Youtube keeps telling me the song of my video is copyrighted by WMG but darn there are SOOO many other videos with that song and LOTS of other copyrighted songs...it's really unfair. I wanted to know if there was a way to upload the video without them detecting it.........What can I do??? Thanks!

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Get permission from the copyright holder - it's the only legal way

Once you have been notified, the best thing to do is take down that video. That way you don't risk losing your channel. YouTube looks for tags with song titles or artist names. If you do not tag your clips with such information, it is harder for them to find out that you are using copyrighted material.

You can use 5 seconds of a song without 1st getting express permission from the owner. Any longer and you fall foul of (C).

Try: - Adding copyright notes on the description box - add tags of the names of copyright owners

You may want to read this web article by YouTube itself about their business dealings with WMG: http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=Gg-mX2mof8c Unfortunately for you, any music that is not your creation and which is used in your video is considered "copyright infringement". The big music/media corporations such as UMG, EMI, Warner and Viacom not only "own" their music, they also own the "rights" to them. That includes how and where "their music" can be publicly presented. Thus, they're apparently 100% within their rights to claim the music in your video as their own -- especially if you don't have a licence or written permission to use it and "broadcast" it over YouTube. Even if you gave credits to the song, the artist and/or the label, that should never be construed as an excuse or justification for you (and really YouTube) to "break the law". You could contest the takedown trying to claim that your video is for "personal use" only, but the big mean corporation may ask some rather tough questions of you like: A) why did you upload your vid to YouTube; B) why did you, in their minds, rip off "their music"; and C) how did you acquire that music? Even if you bought it legally, that does not allow you to in their eyes "distribute" it illegally for free, or to have your video potentially come across as though you might be an official agent or representative of theirs. It may not be your intention, but in the mind of that copyright owner, you could be involuntarily defaming them, or the music/artist. If you know of other vids using the same music, either YouTube will take them down eventually, or someone who's jealous will flag them. If you're willing to take the chance and re-upload your video with the same music, do not write the name of the song or artist in your title, description, or tags. Also avoid irrelevant phrases like "no copyright infringement intended", "I do not own the music" or "I don't take any credit for this song". The upload servers at YouTube actively search for words and sentences like that. You should also consider the fact that the music-recording industry is starting to use hidden "watermarks" or "fingerprints" buried within their music, in order to uncover and identify their illicit use. As such, it is possible that no matter how many times you try to upload your video, it may always be rejected because of "copyright infringement". You would thus be better off trying to find a different recording of the music you want to use. If you've noticed that other videos are using the exact same music, those videos were probably uploaded before this new technology really started coming into being. The only possible exception to everything that I've just written above is for you to use music that is shorter than 30 seconds. If you listen carefully to any talk-show on radio or TV, they will never use or play other people's music for longer than 30 seconds when introducing a guest or going into/out of commercials. Can you guess the reason? (Hint: it has to do with "licensing fees" and "royalties".) I hope my info has been helpful to you.