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pulus t1_izekgal wrote

Reply to comment by geekonthemoon in The Smithsonian's open access library, containing millions of digital assets under a creative commons license (you can even use them for commercial work)! by Rishloos

I was talking about how even if it’s free to use, if you use it on youtube you could get your channel cancelled by copyright leeches.

https://reddit.com/r/videos/comments/zeoywi/copyright_leeches_falsely_claim_twosetviolins_4m/

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throwawater t1_izepur5 wrote

That can happen even to things you create yourself. The days of being a small creator are nearing an end. Even if you manage to rise above the noise and get a bit of recognition, anyone, anywhere can claim you made a sound they have copyright for. They get all the money for the video you made and it's wayyyy more difficult to prove your case than it was for them to prove theirs. Google, apparently, doesn't give a shit.

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geekonthemoon t1_izg2orw wrote

Yeah I mean fraudulent copyright takedowns are gonna happen regardless. YouTube sucks when it comes to protecting their creators fairly.

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