Unlike copyright strikes, the claims are merely notifications. Can copyright claims penalize my channel? IMPORTANT: If you use any music listed in the Music Policy database, you will receive a copyright claim notifying you that you use copyrighted content. Some are available to use if you’re OK with the ads in your videos: So, it would be a BAD idea to use this song. If you scroll through the policy or look up some of your favorite artists, you’ll notice that some songs are not available at all: The music policy database lists thousands of popular songs and can tell you EXACTLY what will happen when you use a particular song in a YouTube video. You can read below (and see how great and useful it was) or jump to the next section that discusses how copyright claims affect your channel. Related: How to check if song is copyrighted on YouTube We’ve published a new post that explains how you can see if any song or piece of music is copyrighted with 100% accuracy. According to YouTube, the page wasn’t “popular enough”. YouTube has removed the Music Policy page along with the old Creator Studio. To find out, look at YouTube Music Policy database. How do I know what happens if I use copyrighted music in my video?
