Many content creators struggle with copyright claims and copyright strikes on YouTube from the ContentID system, when they use music from their favorite artists. Copyright and Fair Use can be a headache for YouTubers who don't understand it so here is a simple way to properly use Copyright Music on YouTube and avoid copyright claims and copyright strikes and still have fully monetized YouTube videos.

EXACTLY How to Use Copyrighted Music on YouTube Legally

As a matter of course, you usually have to get permission to use any copyrighted material, including copyrighted music from the rights holder.

When you try to get around this the ContentID System on YouTube notifies the rights holder(s) and you will typically get a YouTube Copyright Claim where the rights holder will get the monetization, and in the worst case you will get a Copyright Strike which can hurt your channel and disable your video from being viewed.

Your primary choices are to use copyright music, or monetized copyright music from the YouTube Audio Library or you can license music from your favorite artists using LICKD, there is a fee for this and it's NOT free but it will allow you to earn monetization and its relatively affordable (This is a affiliate/tracking link and I get a small commission at no extra cost to you).

For most creators this will be the easiest and most affordable answer. For FREE Music to use on YouTube I have a video with 10 of the Best Royalty Free Music Sites for YouTube.