Awesome, happy to hear this was helpful, wishing you an awesome mix!!!
Great video 👍. Are you aware of any free programs for visual effects?
Thanks for watching and for the compliment. I am not aware, but I am sure they exist. I know there's something that comes with FL Studio if you happen to use that software. The other thing you can do is find other people's visual images on RUclips, do a screen record of them and then use them in your own video that you edit. There are people that actually make visuals like that because they want you to use them...
Thanks for the information. It was very helpful.
Awesome to hear, thanks for watching!
if the song is not on list on database is it usable?
If it's not on the list there's no telling what may happen....sorry. You may find that you use it and it's ok, no strike -- or that there is. You may also find that there's no strike for a few months....and then you get one.
Hi Blake thank you for this. I'm looking to do a Live Stream DJ Mix this weekend. I'm not eligible or looking to monitize. As per your video, if you only select tracks which have "ads can appear" can an ad literally get added in when streaming live? or do the ads potentially get added in after during play back? Thanks
I believe they only get added in after your livestream - for any playbacks. Have fun and good luck!!!
@@BlakeHeart thank you for quick reply. If I go ahead this weekend, I'll be sure to send you a link!
Thank you for this! Great info.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave me a thank you!!
@@BlakeHeart I was able to post my mix without it being taken down! ruclips.net/video/SXNrb9Ak4Ws/видео.html
How do you record your video with the computer on the background?
It's called green screen or chroma key - you just need to have a green screen behind you and then in post, you are able to key your video of yourself so that the green back ground disappears.
don't put on anything thanks
Many thanks, that was exactly the information I was looking for (want to publish my mixes too in a safe way). Great video...
Awesome, glad it was helpful!
How you get „yourself“ in the background??
Green screen or also called chroma key - basically you need a green screen behind you, decent lightning on the screen and then a video editing program that allows you to use a chroma key to block out the background and just see yourself on the screen.
Blake Heart ok. That’s interesting. I work with final cut. And I have a green screen. That should work right? What is your setup?
dont put anything on Facebook or RUclips or cloud
more and more places have strong algorithms and can detect what's copywritten by someone else, so yes, there's not a lot of places you can post material that isn't yours anymore...
I have talked to lawyers specifically about Electronic Dance Music and have had several loopholes and defenses explained to me. For example. I have been told that one may argue that dance music specifically has been engineered for the purpose of mixing and not as much listening. Therefore, when the artist purchases the music it is not dramatically different from a painter buying paint. When that painter is buying and using trademarked colors they are not expected to pay a royalty to the manufacturer when/if the painting sells. There is quite a bit more to this that touches on transformative works ect. But the gist is I have been told that there is a legit defense in this specific case. However, it has never been had to be used from what I was told. By and large dance music producers and labels are not copyright trolling DJs online or otherwise. My lawyer could not find a single lawsuit filed against a DJ for playing a copy-written song at a live event, or for distributing it on a demo cd, online ect.
Oh! and BTW: If you are only playing songs in RUclips's database then you are kind of a shit DJ in my opinion. You should be playing music that motivates you in a manner which motivates others and not just playing the same boring shit everyone else is playing.
The bottom line is that the algorithm is going to take it down if RUclips doesn't have permission from all copyright owners to utilize the song on its platform - and Facebook is even worse...so at the end of the day, doesn't matter because the creators have no control.
@@BlakeHeart
Actually the Algorithm doesn't block content it can't identify and it requires some very specific parameters be met to get a confirmation. There are entire channels of DJ mixes that have not been taken down because the music is not in RUclips's database. (see: Partiboi69)
And again from a legal perspective,
all they have to do is secure public performance licenses from ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. Maybe to offset the costs they charge a small annual fee to the creators that require those licenses to be kept up to date. It could really be that simple. I'm not sure which or how they have compiled this dogshit list of "approved" music but it is far far from complete. With licenses from all three organizations one can basically play any music every released in the U.S.A. in a public forum and for profit.
AaronAlso but using it for video is different than public performance in nightclub, or similar. I’m not arguing with you, I absolutely believe the laws and licensing need to be updated because many DJs would be willing to pay a fee to be able to play these songs, just as is done by bars, restaurants and retail stores to ascap, BMI so I’m totally with what you’re saying...
@@BlakeHeart
Go read the licensing agreements and various options at the ASCAP website. They actually include licenses specifically for online presentation in both pure audio and audio/video format.
The problem is, and trust me I've argued with RUclips until I was blue in the face. Even if the individual, you or me, goes and secures an ASCAP/BMI license RUclips will not honor it. Technically they don't have too because the laws require them to have the license not the performer. RUclips could still get sued for allowing the music to be played on their platform without being licensed. The performer would be covered, but not the platform.