YOUTUBE ID CLAIMS

WHY ARE WE USING YOUTUBE CONTENT ID SYSTEM?

In order to protect our customers and clients who legally purchased the licenses/subscriptions of our music and in order to avoid harrassments of those who ilegally register our music to Youtube Content ID and then claim our customer's videos, we decided to register our music with Youtube Content ID system.

WHAT IS YOUTUBE CONTENT ID SYSTEM AND HOW IT WORKS?

Youtube Content ID System is a digital fingerprinting system that automatically scans the Youtube in order to find videos that use the registered content (in this case, our music).

We don't have any control over it's scanning system, meaning that even if you purchased a license for your video/project, you'll still get a copyright claim from Youtube CID (Content ID) as the system is automatically scanning every possible usage of music.

Once you dispute/clear the claim from your video, you shouldn't receive any more claims for using our music (for this particular video).
If, however, you receive a copyright claim for using our music even after you cleared your video, please contact us immediately at:
[email protected]

WHAT IS COPYRIGHT CLAIM AND HOW DO I REMOVE IT?

If you receive a copyright claim from Youtube CID, saying that we are claiming your video, please don't worry as the claim can be removed easily.
Please note that Copyright Claim isn't Copyright Strike. Copyright Claim simply means that for the video featuring, in this case our music, the
monetization has been turned off.

There are two ways to remove the claim(s) and return the monetization in your video(s):

1. By directly sending us an email/message with a copy of your license and the URL (link) of your Youtube Video at:
[email protected]

2. By directly disputing the claim from your Youtube Account.
Please follow the link to see more info: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797454

It takes about 72 hours to remove the claim, although your claim might be removed even earlier.

WHO IS INSTANT MUSIC LICENSING GMBH AND WHY ARE THEY CLAIMING MY VIDEO?

Instant Music Licensing GmbH is our Youtube partner and publisher who uses the Youtube Content ID system to protect and manage our music.

I WANT TO BE SURE I WON'T GET ANY CLAIMS BEFORE I RELEASE MY VIDEO.

In order to do this, simply upload your video as "Unlisted" and send us an email to [email protected] with a copy of a license and a URL of your "Unlisted" video. We'll then clear your video in advance so that when you publish it, you won't receive any claims for using our music.
This also works for live videos.

Please note that, for the heavy users of our music, we offer a Youtube Channel Whitelisting.
By having your channel Whitelisted, you'll stop receiving any coypright claims for using our music in any of your future uploads/videos.
You can get your channel Whitelisted by us if you've used our music in more than 3 Youtube videos uploaded on your channel.

I GOT CLAIM FOR USING YOUR MUSIC FROM SOMEONE ELSE

If you received a copyright claim for using our music in your video from anyone else than us, please contact us immediately at:
[email protected]