I got the dreaded “©️”, how should I handle it?

QUESTIONS

Hello all, I run a very small (<100 subs) album review / music discussion channel. I’m just starting out and only have 4 videos. My fifth is scheduled to upload tomorrow, I may have bit off a little more than I can chew by choosing to review Drake’s newest album “Scorpion”, which was released under the label “Young Money” which is owned by UMG. My typical review formula is:

  1. Intro clip (face cam)
  2. Backstory of my history with the artist (usually done with me talking over a music video, with the music being almost non existent and images placed over the video when necessary)
  3. More facecam
  4. More backstory (different music video)
  5. The actual review of the album

In this video I used 3 songs and only one was claimed. I’ve done this with a few acts, State Champs, Panic! At the Disco, XXXtentacion, but this is the first time I’ve come across the “©️” and I’m not sure what to do, I’m making 0 money off this video, and I understand that what I’m doing is at least semi transformative. So what should I do from here? Should I ignore it? Should I file a dispute? Should I pitch up the audio slightly? I don’t know what to do.

Posted Jul 3, 2018, 8:51 AM UTC

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