I thought it may be helpful to share a personal experience that I had making a dispute with Y??T?b?. During the Covid pandemic, I posted a video to my Y??T?b? channel:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lw74kbC5o4
Previous in discussion with our Salvation Army officers, our ordained pastors, we decided any public posted songs should be from the US Public Domain, basically published before 1923.
Opening song for the video message is
Trust and Obey. According to
Trust and Obey - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story:
GodTube said:
"Trust and Obey" was written by John H. Sammis in 1887, listed in The United Methodist Hymnal, No. 467.
The song is definitely in the Public Domain. When I published it, I received a message from Y??T?b? that
Trust and Obey was copyrighted. The following is the feedback message I received when I sent them a rebuttal defence:
The midi loops I used was from my Roland GW-7 as controller linked to my General Music (GEM) WK2 midi arranger. At the time I was using both arranger sequences from either depending upon my fancy. It was not a prerecorded track as I am using the arranger live.
I received no reply from Y??T?b?, but they removed the copyright claim.
Since, I have deleted all my content from them except for two videos, of which this is one. Some may disagree with me, but I just felt I did not need the visibility, and would rather not deal with an entity that only uses A.I. to inform of violations without first being reviewed by a human.
IMO, A.I. is a good servant but a poor master.
For the similar reason, I deleted both my Tw?tt?r and F?c?b??k accounts.
And, to avoid problems with for example, my "bell ringing" in front of store fronts next to a Salvation Army Christmas donation kettle, I play A Capella traditional non-copyrighted songs on my saxophones. This protects both the store owners and the Salvation Army against so-called copyright violations. I have had others record my playing and post them to social media.
And to add a sense of irony to the situation is the title of the video,
"Uncertainty of Obedience". With a sense of humour, I am reminded of
Murphy's Laws of Combat said:
o Anything you do can get you killed [harmed] including doing nothing.
o Look unimportant, the enemy may be low on amunition.
Please understand that I do not fault any who use these services, it is just for personal reasons and my peace of mind that I do not use them.
It is my own personal observation over time that has caused me to realise that certain of the ultra-wealthy have shorted musicians by very poorly paying royalties, usurped musicians rights to content and continue to profit from content long after a musician's death by altering law to their sole benefit.
I know we are starting to delve into politics, and as such will not discuss further unless warranted.
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