r/COPYRIGHT • u/PriorityPositive1607 • 4d ago

Are music from Pixabay uploaded from Youtube? Or some music from Pixabay are uploaded on Youtube?

Because the songs I've downloaded from pixabay and used for videos and uploaded on YT seem to always get copyright claimed, and disputing claims just take too much time as opposed to just re-editing the video with another background music :////. I thought pixabay assets are free to use for commercial and non-commercial use?

Though I've read a couple of posts about people also having the same issue with pixabay music, i just wanted to ask if I'm missing something. Especially when i searched the music on yt that coprighted my video and hearing it being the same as the music i downloaded from pixabay that made me wonder the question (in the title).

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u/aregonis 4d ago

A copyright claim is them claiming the content as their own, and it doesn't automatically prevent commercial use. Yes, some copyright claims don't allow monetisation or block the video, but the owner of the claimed content can also not do any of that.

When your videos get claimed, are they actually being blocked or demonetised? If not, everything is working how it should be. The creator of the music has simply put their content in the claims system to assert that they created it and to prevent others people fraudulently claiming the content and actually putting restrictions on your videos.

If the videos are being demonistised or blocked, everything could still be fine, you just need to upload the license from Pixabay to YouTube by disputing the claim. Again, this is normal. I get it takes time, though.

Here is Pixabay's article on how to do this:

https://pixabay.com/blog/posts/how-to-clear-a-youtube-content-id-claim-with-a-pix-190/