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[Doodles]

Is it ok if we use the music our Daughter produces if we do the videos for the products? She is very talented

[idraw]

Using your talented daughter’s music sounds great. Once it is incorporated into your video it is/should then be protected by copyright. Just doublecheck about sampling. 
Sampling someone else's songs without their permission violates copyright. Meaning don’t use parts of others copyrighted songs within your own music, even tho it is definitely being done doesn’t make it okay.
Considering YouTube, When uploading a YouTube video, part of the upload process is checking copyright including music, if the music owner has permitted use within YouTube, a notice will show saying so. YouTube definitely monitors usage.
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[Doodles]

Awesome! Thanks for the info on the music she sells hers sometimes to others so she has been out there a little. She knows all about the copywrite so no worries there. Looking forward to giving it a shot in the New Year. I hope all of you at Zazzle have a wonderful Christmas!

[idraw]

That’s cool that she is already out there in the copyright world and understands it. How exciting to make a video and include your own daughters music! Now I am curious,waiting to hear her music….
🎵!!!

[Doodles]

I am looking forward to it! thanks again for the ok have a great evening!

[Barbara · Accepted solution]

Absolutely. Over the years, I used a lot of my own music on YouTube videos, and when I didn't, I first asked the musician for permission and made sure to credit that person.

I had one interesting occurrence when I used a piece by Kevin McLeod, who graciously put his music in the public domain. I used one of his piano arrangements of a classical piece, crediting him with it, and YouTube tried to take it down because there was a sheet music company that claimed exclusive rights to all classical pieces. I wrote to Kevin about it, whereupon he all but exploded, telling me the company was giving him nightmares. He contacted YouTube about my video and got it promptly reinstated. So, just as long as your daughter doesn't play a piece exactly as arranged on sheet music, you're good to go. (Churches have this problem when using a copy machine for sheet music so everyone in the choir has the music in hand. Technically, it's a copyright violation, but really? A church?)

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[Doodles]

Thanks for the info! Sorry that happened to you. My girl just uses notes they she puts together so it's all good. Maybe she will pull up a public domain sound like chime or something like that . So glad you was still able to use your work! I hope you have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[Barbara]

Oh, it took no time to fix the problem because I was aghast, wrote Kevin, he was aghast, and he immediately went after what I suspect was a contact he had at YouTube. Same day, video back up. Sometime later, I did my own rendition of a Bach etude and waited, but the sheet music company had apparently been stifled.

Same holiday wishes to you too.

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