Posted this on /mu/ but thought it might be good here too:
A fairly popular Youtube channel (probably make around 20k a year from videos and ads) has been using music from my old band in their intros. Which I feel cool about it, but I'm pissed because they aren't even giving credit to us in the video bios.
The music isn't copyrighted, so am I basically shit out of luck in terms of going after them legally?
You're fucked
>>18102781
call them out
>>18102781
I would approach them kindly and say, "hey, man, thanks for using my old band's music in the intros!!!! I am flattered. I just wanna ask for one quick favor: would you mind mentioning the band that made it in your video descriptions? Would greatly appreciate that, as it would be advantageous to us!"
Kill 'em with kindness.
>>18102789
and if they say no, screenshot the conversation and post on every video's comments section.
>>18102789
>>18102790
Thank you for the advice, I've been spamming the link to our Bandcamp on all of their uploads
>>18102793
Hit up their social media too if they still won't budge. As a last resort: call them out on their bullshit; they'll want to save face
>>18102781
music is automatically copyrighted upon creation, it doesn't have to be filed, you could still take them to court and demand a percentage of everything.
unless by not copyrighted you mean that you uploaded them under a creative commons license, but even then if your license included arbitration and they didn't credit you, then yeah you can still sue.
>>18102805
THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSS OP
>>18102793
well you already have been spamming their comments sections nonstop. i dont think they're gonna give a shit about kindness at this point.
i would still try, but you kinda mucked that up already.
shoulda handled it more cordially.
also, suing without trying to do what i just said is fucking stupid. people that do that are a big reason why the world's so fucked up atm and they should all just die in a fire.
>>18102829
By spamming I mean that I just posted the link once in each of their videos; I haven't been like posting the link like 5 times per video lol.
I'll shoot the one guy a message and see.
>>18102842
there you go man
dish out the decency you would like in return :)
>>18102805
damn. OP you got da man on ur side.