If you uploaded a produced video using PDR13 uploader to youtube, you have the option of keeping the comment created with PDR13. That may alert those who claim copyright that the music is already paid for. If not then see this link: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/46095.page#238575 on the 4th thread down.

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Thanks for the reply.

I went and read what was said in the thread you referenced but my question is different.

YouTube wants a license. Some sort of confirmation that this is not a copyright violation.

Is there a way to get a license which allows me to use the clips in public? I don't know where the "SmartSound" audio comes from and with what license, so I can't check. I also don't know whether "ilovemedia-es" owns the rights to the lively piano used in my clip.

I just edited the segments, pressed Magic Tools and then uploaded the resulting clip manually, the way I always do.

Any help appreciated which sorts out the license. I simply don;t understand enough about the different copyright laws.

Thanks.

This happens to me all the time when using music licensed from SmartSound that has also been monetized under a slightly different name. YT notifies me of the claim against my video and will bring up a page that shows exactly where the claim starts in my clip, and from that point I can file a dispute and eventually have the claim dropped.

You will need to file a dispute with YT, so go to the Smartsound.com *website* and search for the name of the track that YT is flagging. From the music's details page, click on the Composer section and include that information in your dispute. Include a link to the exact page so that YT can confirm that you are using that actual song.

Also state that the song is licensed from SmartSound, and you may want to include a link to their standard *license*

Basically, include everything that shows you're not infringing on anyone's copyright and that you are playing by the rules. It is a royal pain to be treated as guilty until you can prove your innocence, but until enough people complain that will continue to be how the system works.

One other fun part is that YT may or may not inform you that the claim has been removed (because you proved that you do have a license), and in either case your video will be left in the non-monetized state and you will not receive any credit for the views it receives during this period. My advice is to check the status via the Video Manager page and reset it to monetized ASAP if monetization desired.

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Thanks for the info.



Your step-by-step instructions make sense.



All I need to do now is find the song, which does not seem to exist on the smartsound page. Pity I can't influence the tracks using the Magic Tools function to simply use a different song.



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You can if you use the Magic Music wizard. That will also bring up the list of all songs that are installed and it shouldn't take long to find the version you're looking for

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You could also post the YT link here. I'm sure it wouldn't take long for a member or two to ID it

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Good idea with the Magic Music. I forgot about that function.

But it doesn't work. PowerDirector crashes after a few seconds.



I deleted the video from YouTube to avoid further hassles. The offending tune was called Lively Piano it seems.

Hi Andy -

As far as I'm aware, there's no SmartSound track called "Lively Piano" - nor any of the audio loops used in Magic Styles. When you use Magic Style, no SmartSound music is used anyway."Lively Piano", I guess, is the name of the track supposedly owned by ilovemedia-es

The default audio clips are included in the Style folders. e.g. If you used the "NoteBook" style, the music applied is called "Note" and it's located at C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\templates\PowerDirector Content Pack 13\PowerDirector 13 Content Pack Essential\Styles\Note_NonFS

Obviously, the CL developers have sourced the audio loop and renamed it "Note", so the origin is unknown. I haven't checked the PDR EULA to see whether there might be any restrictions, but many such claims have been proven to be completely spurious.

For the purposes of your YT claim, you should refer to the fact that the music used is part of a template in purchsed sofware & quote them all the details.

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I think I'll just learn to compose music...sounds easier!

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Did SmartSound change their license? I think they used to allow YouTube monetization. Now it specifically says it is not allowed without a commercial license. __________________________________
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Quote: Did SmartSound change their license? I think they used to allow YouTube monetization. Now it specifically says it is not allowed without a commercial license.

You're right. The Standard license specifically prohibits that, but if you click on the link to the Extended license, monetization is explicitly allowed. So the question is: which version is the bundled music in PD covered by?

I've had all claims against my content released after I disputed them, but those may all have been for tracks that I purchased directly from SS. Since I've been able to monetize them afterwards, they clearly are licensed under the Extended policy.

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Hi All!

I have my own solution:

1) Use "Smartsound" music in clips that will remain private, i.e., burned to disc media or copied to SD card or flash drive(Americans call them "thumb" drives) that will only be viewed by family and friends,

2) use commercial music, again they stay private though more strictly so than with "Smartsound"

3) upload to youTube and use no music at all.

Hope that might settle things.

Cheers!

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For the purposes of your YT claim, you should refer to the fact that the music used is part of a template in purchsed sofware & quote them all the details.

... and I think that is the route to take. Thanks

Quote: I think I'll just learn to compose music...sounds easier!

With the way these companies are going crazy with this it actually sounds compelling. Maybe the basics, just to have a background beat.

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Quote: Extended license, monetization is explicitly allowed

Oh dear, now it really gets complicated.

If I make a video without getting paid and not as a commercial venture, how is monetization, ie the sharing of proceeds afterwards, a commercial enterprise? Is that something for legal boffins or am I overlooking something obvious?



But then me humming a tune would infringe copyright too, strictly speaking, if that tune is a copyrighted song. This is too much for my brain.



I remember a video being taken down because I was recording the Hollywood sign with a slow pan and a car parked next to me had the radio on and YouTube complained I was illegally broadcasting copyrighted material.

It gets too much sometimes, I think.

This answered my question