It's been a very difficult two weeks dealing with a large amount of hate for something I did not do and it's important I address it.
Some may have seen a viral video another content creator made that included a screenshot of my name while discussing a copyright claim on their livestream. Because my name was visible, it gave the impression that I personally flagged their performance. This is not true.
What happened was an automatic YouTube ContentID match. The system heard the melody they played in their live stream and flagged it. That melody is owned by the original artist's publisher, not by me nor my record label. Because I have a cover recording of that same song, YouTube displayed my name in the claim, even though the claim did not come from me.
To be very clear:
I did not and cannot manually flag other artists.
Artists have zero control over ContentID. And there is no opt-out option for me as only the original song's artist has control over this type of claim.
YouTube sometimes shows the name of the sound recording artist even when the composition owner is the one issuing the claim. This is confusing, and I understand how people unfamiliar with YouTube’s system might misinterpret it. I’ve spoken with my record label as well, and they confirmed that the claim was triggered by the composition, not my recording.
If that creator wishes to dispute the claim, they absolutely can do so through YouTube.
I reached out to the creator privately, but unfortunately the misinformation continued to spread, so I felt it was important to address it here directly.
It’s been incredibly upsetting to receive continuous hate spammed across my channel for something I had no involvement in and no control over, but I hope this clears up the misinformation. Thank you to everyone who took the time to look into the facts and approach with kindness.
HarpistKT
It's been a very difficult two weeks dealing with a large amount of hate for something I did not do and it's important I address it.
Some may have seen a viral video another content creator made that included a screenshot of my name while discussing a copyright claim on their livestream. Because my name was visible, it gave the impression that I personally flagged their performance. This is not true.
What happened was an automatic YouTube ContentID match. The system heard the melody they played in their live stream and flagged it. That melody is owned by the original artist's publisher, not by me nor my record label. Because I have a cover recording of that same song, YouTube displayed my name in the claim, even though the claim did not come from me.
To be very clear:
I did not and cannot manually flag other artists.
Artists have zero control over ContentID. And there is no opt-out option for me as only the original song's artist has control over this type of claim.
YouTube sometimes shows the name of the sound recording artist even when the composition owner is the one issuing the claim. This is confusing, and I understand how people unfamiliar with YouTube’s system might misinterpret it. I’ve spoken with my record label as well, and they confirmed that the claim was triggered by the composition, not my recording.
If that creator wishes to dispute the claim, they absolutely can do so through YouTube.
I reached out to the creator privately, but unfortunately the misinformation continued to spread, so I felt it was important to address it here directly.
It’s been incredibly upsetting to receive continuous hate spammed across my channel for something I had no involvement in and no control over, but I hope this clears up the misinformation. Thank you to everyone who took the time to look into the facts and approach with kindness.
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