Managing Your Copyrighted Music on Youtube

Youtube offers ways for you as a Content Partner to manage the music that you own.

Here’s some of what you would want to add to the feed files when you upload your music via feeds so Youtube knows what you are claiming as your own music.

This information can be found here on Google Support Documents.

Sound recording resources

Sound recording IDs

YouTube requires every <SoundRecording> element to include a valid ISRC code. If you also track recordings using a proprietary ID code, you can include the <ProprietaryId> element as a sibling to the <ISRC> element inside the <SoundRecordingId>. The format of the <ProprietaryId> element is:

<SoundRecordingId>
      <ISRC>USRE10400888</ISRC>
      <ProprietaryId Namespace="DPID:your_DPid">custom_id_1234</ProprietaryId>
</SoundRecordingId>

Both your DDEX Party ID (Namespace) and the proprietary ID for the track are required. YouTube stores the proprietary ID value in the custom_id field of the sound recording asset (for Content ID deliveries) and the Art Track asset (for YouTube Premium deliveries). For example, the XML above results in an asset with ISRC USRE10400888 and a  custom_id value of custom_id_1234.

To add different custom_id values to the Sound Recording and Art Track asset, you can use the dedicated “YOUTUBE:SR_CUSTOM_ID” and “YOUTUBE:AT_CUSTOM_ID” namespaces:

<SoundRecordingId>
      <ISRC>USRE10400888</ISRC>
      <!--- Sets the custom ID on the Sound Recording asset -->
      <ProprietaryId
      Namespace="YOUTUBE:SR_CUSTOM_ID">sound_recording_id_1234</ProprietaryId>
      <!--- Sets the custom ID on the Art Track asset -->
      <ProprietaryId
      Namespace="YOUTUBE:AT_CUSTOM_ID">art_track_id_1234</ProprietaryId>
</SoundRecordingId>

If you are sending an update to an existing Sound Recording asset, you can identify the asset by asset ID by using the dedicated “YOUTUBE:SR_ASSET_ID” namespace:

<SoundRecordingId>
      <ISRC>USRE10400888</ISRC>
      <!--- Identifies the Sound Recording asset to be updated by Asset ID -->
      <ProprietaryId 
      Namespace="YOUTUBE:SR_ASSET_ID">A111111111111111</ProprietaryId>
</SoundRecordingId>

To add asset labels to the Sound Recording and Art Track assets, you can use the dedicated ”YOUTUBE:SR_ASSET_LABEL” and ”YOUTUBE:AT_ASSET_LABEL” namespaces:

<SoundRecordingId>
      <ISRC>USRE10400888</ISRC>
      <!--- Adds two asset labels to the Sound Recording asset -->
      <ProprietaryId
      Namespace="YOUTUBE:SR_ASSET_LABEL">sr_asset_label1</ProprietaryId>
      <ProprietaryId
      Namespace="YOUTUBE:SR_ASSET_LABEL">sr_asset_label2</ProprietaryId>
      <!--- Adds one asset label to the Art Track asset -->
      <ProprietaryId
      Namespace="YOUTUBE:AT_ASSET_LABEL">at_asset_label</ProprietaryId>
</SoundRecordingId>

What is an ISRC code?

“The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) system is the international system for the identification of recorded music and music videos. Each ISRC is a unique identifier that can be permanently encoded into a recording or music video. Encoded ISRCs automatically identify recordings for PPL payments.”
http://www.ppluk.com/membership/more-information/isrc/
Knowing how to properly annotate your proprietary content – the IP known as your music – it is imperative that you know the risks if you are not seeking outside assistance either from other music producers or legal representative so that your content is properly attributed to you not only as due credit but also should your content start to produce royalties. If you don’t create the path from royalty to your possession, then no one will know to whom they should send the revenue. 
 
It’s art but it’s also business.
And don’t take anything here as a substitute for professional advice from entertainment attorney or equivalent. Just like you put a lock on your door. Put one on your content. 

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