Can I use music in my youtube video?

Question

I wanna add music to the background but im afraid video will be deleted due to copyright.

If in the video description i say what song it is and by who, then is it still copyright?

Answer 1

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Yep, all music is copyrighted in the USA, meaning that you need a LICENSE to reproduce, publish, distribute, perform, display or digitally transmit it, which is what "upload" means.

If you can find a royalty-free license, feel free to mention that in your description. If you can find a Creative Commons "attribute only" (CC-BY) license, feel free to mention that in your description.

Just saying where you stole the song is not a license and actually makes it easier for them to sue you, given proof that you KNEW it wasn't yours and you published it anyway.

Answer 2

yeah but some musics which are heavily modified can escape the system