{"id":23839,"date":"2022-07-19T07:58:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=23839"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:58:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:58:57","slug":"how-much-of-a-song-can-you-use-legally-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-much-of-a-song-can-you-use-legally-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"How Much of a Song Can You Use Legally on YouTube?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6e50cf08e0b\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6e50cf08e0b\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6e50cf08e0b\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-much-of-a-song-can-you-use-legally-on-youtube\/#How_Much_of_a_Song_Can_You_Use_Legally_on_YouTube\" title=\"How Much of a Song Can You Use Legally on YouTube?\">How Much of a Song Can You Use Legally on YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-much-of-a-song-can-you-use-legally-on-youtube\/#How_to_obtain_permission_to_use_a_song_on_YouTube\" title=\"How to obtain permission to use a song on YouTube\">How to obtain permission to use a song on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-much-of-a-song-can-you-use-legally-on-youtube\/#How_to_detect_if_a_song_is_copyrighted\" title=\"How to detect if a song is copyrighted\">How to detect if a song is copyrighted<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-much-of-a-song-can-you-use-legally-on-youtube\/#How_to_avoid_copyright_claims_on_YouTube\" title=\"How to avoid copyright claims on YouTube\">How to avoid copyright claims on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-much-of-a-song-can-you-use-legally-on-youtube\/#How_long_is_a_songs_copyright\" title=\"How long is a song&#8217;s copyright?\">How long is a song&#8217;s copyright?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Much_of_a_Song_Can_You_Use_Legally_on_YouTube\"><\/span>How Much of a Song Can You Use Legally on YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Before uploading music to YouTube, be sure to check the copyright terms for each song. Some songs are protected by studio recording copyrights, while others only have song copyrights. You must acquire two licenses to use music legally on YouTube. You may think that you can get around these copyright rules by simply adding the song to your videos, but you need to check the terms carefully.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_obtain_permission_to_use_a_song_on_YouTube\"><\/span>How to obtain permission to use a song on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may be wondering how to obtain permission to use a song on your YouTube channel. In order to do so, you must contact the owner of the copyright for the song. The most difficult part of obtaining permission to use a song is tracking down the rightsholder. Contact the music publisher or record company first. You can also find out information on a performance rights organization on Wikipedia. Song licensing fees can vary widely, and a small independent artist may charge as little as $100 to license their music. A famous artist might charge thousands of dollars. Some licenses may even charge a percentage of your revenue.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an idea for a video and are not planning to make it public, you should contact the copyright holder of the song and request permission to use the song. Identify the song in question and explain what you plan to do with it. You can ask for permission by signing a licensing agreement or negotiate directly with the artist. Sometimes, you can obtain permission for free, but sometimes you need to pay a fee to avoid being sued.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_detect_if_a_song_is_copyrighted\"><\/span>How to detect if a song is copyrighted<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered whether a song on YouTube is copyrighted, it is because you&#8217;ve seen a &#8220;copyright&#8221; sign on its title. A copyrighted song means that the creator has the exclusive right to make copies of that work. That can be anything from a poem to a video. Every song is copyrighted when it is created, and you should only make copies with permission. This can include dubbing a song onto a cassette tape or using it on a YouTube video.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering whether a song on YouTube is copyrighted, you can go to the song&#8217;s description page and check its details. If it is, you should mute it. The best way to do this is to upload the song in private and in a small video. That way, the video won&#8217;t have to render the original video and you won&#8217;t receive a copyright warning.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_avoid_copyright_claims_on_YouTube\"><\/span>How to avoid copyright claims on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How to avoid copyright claims on YouTube? Many YouTube creators claim they don&#8217;t own rights to content, but this isn&#8217;t true. In fact, you&#8217;re very unlikely to get permission to use content on YouTube by claiming you don&#8217;t own it. It&#8217;s like walking out of a shoe store without any shoes! Copyright owners know that you don&#8217;t have the right to use their content, and they aren&#8217;t stupid.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid copyright claims on YouTube, you should only use your own content. This is because you own the copyright to the content you post. If someone else claims they own the copyright to the work you posted on YouTube, they will probably take you to court. This is why you should avoid copyright claims on YouTube and always have your content properly licensed. And if you have any doubts, there are plenty of legal resources available to help you avoid them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_is_a_songs_copyright\"><\/span>How long is a song&#8217;s copyright?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re planning to upload music to your YouTube channel, you might be wondering how long a song&#8217;s copyright will last. Generally, music rights last for 70 years in the U.S. and 120 years in Europe. However, it&#8217;s possible that a song could be public domain. In such a case, you should make sure to get permission before uploading it.<\/p>\n<p>The first step in resolving a song copyright issue is to understand what copyright means. Copyright is the legal right to perform, create derivative works based on, reproduce, distribute copies, and display the song. As a result, YouTube offers a service called Content ID. This tool allows users to identify copyrighted songs in video descriptions. For example, if a song was published before 1922, it&#8217;s considered public domain. If you post a song before that date, it&#8217;s not protected by copyright.<\/p>\n<p>The duration of the song&#8217;s copyright is the most important consideration. The song can be played for up to thirty seconds, but a clip that&#8217;s a mere ten seconds long isn&#8217;t allowed. In the U.S., any use of copyrighted music without the permission of the copyright holder is considered infringement. 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