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Copyright claim by Warner Music Group ?

It seems that Youtube is being dominated by Top Music Records such as WMG who just take advantage of their power to claim any video they want "just because." Like just yesterday I made a video including music from "Rehab" by Rihanna, and when i looked at the Record Label for the song it was by Def Jam Records, and had nothing to do with Warner Music Group, and still they claimed it as their own. Therefore, the music was muted out and the cr@ppy audioswap doesnt have any good songs in it Like there was this one AudioSwap artist that was called "FatJimm_27". It was crazy. Then i got another copyright claim by Warner Music Group for including a Linkin Park song "Shadow of the Day" that apparently "matched third party content". It seems as if all the big record companies take advantage of youtube to gain profit and force a well-loved movie that has been on for years and turn it into a point-less muted video and they expect people to buy their Music. I mean for crying out loud YouTube is meant to be a site where people share videos with others around the world, nothing illegal, and WMG comes around and claims any video they want for their own, even if they did not own it or the rights to it. Because of these careless actions, almost all of my good movies have been deleted or completely muted as a result, and my videos are just disappearing when i was doing so well is there anything i can do to dispute a claim without YouTube ignoring it?

Public Comments

1. Good one. My classmate told me that the way you can get the record companies to stop claiming music is too cite in the comment "This is a great song. Buy it." Lame right? See if it works.
2. I dont know, one of my videos just got removed by them. : (
3. Unfortunately for you, any music that is not your creation and which is used in your video is considered "copyright infringement". The big music/media corporations such as UMG, Warner and Viacom don't just "own" their music, they also own the "rights" to them, including how and where "their music" can be publicly presented. Thus, they're apparently 100% within their rights to claim the music in your video as their own -- especially if you have not paid them for "licensing fees", "distribution rights", "royalties", and/or "expressed written permission" to use and "broadcast" their music on YouTube. Even if you gave credits to the song, the artist and/or the label, that should never be construed as an excuse or justification for you (and really YouTube) to "break the law". You could contest their "muting" trying to claim that your video is for "personal use" only, but the big corporation lawyers could ask some intriguing questions of you like A) why did you upload your vid to YouTube; B) why did you, in their minds, rip off "their music"; and C) how did you acquire that music? Even if you bought it legally (and can prove it!), that does not entitle you to, in their eyes, "distribute" it illegally for free -- or to have your video potentially come across as though you may be a commercial agent or official representative of theirs. It may not be your intention, but for the copyright owner, you may be involuntarily defaming them, the music or the artist. And if they did not object to your video or do anything about it, it could be perceived that they "officially" endorse you, or that you are a part of them. If you're willing to take the chance and re-upload your video with the same music, do not write the name of the song or artist in your title, description, or tags. Also avoid irrelevant phrases like "no copyright infringement intended", "I do not own the music" or "I don't take any credit for this song". The upload servers at YouTube actively search for words and sentences like that. As well, it also reaffirms that you have knowingly taken, used, copied or maybe even stolen someone else's copyrighted material. You should also consider the fact that the music-recording industry is starting to use hidden "watermarks" or "fingerprints" buried within their music, in order to uncover and identify their illicit use. As such, it is possible that no matter how many times you try to upload your video, it may always be rejected because of "copyright infringement". You would thus be better off trying to find a different recording of the music you want to use. If you've noticed that other videos are using the exact same music, those videos were probably uploaded before this new technology really started coming into being. The only possible exception to everything that I've just written above is for you to use music that is shorter than 30 seconds. If you listen carefully to any talk-show on radio or TV, they will never use or play other people's music for longer than 30 seconds when introducing a guest or going into/out of commercials. Can you guess the reason? (Hint: it has to do with "licensing fees" and "royalties".) I hope my info has been helpful to you.