Music is copyrighted

[DomoNicoNii]

I tried uploading a playthrough, and got matched third party content for having To All of You by Syd Matters in the video. I don't want to replace the music, as the song is just so good and goes with the game. For the dispute should I say the song is public domain? Or the song isn't copyright? Or I have asked for permission? Please fix or help!

[identity001]

Pretty sure you would need to ask permission in this case and I guarantee you the answer will be no.

You can try to throw fair use act at them but it technically does not covor audio or certain kinds of audio. They would reinstate it and leave it alone untill someone reports it again. After that though you face potential penalty.

[DomoNicoNii]

So all YouTubers that have uploaded full gameplay of the game have had to ask for permission?

[McCrabby]

Well I don't think you should lie. I would imagine a lot of people talked over it or something. You could just ask Dontnod for permission, I think they'd probably say yes. Also wouldn't the claim be from Syd Matters or whoever their publishing label is?

[DomoNicoNii]

Alright I'll try asking both. Hopefully I can keep my video up without replacing the audio.

[River]

Originally posted by McCrabby:

Also wouldn't the claim be from Syd Matters or whoever their publishing label is?

Nope. Anyone can file for these things, which is a pretty serious problem. Someone can report an uploader for copyrighted content and have their stuff taken down, and then it's up to the uploader to prove that it was okay to use, rather than the person reporting having to prove that it wasn't.

[DomoNicoNii]

I am trying to talk to the people/companies for the game and the music. Trying to get things settled. If I have to remove my video, that'll suck especially, because there are other gameplays of the game out there as well.

[McCrabby]

Originally posted by Nargacuga:

Nope. Anyone can file for these things, which is a pretty serious problem. Someone can report an uploader for copyrighted content and have their stuff taken down, and then it's up to the uploader to prove that it was okay to use, rather than the person reporting having to prove that it wasn't.

Yeah that's why I was asking who the claim was from. if Square or Syd Matters didn't place the claim, contacting them won't do anything.

[Draikin]

I can't find a video policy for Square-Enix (only for some of their games specifically), so that means you can't do much about potential copyright trolls. Like McCrabby said, it also depends who the claim is from. In any case, you could try to contact Square-Enix's support for more information.

[Ebeni: STREAMELEK :D]

goood copyrighted me to on youtube live stream :(

[MorningLightMountain]

Originally posted by DominicFGaming:

I tried uploading a playthrough, and got matched third party content for having To All of You by Syd Matters in the video. I don't want to replace the music, as the song is just so good and goes with the game. For the dispute should I say the song is public domain? Or the song isn't copyright? Or I have asked for permission? Please fix or help!

You won't need to replace the music all it will do is mean you can't use it for ad revenue (not say that is your intention though). A content ID claim isn't the same as a take down strike on the video.

Originally posted by McCrabby:

Well I don't think you should lie. I would imagine a lot of people talked over it or something. You could just ask Dontnod for permission, I think they'd probably say yes. Also wouldn't the claim be from Syd Matters or whoever their publishing label is?

Possibly not due to how the content ID system works on Youtube.