How can I upload music on YouTube without getting copyright infringement?
In doing a search, I haven’t found a definitive, “one-stop shopping” answer to your question. Based on what I’ve found, a person posting famous songs on YouTube:may actually be violating copyright, but the copyright holder tacitly allows the use. Some indie musicians are more interested in their music becoming widely known than in preventing people from sharing it.may be violating copyright, but the copyright holder isn’t able to protect their copyright for some reason (financial, physical disability, legal dispute over copyright ownership, can’t prove copyright ownership, etc.).the copyright holder may not be a participant in YouTube’s Content ID (CID) program. YouTube automatically checks for violations on behalf of CID members. Other copyright holders may need to search for violators on their own.all famous songs aren’t covered by copyright. Content published before 1923, after 1922 and before 1978 without the (c) notice, and after 1922 and before 1964 with (c) notice but not renewed after 28 years is in the public domain. This content isn’t covered by copyright.The copyright holder may have given permission to a specific YouTuber to use their music.When creating your own YouTube videos, it’s best to use music provided by YouTube, stock music for which you have a license, or music known to be in the public domain. Even if you use music (other video content, images, etc.) that doesn’t require you to identify the source, I recommend keeping track of the source in case your use is challenged.
How can a music producer make money?
Great question. Making money, big money as a producer has never seemed more elusive. The music industry took an amazing hit over the past 18+ years with digital piracy and a sometimes flagging economy. The business that it was 25 years ago is long gone, and what has evolved still leaves most of us scratching our heads.Hardly anyone would argue that it may have never been easier than now to get your music out to the public and develop a fan base. Twelve year old artists are ramping up their online presence through Instagram and YouTube, building huge fan bases, such that three years later they are literally touring the world and selling out clubs. Check out Johnny Orlando.But your question is, how can you make money. That’s very different than just having people who will love your music as long as you essentially give it away.Twenty years ago the digital revolution decimated the industry. It killed off huge swaths of a bloated, ego-driven business that was mainly serving top executives at the expense of the music creators. Today, the digital revolution has turned the tides, putting the power to directly access real opportunities back into the hands of the creatives. An artist or music producer has more control to get their music to licensing opportunities and artist placement than ever before!This is my subject. I wanted to know exactly the same thing as you, how do we make money doing this thing we love. In my career I’ve had some great success with big artists, but these days I work a lot with online music placement and production opportunities as well. It’s made possible through websites like MusicXray, Songtradr (yep that’s the spelling) and Soundbetter. There are more, but these are some I use. From music licensing opportunities to hiring yourself out as a producer, it’s all directly accessible to you. So check those sites out.As I said, this is my subject. If you want to get into the details, I focus on all of this on my YouTube channel: Trey Vittetoe MusicBest of luck to you!