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YouTube Content IDYouTube's system that recognises music in other users' videos and lets you earn from them or block them.Platform rulesEach platform's content terms and metadata style rules. By distributing you agree to them.Content platformA platform where users add music to their own videos – TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Shorts.Streaming platformA service where listeners play music online – Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, TIDAL and others.Synchronisation (sync)Combining music with images – film, advertising, games, video. Requires a licence from both the authors and the recording owner.AI ActThe EU regulation on artificial intelligence. Among other things it requires labelling content generated or manipulated by AI (deepfakes).AI musicMusic whose audio (or part of it) was generated by an artificial intelligence tool. Platforms label and restrict it.Beat from the internetAn instrumental bought or downloaded from the internet (YouTube, BeatStars …). It must not go to content platforms.C-line (©)The copyright holder notice for a release (typically for the artwork and release content) in the form year + name.DistributorThe company that delivers music to platforms and collects and pays out royalties. For Bez Labelu clients it is Bez Labelu.InstrumentalA recording without vocals. As a separate version of a released song it has its own ISRC and “Instrumental” in the title.Meta fingerprintingMeta's system (Facebook, Instagram, Threads) that recognises your music in other users' content by its audio fingerprint.
Articles (60)
BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
YouTube Content ID
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
Backing tracks, beats and samples from the internet are not eligible for content platforms
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AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AI music is not eligible for content platforms
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RELEASING MUSIC: From A to Z
Music videos – Music video distribution
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RELEASING MUSIC: From A to Z
Recording previews for iTunes, TikTok and YouTube Shorts
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
Meta Fingerprinting (Facebook, Instagram, Threads)
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RELEASING MUSIC: From A to Z
Why we do not make all features available
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COPYRIGHT & COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT
Common problems with “free” licences for sound recordings
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DISTRIBUTION
Distribution platforms
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NEWS
Music videos – distribute your videos straight from Artists
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ADD-ON SERVICES
Promo studio – Graphics for your release, recording and music video, In numbers and Your Year
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
By distributing, you agree to the platform rules
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COMMON PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
What to do when someone else's music is on my profile
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COMMON PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
What to do when my music is on someone else's profile
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USER ACCOUNT & SETTINGS
Artist name: Why to decide on it in advance and when you can change it
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
Recordings cannot be added to or removed from albums that are already released
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YOUTUBE + YOUTUBE MUSIC
Vevo – Pros and cons
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COMMON PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
Recording rejected from a playlist
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DISTRIBUTION
First release guide step by step
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ADD-ON SERVICES
Bez Labelu playlists
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RELEASING MUSIC: From A to Z
Automatic checks in the release and recording forms
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RELEASING MUSIC: From A to Z
New releases of previously released content (deluxe editions, anniversary editions, remasters)
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HANDY ONLINE TOOLS
Interactive guide to the 3 different release dates
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SPOTIFY
Spotify may be the biggest, but it has the most fundamental downsides
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
Album artwork must not contain third-party works without a licence
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
When to mark content as explicit
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
Why you cannot release the same content under different names
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COMMON PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
How to provide proof of a licence
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USER ACCOUNT & SETTINGS
1 artist = 1 user account
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YOUTUBE + YOUTUBE MUSIC
Linking YouTube Music with your Official Artist Channel on YouTube
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Frequently asked questions
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ADD-ON SERVICES
Classifieds – Offers and requests between Bez Labelu artists
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NEWS
New “Track origin” section in the form for adding a recording
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USER ACCOUNT & SETTINGS
Your profile shows whether we have a problem on record for you
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NEWS
Redesigned page for adding and editing a recording + new features
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INFORMATION
Personal Data Processing Policy
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RELEASING MUSIC: From A to Z
Release cover and the declaration of its origin
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
The Parental Advisory logo must not be modified in any way
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TIKTOK
TikTok access
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MARKETING
Release campaign planner
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ADD-ON SERVICES
Events – Concerts and gigs in a public listing
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RELEASING MUSIC: From A to Z
Track origin – 3 questions before filling in each recording
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ROYALTIES & INCOME & TAXES
Check which of your recordings Spotify does not pay you for
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
How to release a clean version of a recording
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SPOTIFY
Spotify Canvas
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
A sound recording must not contain other people’s works without a licence
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
Parental Advisory: Everything you need to know
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SPOTIFY
Spotify often needlessly shifts duties and responsibility onto the distributor and/or the artist
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COPYRIGHT & COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT
Using other people's music without a licence is theft
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
Clean vs. Explicit
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AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AI must not imitate other people’s voices
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BASIC TERMS & KNOWLEDGE
Metadata in digital music distribution
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NEWS
Knowledge base launched with hundreds of articles
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ROYALTIES & INCOME & TAXES
The standard time lag in royalty statements
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RULE VIOLATIONS & PENALTIES
Artificial Streaming – Quick Summary
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RULE VIOLATIONS & PENALTIES
Penalties for artificial streaming
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RULE VIOLATIONS & PENALTIES
What is prohibited and how we deal with violations
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DISTRIBUTION
Framework (Sub)Licence Agreement on Digital Distribution
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NEWS
A big change to uploading release cover art
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NEWS
Campaign planner for your release
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