I purchased a kids song called The Phonics song by Stockwaves from audio jungle this year (2023) and I have just noticed that I have received a copyright claim on the video. I have also noticed that the song has been removed from AudioJungle too (or has the name been changed?), which is kind of strange.
I wrote to the creator of the song (Stockwaves) here on AudioJungle a few weeks ago and I have received no reply. I also filled in a form on YouTube stating that I had paid for the video and I had a right to use the music but I have not received any reply.
Can anyone offer any help or tell me what’s going on? Here is the video I made with the song:
Authors often use Content ID for their music on YouTube. When you select music from Audio Jungle which shows that audio is registered for content ID, that means you will get a copyright claim on YouTube because that audio is recognized. But as you have a license, then you simply dispute that claim through your YouTube Studio dashboard including your license there, and then they will remove that claim. They have around 30 days to respond and even if they don’t respond to the dispute, there is nothing to worry about because in that case after 30 days YouTube will remove that claim.
You can find more in this article about YouTube Content ID and how that affects you as a buyer.
As @SuzanaTArt said, this is part of the normal process. Your license is the key to lift copyright claims. Simply provide your license code through the Youtube form or directly through the claiming agency form for a much quicker resolution.
On a different topic, I can’t help but notice that your video is borderline out of the license terms. Your video has to be bigger in scope than the item you license. This item is supposed to be a component of a bigger thing. However, in your case, it looks like the song is the main thing and is actually the product itself, your video being an illustration of the said song.
Here’s an excerpt of Envato’s terms on the matter:
As a rule of thumb, the music alone must not comprise the primary value of the end product, and should have speech overlayed and interspersed throughout. You can never distribute the music track as-is or with superficial modifications.
