How To Protect Your Beats From Being Stolen and Copyright Striking You

Someone Stole My Tracks: How to Protect Your Beats From Being Stolen
This is the story of how someone was stealing my music, And then issuing false copyright claims back against me. An how if id just been using a simple tool that i was already paying for inside DistroKid id never had had this problem of stolen beats at all.
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While this is a great first step If you are concerned about someone stealing your music, there are a few steps you can take to protect your copyright. First and foremost, make sure that you properly copyright your music. In the United States, you can do this by registering your music with the U.S. Copyright Office. This will give you legal protection and allow you to take legal action if someone steals your music.
Once your music is copyrighted, it is a good idea to include a copyright notice on any recordings or performances of your music. This can be as simple as including the copyright symbol (©), the year of publication, and your name on the recording or performance.
Additionally, you can use a watermark or digital fingerprint on your recordings to identify them as yours and make it more difficult for someone to steal your music without being detected. You can also use a licensing platform, such as ASCAP or BMI, to manage and track the use of your music and ensure that you are being properly compensated for its use.
It is also important to be cautious about sharing your music online. When sharing your music on social media or other online platforms, consider using privacy settings to control who can access your music and how it can be used. You can also use a licensing platform to manage the rights to your music and track its use online.
Overall, the best way to protect your music copyright is to properly copyright your work and be cautious about sharing it online. An if you do dont be an idiot like me an leave it unprotected. This will help ensure that you are in control of your music and can take action if it is stolen.
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[@Unders]

If id just been using this id never have had this happen. Your DistroKid Discount - distrokid.com/vip/unders (Includes DistroLock)

[@goldygirl78]

Great info it's good to know that

[@aleksamrkela831]

Glad you addressed this!

[@Unders]

If it helps 1 person not have to deal with all that bollocks, almost worth going through it lol

[@prodBySonny]

this is so annoying they always let the other side win every time i put a claim in smh

[@Unders]

Are you referring to KZbin?

[@PULSEMusicGroup]

This is super solid info right here! Hope everyone really takes need to this. Thought I was already subbed to you but it's done now lol. Great stuff Unders! Blessings!

[@Unders]

It’s all good 🙏 thank you for the support. An yeah, I was ignorant. I hope this helps even just 1 person not be.

[@Luisitobeatz]

Bro thank you

[@aproducernamed2]

Thank you for making this video

[@Unders]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Scarlip305]

Thank you brother I make my own beats. Appreciate the tips!

[@Unders]

Happy to help! Could remove a huge headache for you doing it ahead of time.

[@zeninvites3209]

never heard of this, and it sounds like just what I have been looking for

[@Unders]

I actually got a message just this week from someone trying to upload my music 👍 If you sell or lease music. Unlock it once sold.

[@zeninvites3209]

​@@Unders awesome, so will Distrokid show us everywhere where the song is uploaded? I'm looking to sell beats on Beatstars which means i'll have multiple rappers/artists rapping on the same beat.... I want to protect the beat, but I don't want the distributor screwing people over ....

[@francissreckofabian01]

I didn't get notified. I found one of my tracks on youtube had a copyright notice. It was stolen. And even though I could prove it was mine youtube said "talk to the hand'. I took all my other tracks off youtube.

[@Unders]

Strange as i've successfully appealed. 37 times according to the copyright center. id be curious to know how you approached it.

[@ryde2012]

Thanks

[@Unders]

🙏

[@maximusrecord8672]

Brother this video help me a lot , a lot , Thank you so moche , I was looking for this kind of help braking my head , what can I do , and I have distrokid but I didn’t know Thank you again brother, God bless you

[@Unders]

Glad to hear that

[@deadloser3332]

I love this video I have a question that really needs answers if possible.. If I want to distrolock a track I have made but I want certain channels on KZbin to be able to monetize those tracks I've made will whitelisting work , I know distrokid has the KZbin content ID protection but if distrolock it does it bypass channels you have whitlisted ? Or if you have already whitlisted a channel will distrolock bypass that?

[@Unders]

in truth i dont know with that scenario. However once detected you can certainly allow it. But im unsure if the whitelist automates the process. Like yourself i couldn't find any clear answer.

[@DJTHOUGHTZ]

❤

[@SvenDesigns]

Hey, this might sound dumb but there is one part that I don't understand. Should you upload your music (the regular way, to spotify, apple music, ...) before or after doing the distrokid lock part ?

[@Unders]

Probably before is the smart answer. But in reality doing it retroactively (like I have) is better than not.

[@SvenDesigns]

@@Unders I see ! So the general idea is that you upload a finished track in distrokid lock, and it will have some kind of digital copyright footprint. No matter if you do it before or after realising your music, but preferably before ?

[@Unders]

that's basically it yup. its a database that can be cross checked. Kind of like how Hey Siri can hear what your listening too an know the song. But for upload services.

[@WilliamAshleyOnline]

My music sort of sucks and I have been noticing this year other people have been upping the tracks under their names, just a couple instances. As I am a hobbiest not so much an issue for me at this point but its weird seeing it happen as my music especially the older stuff sort of sucked bad. I only thing this would suck if they outright were trying to profit off direct copies of my stuff, but a reverse copyright claim would be utterly annoying - seems like a potential trolling thing to do that screwed up trolls would do, and anyone seeking to harass or gang netstalk someone by shutting down their content, massively dirty trick. Sad thing is there are very corrupt people out there, hopefully they will leave the planet sooner than others. I have messed around with tons of others peoples stuff over the years so I don't really care they are uploading it, I just wonder if my music is not commoditized, why the heck would you upload it? I guess you can take it as a compliment. I do think this will be more of an issue, its more or less the issue of preventing you from using your own music or sound. Again the whole copyright system is messed up it is there for commercial interests, censorship is wrong IMO regardless unless it incites violence or does real harm.

[@Poodleinacan]

Your older tracks may not have sucked that much, if it's still useable. They should at least mark them as remixes...

[@5iv3rteen35]

what if they already uploaded the song ? does it still lock it ?

[@Unders]

No it’s preemptive. So you still need to chase up whatever’s happened.

[@LocoLifeEntertainment]

Okay so I'm here cuz I'm doing this right now. But idk what's about to happen. But I bought a beat. Did a song with someone. Uploaded it on my distrokid. I could have sworn I paid for some type of content id but whatever. I just found out the person I did the feat with did upload it to distrokid & did not credit me at all.

[@Unders]

You can see if you have contentID applied when looking at the upload details in DistroKid. This however is something different. Also sounds like a lesson on that artists integrity for the future.

[@f4llenstarr]

I put beats on KZbin and Beatstars, I know some people just rip the from KZbin and upload songs using my beats to KZbin Spotify etc... How can I find out who is ripping the beats and using them?

[@Wavesmatch]

You can actually do that! We introduced a new and easy way to track artists and content creators who do stuff like this

[@lazell]

@@Wavesmatch how?

[@Unders]

I need to reach out to you guys at Wavesmatch because it doesn’t seem like it’s working for KZbin triggers.

[@zoddomusic]

Hey bro, great video! I do not understand your language! Can you write what it means? Do I have to submit my beats to distrokid before selling them? Will bona fide artists who lease my beat be able to distribute their songs on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.

[@Unders]

This video is translated into 8 different languages. check out the closed caption options

[@Appleloucious]

One Love! Always forward, never ever backward!! ☀️☀️☀️ 💚💛❤️ 🙏🏿🙏🙏🏼

[@Unders]

Seems like spam, But its positive vibes so it can pass.

[@Appleloucious]

@@Unders Nah Bredda Unders InI r no spam : DD I always share this positive msg under every vidya I deem it worthy of xD : DD Really neat tip, gonna be sharing this vid too 🙏🏿🙏🙏🏼✌🏾🦁🦁

[@Appleloucious]

Last year I was even typing it every time tho after some days that was too tedious and I created a macro so I only have a key phrase which I then convert into above msg (: 🤓🤓🤓

[@Unders]

❤️

[@user-ol9gf5kl6k]

So, if the artist have purchased my beat, can he simply upload his song on streaming services if I'm using this service?

[@Unders]

No.

[@user-ol9gf5kl6k]

@@Unders so what should I do?

[@Unders]

@@user-ol9gf5kl6k don’t register the copyright if you intend to sell it others.

[@creator.season3714]

Should you copywrite beats you are selling to artists?

[@Unders]

thats completely up to you dude. You can lock them down and release them at a later date, So i would. Theres some shit people out there.

[@dsagent]

GHOSTDATA recently had songs taken and uploaded elsewhere. He of course was the one who got the strikes.

[@Unders]

Good to hear! damn do i wish i was better prepared initially 😆

[@malachihill4881]

Can you do this with beats that’s just on KZbin tired of people stealing beats 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Unders]

Yup. info - support.distrokid.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024829334-What-is-DistroLock-

[@malachihill4881]

@@Unders thanks 🖤

[@OpeningMinds369]

Is distrokid good for beat makers?

[@Unders]

distrokid is good for people who want to consistently and regularly release music. If your putting up 1 beat tape a year its fine. If your putting tunes out weekly its a steal.

[@richbray9037]

Do u copyright your music or just use distrolock

[@Unders]

Copyright exists from time of creation. You can formally register copyright but that would be an overly expensive process. Instead a good log and backup would serve you better. Unless of course you’re heading into plaques on the wall territory.

[@TOXYK]

i'm literally heartbroken a song of mine just got stolen

[@Unders]

its fixable. Just hassle!

[@TOXYK]

actually i fixed that x) @@Unders

[@Unders]

Win

[@mbmron]

I love the security but i can’t monetize my own music on sound cloud but it is what it is

[@Unders]

This doesn’t stop SC monetisation….

[@mbmron]

@@Unders idk why it happened to me but I don’t care now I still got money of my music

[@Unders]

I couldn’t tell you either, SC has been on life support for like 5 years in my book. They have the whole system backwards in my opinion.

[@666aw]

I received an intellectual property rights report, my money was withdrawn, and my account was closed. Please, can anyone help💔💔💔💔💔

[@Unders]

An IP claim is far more serious. You need to resolve that with your distributor.

[@666aw]

​@@Unders I lost almost $1000 💔

[@Unders]

That sucks it get. But you're providing zero context, an like i said an IP claim is completely different to copyright issue.

[@prod385]

What if someone copyright one of your beat on distrokid how do i get it removed?

[@Unders]

That all beings with you contacting the artist and keeping a record of everything. Hopefully you have significant proof that you hold the copyright and creation too.

[@AgusB69420]

​@@UndersHi, I've been having this problem for years and I can tell you, if your video is still up you can do a DMCA takedown notice to the music distributor the person did, if your date of upload is earlier than their date of upload, that's enough proof that you did it and the distributor is forced to remove the stolen release from the store. I've sent more than 20 DMCA takedowns these past months and I assure you it works, and you've saved me from ever having to do it again thanks to you and DistroLock

[@Unders]

Whole system is a complete mess! You make a good point actually of uploading everything to youtube and keeping it private even, as a dated proof or creation.

[@ibsamuktar]

Is a nice hepful video. but my issue is I already lost my music. What can I do?

[@Unders]

Lost it how?

[@ibsamuktar]

@Unders someone downloaded from my youtube and uploaded it on this distributor website, and now my youtube gets Strike

[@Unders]

Lock it down now. And you need to reach out to the distributor, if it’s up on DSP you need to flag it to them also.

[@ibsamuktar]

@@Unders how 🤔

[@bendixtrinity]

is it possible to do this manually by yourself?

[@Unders]

Not that I know of. It’s pretty manual though when something gets detected you get alerted. It’s not like a total lockdown.

[@bendixtrinity]

@@Unders thank you!

[@yungDapo.pr0d]

If I give someone my beat but they get copyrighted is there anyway I can give it to them without them getting copyrighted also how can I give him the rights to the beat

[@9ALiTY]

Honestly IDK What do people expect from a Genre like Rap & even most music nowadays that most of the Beats are made with samples stolen from something else, then people post the beats on KZbin with Free in the Tital

[@Unders]

You don’t know why they expect, Not to have their work stolen? 😂 ooook.

[@9ALiTY]

@@Unders I understand but at the same time people shouldn't put Free in the title if it isn't really isn't free, & if people really don't want they're work stolen they should focus on becoming the artists themselves & having their beats be for them to use or people they trust. That's the real way to have people not be able to do stuff like this.

[@Unders]

@@9ALiTY I can only assume you didn't watch the video, like at all.

[@sawntemple]

@@9ALiTYlearn to read descriptions It is usually free only for non commercial use

[@joesalespro]

As a producer I uploaded a beat on distro lock. I then recorded some test vocals and did a test song. I then sent the files to a friend and had him upload the song I recorded. Guess what? It posted and Distro lock DID NOT WORK @ ALL! Any feedback? Would love to hear this..

[@Unders]

@@joesalespro why would you reach out to me for this? Absolutely something to them about as well as the other wave tagging system you can opt into that I can’t recall the name of now. But also, posted it where 🤷‍♂️ because if it’s not a place that’s covered then… Lacking any relevant info and expecting “feedback” where “you would love to hear this..” 🫡