Violation of YouTube Content ID’s Monetization Guidelines YouTube aims to promote original and creative work. doesn’t authorize the use of Content ID to insert your sound recordings gratuitously into popular 3rd party videos. The general principle is that you shouldn’t be using other parties’ popular videos to monetize your sound recordings and […]
YouTube Content ID – Invalid References WHAT ARE INVALID REFERENCES? Invalid references are sound recordings that YouTube deems inappropriate for Content ID because they are not distinct enough or include 3rd party content which is “rights free”. Below is a list of example sound recordings that are invalid references — but […]
YouTube Content ID – Reference Overlaps It is important to point out that reference overlaps are different issues than ownership issues. If you are unsure if your issue is a reference issue or an ownership issue, scroll down to the section where we explain the differences. What is a […]
