{"id":2279,"date":"2021-07-13T17:12:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flintzy.com\/blog\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2025-06-04T18:22:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:52:50","slug":"how-to-monetise-eligible-cover-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flintzy.com\/blog\/how-to-monetise-eligible-cover-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Monetise Eligible Cover Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover videos are all over YouTube, with artists showcasing their musical skills and recreating popular, trendy songs. However, the original song owner has every right to claim these music videos, resulting in a loss of ad revenue for many YouTubers. Well, fortunately, there\u2019s a loophole to work around these music claims. If you\u2019re a music artist, here\u2019s what you need to know about monetising cover videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The legality of cover videos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are thousands of aspiring YouTube singers who start their channels making covers of existing songs. Unfortunately, many videos are posted illegally, as these rising artists do not have permission from the song\u2019s copyright holder to publish the song. The more similar the cover is to the original song, the more likely it is to get content ID claimed. These claims are auto-generated when your video, or part of your video, matches any other video in YouTube\u2019s Content ID system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Music and Copyright - Copyright on YouTube\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qe17meaudTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens if you get a Content ID claim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As soon as you get a Content ID claim on a video, you will receive an email notification from YouTube. You can also check the Content page in the YouTube Studio. Here, any claimed video will be labelled as a \u201ccopyright claim\u201d in the \u201crestrictions column\u201d. You can hover over this label to see more details about the claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is now up to the copyright owners to decide if they want to block your video or share the ad revenue. You can either leave the video as-is or cut out\/replace\/mute the audio for that part of the video. Conversely, you can also dispute the claim if you think that it is incorrect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube Content ID\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9g2U12SsRns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monetising a cover song video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a monetised channel on the YouTube Partner Program, you might notice that a cover song is no<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Monetize YouTube Covers with Content ID Claim?\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8aI-zcRLikU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">longer monetised. Here\u2019s what you need to do:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the Content page in YouTube Studio and check the video properties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the video has been claimed, you will see a copyright claim in the Restrictions column and the monetisation status will be off.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hover the mouse over the monetisation status. This will state if the video is eligible for sharing the ad revenue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it is eligible, just switch the monetization status to \u201con\u201d and you\u2019re good to go!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Monetize YouTube Covers with Content ID Claim?\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8aI-zcRLikU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you can continue making cover song videos without worrying about losing out on ad revenue. Sing away to glory!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Interested in getting your YouTube channel seen by a huge audience? 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