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Music Audio Disabled When I Uploaded A Video on Youtube?

I uploaded a video on youtube a couple of days ago but the audio was disabled, so I deleted it, because the audio is what made the video interesting and enjoyable to watch. I created a slideshow of pictures I took (not of me by the way) to a song which fit with the story.

So I was just wondering is there anyway to get around this because I would like to try to upload it again, if not is there any other sites kind of like Youtube that does not disable music audio after uploading.

If it is because of copywriting and Youtube doesn't want to get in trouble with the record company or artist who composed and/or recorded the song, I don't see the big deal as long the person uploading the video puts in the description a thanks to the artist or record company and by saying "I don't own no copywrite to this song", which I did.

No rude comments please, I just want to share this video with the world. I really do think it's good, but it's still not what you expect. It's a secret, if I'm able to upload it somewhere with the audio and all I will post a link to it here so you can see my slideshow music video i'm talking about.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Unfortunately for you, any music that's not your creation and that is

    used in your video is considered "copyright infringement". The huge

    music/media corporations like UMG, Warner and Viacom don't just

    "own their music", they "own the rights" to them, which means 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.

    If you did use their music, that is considered part of the often-heard

    warning: "Unauthorized duplication, reproduction, retransmission or

    redistribution -- whether in whole or in part -- without the expressed

    written consent of [insert company name here] is strictly prohibited.

    All rights reserved. © " Their concern isn't just you but other people

    who could conceivably download, copy or listen to their music "free"

    and "on-demand" without ever having bought it, nevermind that your

    video might be tarnishing the artist's image.

    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 of theirs or an official representative of the artist.

    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". Not only do YouTube's upload servers look out

    for song titles, artists' names and sentences like those, you're also

    stating 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'd thus be better off trying to find a different version of the music

    you want to use. If you have seen other videos apparently using the

    exact same music, those videos were probably up on YouTube just

    before this new technology really started coming into being.

    The only possible exception to everything that I just wrote is for you

    to use music that is shorter than 30 seconds in length. 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. Here is the official viewpoint

    from YouTube itself about "copyrights". Just click on my link below:

    http://www.youtube.com/t/howto_copyright

    You may also want to read everything in this very interesting article

    about DRM-coded music, and some alternate ways of bypassing it:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_manage...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    YouTube has started muting and deleting the videos that have copyrighted music.

    However - YouTube has started to provide uncopyrighted or Royalty free music.

    The name of it is - AUDIO SWAP

    GOOGLE it and use it.

    You can add the new Audio File to your videos without having to take them down and edit them all the way over. You simply pick the song that you want, Preview it before you decide to keep it, and just choose accept and this will be done quickly for you (approx 3 Min)

    SUCCESS!!!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    its not up to youtube.

    when youtube is asked to mute audio or remove a video by someone who owns the copyright, the law dictates what youtube has to do.

    best advise: use audioswap or creative commons royalty free music.

  • 7 years ago

    You can easily download your favorite audio music by using http://sc-downloader.com/ . Sc-Downloader.com has great features. You can search for songs, listen online and download too. Its fast, simple and easy ;)

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  • 1 decade ago

    >>it is not youtube who stopping u upload or watch videos but the companies who dont want youtube to play videos without copyright.

    >>u need to change the song

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    And the same question pops up again

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    I was curious about this too

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