This Record Label Is Trying To SILENCE Me

About this Video

• Video Title: This Record Label Is Trying To SILENCE Me
• Channel: Rick Beato
• Speakers: Rick Beato
• Duration: 00:05:49

Introduction

Rick Beato discusses Universal Music Group (UMG)'s repeated copyright claims and strikes against his YouTube channel. He details three specific instances where short videos using brief segments of copyrighted music in fair-use contexts resulted in copyright strikes, threatening to remove his channel if not resolved. He highlights the disproportionate impact of these actions and the financial costs of defending against them.

Key Takeaways

• UMG has issued numerous copyright claims and strikes against Rick Beato's YouTube channel, targeting short videos using brief excerpts of copyrighted music.
• Three specific videos are highlighted, featuring music by Adam Duritz, Olivia Rodrigo, and Hans Zimmer. These clips, all under a minute long, used small portions of songs in fair-use contexts (i.e., for discussion and commentary within interviews).
• Beato has hired a lawyer to fight these claims, incurring significant legal costs, but he successfully won these cases.
• The strikes threaten to remove his entire channel from YouTube, despite the small portions of copyrighted material used and the fair use justification.
• Beato expresses frustration with UMG's actions, particularly the targeting of older videos and the seemingly automated nature of the copyright claims.