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how to clear/removing claims, copyright and content id faqs.
If your video has received a copyright claim,
Dont' Worry
This is normal, and expected, for Audiostockbox portfolio is protected by Content ID.
Clearing such common notices super easy, takes just 2 minutes and claims are removed within a few hours.
If you don’t plan to monetize your video or if you used the music for free and don’t have a license, you don’t need to do anything.
HOW TO ‘CLEAR’ YOUR VIDEO QUICKLY
With a valid license, you can easily dispute the claim directly from your YouTube Studio or
via the ‘HAAWK claim release’ form by clicking on the button below.
– click on the button,
– select “Release a HAAWK Claim on a video,”
– enter the link to your video, your name, email, and copy and paste your license information
in the additional message part of the form.
The claim should be released within just a few hours after you click SUBMIT.
It’s really easy and quick. However, if you have any issues, just email support@haawk.com and they will help you.
You can also email me directly at if you need.
FAQ
Since all my tracks are registered with content ID, your videos may receive claims from HAAWK/Identifyy. This is an automated system and how the YouTube copyright algorithm works. There is nothing to be concerned about as claims do not affect your video and/or channel in any way!
IMPORTANT NOTE: A claim is not to be confused with a “strike” which is when action has been taken against your account to forcefully remove content that has been illegally used. While a strike will negatively affect your account, a claim will not.
Just click on ‘dispute the claim’ inside your YouTube studio and make sure to type your license. That’s it! If you prefer, you can also do it via the HAAWK’s online claim release form here. It’s really easy and quick. However, if you have any issues, just email support@haawk.com and they will help you. You can also email me directly at contact@audiostockbox.com if you need.
Easy! Just upload your video as usual but set it to ‘unlisted’. Then wait a few minutes and you might see the copyright claim next to it. Dispute it, type the your license and just wait a few hours for the claim to be removed (remember to refresh the page). Then set the video to ‘public’. That’s it!
If you used my music in your video and don’t have a license, you don’t need to do anything. Leave the claim there and do not dispute it. Your video and channel will be perfectly fine, as explained above. If, however, you wish to monetize your video, then you need a license to remove the claim.
No, of course not, your video and channel will not be affected negatively at all. However, expect some ads to be shown in your video and monetization (for that video only) will be turned off.
You only need to remove the claim if you wish to monetize your video online. If you don’t plan to earn money from your video (monetize), you can choose to do nothing. Your video and channel will be just fine.
Firstly, to protect you and me from criminals illegally registering my music as theirs and then issuing random copyright strikes against our channels. And secondly, to have the legal rights to be able to help you if you ever need it. You see, if I don’t register my own tracks with content ID, anyone can! Yeap…anyone can! This would be a real nightmare for both of us since they could even demand Youtube to delete our videos and strike our channels! That’s why you should always use royalty-free music protected with content ID registered by the owner!
There is a big difference. A claim is just an automated message by YouTube to let you know you are using protected music (tracks registered with content ID). A strike, however, is when the owner of the music decides to act against you, which can become more serious and affect your channel negatively. So, again: claims do not affect the status of your video/channel/account in any way! I will NEVER issue a strike, ever!
No, unfortunately, you can’t. According to international law, giving credit does not protect you from copyright infringement. You need a license to show YouTube and Google that you have the necessary rights to use the music in your productions. Otherwise, your videos cannot be monetized.
Content ID refers to the technology of adding a “digital fingerprint” to online content, in this case music, for recognition and tracking across YouTube (and places that YouTube content is used and embedded). Without this “digital fingerprint”, tracking legal and illegal use of copyrighted content would be impossible. “Rights Manager” works in the same way but for Facebook and Instagram.
Identifyy is the platform I chose to manage the content ID of all my work. They use digital fingerprint technology to track, manage and administer copyrighted material on behalf of content creators and copyright holders. Identifyy is part of HAAWK (created by the same founder of “AdRev”) and it is a YouTube/Facebook/Instagram fully verified and certified partner. Currently, they are one of the biggest players in protecting royalty-free music composers online.
‘Royalty-free’ means that you don’t have to pay any royalties once you have purchased a license. A one-time payment is enough, so you can use the track in your project forever without any additional payments. That’s why this type of license is so popular these days. Please notice that ‘royalty-free music’ is NOT the same as ‘free music’.
Currently, you can buy/download your favorite Audiostockbox tracks at a very affordable price through our boutique online store and support my work directly, without any intermediaries! On the other hand, you can also get access to all my tracks from the following known platforms/music libraries: Patreon (membership), Audiojungle (licenses), Motion Array (downloads) and Pond5 (licenses/downloads).
In most cases one license covers the use of the music in one video (single end-product). However, in certain cases multiple use might be allowed. It depends on a few factors such as the nature and specific content of each video, how long apart they will be released, among others… For more info please visit the Envato’s license guideline and go to “what is a single application?” This link will take you directly there: Envato License Guideline .
These are the things you definitely CANNOT do:
- You can NOT claim the music as your own.
- You can NOT sell the music anywhere.
- You can NOT remix the music without my consent.
- You can NOT write lyrics to the tracks and upload on streaming platforms without my consent.
You can use this my tracks for free (personal use only) but without the ability to monetize your video on YouTube.
– Just copy/paste the credit below into your video.
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Track Title: ( type the name of the track here )
Music by Audiostockbox
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– If you want to unlock monetization + commercial use, you will need a license.