# Publishing my songs on YouTube **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 29, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishing-my-songs-on-youtube/986285 "2023-06-29T11:13:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishing-my-songs-on-youtube/986285/1 "2023-06-29T11:13:36Z")
I’ve started to upload my catalog of original songs. (Moderators: if you think this should be in a different forum, please move it. This is not a commercial project, I’m not expecting to monetize anything or go viral!) If you’d like to take a look, seach for ‘david higgen’ and the channel should show up. (News at 10: secret identity of xtenkfarpl finally revealed). There’s a variety of styles, so you might find something you like. Comments welcome… preferably polite ones (de gustibus non est disputandum, and all that). More to come as the project proceeds. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishing-my-songs-on-youtube/986285/2 "2023-06-29T12:05:34Z")
Watch out for scammers. They’ll make a copyright claim for the video revenue and you’ll get a nasty warning. Then you have to fight youtube and prove its your music. I’ve heard reports about this on various youtube channels. They used their own music and got hassled by youtube. Youtube is biased towards copyright claims. I always enjoy original music and will check out your channel. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishing-my-songs-on-youtube/986285/3 "2023-06-29T12:14:22Z")
Yes, I remember seeing a report about that. Some of my material is already registered with the Copyright Office, but I should probably register the new stuff. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishing-my-songs-on-youtube/986285/4 "2023-06-29T12:32:51Z")
It’s awesome that you’ve recorded your music It a legacy you can leave behind for your family. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishing-my-songs-on-youtube/986285/5 "2023-06-30T17:36:56Z")
To borrow a Monty Python quote “I’m not quite dead yet!”… but yes, part of the idea was to get it recorded in a public place. Hopefully there is more to come; I haven’t finished uploading the backlog, and there are a few new keels laid down in the shipyard still! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishing-my-songs-on-youtube/986285/6 "2023-06-30T17:49:42Z")
> [@xtenkfarpl](#): > > Yes, I remember seeing a report about that. Some of my material is already registered with the Copyright Office, but I should probably register the new stuff. I’ve heard about the copyright claim scammers. Question: Isn’t the YouTube publication date proof of copyright? ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishing-my-songs-on-youtube/986285/7 "2023-06-30T18:22:26Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > I’ve heard about the copyright claim scammers. Question: Isn’t the YouTube publication date proof of copyright? I should look into this more closely now that I’ve put some material out there. The US copyright office says: “Once you create an original work and fix it, like taking a photograph, writing a poem or blog, or recording a new song, you are the author and the owner.” And “A work is fixed when it is captured (either by or under the authority of an author) in a sufficiently permanent medium such that the work can be perceived, reproduced, or communicated for more than a short time. For example, a work is fixed when you write it down or record it.” So it would seem at least superficially that the YouTube publication date should count. But it looks as if there are loopholes? I am going to edit all my upload descriptions to explicitly assert copyright ownership, and may look into a formal registration with the Copyright office. If anyone has any legal experience in this area, we would be interested to hear from you!