![]() Time after time, mashup creators have been given copyright strikes with many even having their channel terminated completely all because record labels and copyright holders seem to feel the need to punish them for using music they own, even though the mashups are generating revenue and buzz for the label/copyright holders, typically none of which goes to the mashup creator themselves. If you aren't familiar with the system, the basic idea is that once you receive three copyright strikes from YouTube, your channel gets terminated for good. For the most part, mashups may seem like a safe form of content to create, but the problem lies mostly within YouTube's own copyright strike system. ![]() With that taken into account, of course they aren't able to collect revenue for themselves (which the majority of mashup creators are fine with), but they do generate revenue for many record labels and artists whose songs they use in their videos. Mashup artists are very much in the "grey" area when it comes to copyright restrictions, since the majority of their content revolves around using music that they do not own the rights for. With an ever-growing genre of musical content on YouTube that stretches all across the globe in terms of viewership and subscribers, one might think mashup artists are respected by YouTube for bringing so much content and traction to the platform, but unfortunately this isn't the case. Some mashup artists are even verified by YouTube and have hundreds of thousands of subscribers. ![]() Song mashups are a very popular form of content on YouTube, with some videos reaching millions of views. ![]()
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