My Video Was Demonetized by 16 Record Labels...

[@chrisj4570g]

I can’t count how many times I’ve watched your videos only to immediately seek out the song to listen to it on KZbin. You’re doing a better job of promoting their music than they are.

[@jimmextorf7785]

Agree 100%.

[@nikitak.8086]

The same

[@mikkoliukko]

The same

[@tobiasdenter701]

👍🙂👍

[@kisnpisn4919]

absolutely!!

[@chrispetersen4863]

And the labels wonder why they are absolutely HATED by both the artists and by the fans...

[@se-kmg355]

They don´t care, it is all about the money, not the music.

[@rayzalinsky5693]

It is the Music "Business" not the Music "Friendship"

[@VRNocturne]

Artists should strike out on their own and forego labels. Then they can have the control. Maybe before the internet and such, labels were basically a requirement. Now? Should not be.

[@boodleboy]

@@rayzalinsky5693 "It is the Music "Business" not the Music "Friendship"" Almost makes you think reducing art to a mere business transaction shouldn't be the be-all end-all.

[@goudagirl6095]

I've read so much about "the industry" over the years. For an industry that's supposed to promote artists, they seem to do everything in their power to do just the opposite. As well they endeavor to keep artists paupers, while pocketing as much for themselves, since everything in that world comes out of the artist's own pocket: management fees, catering, airfare, hotels, buses, vans, industry fees and charges, you name it. It's a wonder the artist makes anything at all in the end.

[@TankTheTech]

Keep fighting the good fight, Rick. The copyright claim system is absolutely broke and in the favor of publishers, and Fair Use is basically just there to make us FEEL like we have some kind of power, which we don't.

[@PhilTeoli]

I stream video games and you know how many times I get copyright strikes? It is ridiculous. So now I play the game without any music.

[@frmcf]

Of course the copyright system works in favour of the publishers, though. That's literally what it's for. That's what copyright is! The doctrine of 'fair use' is a very North American thing, and doesn't apply worldwide, so I'm not sure how much of a defence it provides on a global platform. Just don't use other people's material to make your videos, *or* at least accept that you can't make money directly from a video that uses other people's material.

[@kingofrunescapepking]

@@frmcf international copyright law is much more lenient than US copyright law though

[@metalboy5150]

@@frmcf Right. Did you actually watch the video, or....?

[@pete_lind]

@@frmcf Whats the punishment of false claims ? What there aint any ? Thats why you get claims even for old music that has no copyright . There are grifters that do copyrights claims on every music they hear on clips , even when they dont own the rights . do you think thats fair ?

[@JeremyHartson2000]

The record business is one of the most ruthless. Label execs and label artists are of two completely different breeds. One celebrates the art of music, the other celebrates the hoarding of every nickel they can drain from creators. Keep it up, Rick! And keep celebrating and sharing the art.

[@TeclaSAPcomUlissesCarvalho]

These SOBs should be paying YOU -- on top of the AdSense money -- just for the promotion of their artists. Unbelievable!

[@anticarnistvegan]

unfucking believable

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, quick solution... use your DAW. Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@davidbaines7330]

Exactly, so they’re literally taking the profits from his intellectual work (videos).

[@vaporman442]

@@bucquoismusic that will ‘sometimes’ work with companies tar are using less sophisticated bots to find claims. Won’t work at all if people from the record label are watching Rick’s channel. From some of the things I have seen lead me to believe at least some of the labels are actually watching.

[@bucquoismusic]

@@vaporman442 Ah... OK, I see. It's a pity, but perhaps for Rick it is still worth a try? 😉

[@TheCharismaticVoice]

Rick, I'm really sorry you're still dealing with this with as influential and huge as you've become. I fight every single copyright on my channel, and it's exhausting. In the process, I've made quite a few connections with record labels and distribution companies. If you ever need anything, please reach out!

[@byCampo]

I always wondered about your channel too Elizabeth given you use the entire songs (albeit broken up). Such shame these companies are so greedy and they're taking money from the free promotion of there "wares"

[@TheCharismaticVoice]

@@byCampo It's a lot of work and effort to clear every copyright, and we have received many strikes over the years. But we fight those strikes too, and every single one has been released by the claimant.

[@Ripprock1]

Do you ask for permission to use artist material? Curious.

[@TheCharismaticVoice]

@@Ripprock1 We never have asked, but we work with enough labels that we just send them the video links and they'll remove the claims. Others we have to use the copyright system to battle.

[@RickReasonnz]

Great to see you here... Between Rick's breakdown on the music and yours on vocals, we humble internet students of music are very well served. Almost feel like there needs to be a "Teacher" rank on KZbin to be allowed to use music for this exact purpose.

[@kenramey7240]

As a 69 year old drummer who grew up in the best age of rock I want the younger generation to know of all the great bands that there were. Your videos do a fantastic job of educating all generations. I'm with you all the way and if they can't see that the bands you highlight increase awareness and sales then they are blind. Keep up the good work Rick!

[@michaelgray4833]

‘The best age of rock’. I agree with the rest of your comments but please don’t be an elitist

[@kenramey7240]

@@michaelgray4833 I can't help it Michael. The 60's and 70's were the best era of rock and if that makes me an elitist, then I wear the designation with honor!

[@michaelgray4833]

@@kenramey7240 you’d be surprised at how great the rock scene is rn if you took the time to listen. Especially in Australia. You can help it. Just get out of your bubble and explore! :)

[@bf5175]

@@kenramey7240 There is no "best" when it comes to art. It either speaks to you or it doesn't. It's entirely personal for everyone. You should know that well before turning 69.

[@michaelgray4833]

@@bf5175 I guess it’s unsurprising that someone that age is a bit of an old hand and cannot fathom checking out new acts. I love Bowie and Zep as much as the next person but it must be boring to just ignore the great music being made today.

[@josexavierjr.5633]

I hear ya, Rick. You're doing a better promo job than all those record labels.......they should pay YOU!!!!

[@brianwest2775]

Labels used to pay to get air time for their songs...

[@CMDprac]

Pay Rick? For what? Care to Explain??

[@dottyjyoung]

THIS RIGHT HERE!! I've made playlists based ENTIRELY on Rick's videos.

[@dottyjyoung]

@Bryan Smith But I guarantee the artists (and yes, even record labels, publishers, execs, etc) are profiting from Rick's content as well. If they weren't, artists like Seal, Sting, Brian May, etc., would not be *appearing on the show.*

[@TomStrahle]

They literally should pay you for promoting their music to a much larger audience than they would ever get on their own. I once got demonetized for playing some of Luis Milan's 6 Pavana's on my livestream. A 500 hundred year old piece. It's been "public domain" longer than America has been a country. Who could possibly own the copyright to it? Turns out a florist in Ohio, who used the piece in their promotional video. Insane.

[@X-UP-and-DOWN-X]

That copyright claim is bullshit. I’m sorry to hear that about you.

[@johnvcougar]

WTF. This has gone too far.

[@RichardBuckman]

Well, a particular recording of it could be owned by the musicians who played it, and that would actually make sense. Not someone who randomly used it in their promotional video though. And not your own original playing of it.

[@johnvcougar]

@@RichardBuckman slight conjecture: recordings of an artists work are typically owned by the producer/recording engineer who did the work, or the person who paid for it. That doesn't translate to owning the written work, just the recording itself.

[@robertsteinberger5667]

If you really want to educate people, why not do it for free?

[@peterfrost6507]

You have introduced me to so much music and so many musicians, I can't tell you. These bands should be paying you for the exposure they receive from your videos.

[@raygunsforronnie847]

Mostly the "bands" do not own exclusive rights to either the song itself (words, melody, arrangement) or their performance. The rights are owned by venture capital companies, publishers, record labels, etc. The many artists have no more control over the use of their material than Rick does.

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@alirhm2919]

Some people might not appreciate how valuable channels like rick's are. As an 18 year old music lover from lran, i can totally understand it. Music is almost nonexistent in my family. I'm probably the first person who's playing an instrument, let alone guitar. My music taste is considered odd in my culture. No one really knows what blues is, or who hendrix was and etc. KZbin is the only place i can fuel my musical interests and get inspiration; so because of that I like to thank you deeply for your channel and your efforts to keep it up.

[@brushstroke3733]

Great music has no borders! So cool that you have discovered musicians like Jimi Hendrix. If you want to write and sing your own songs someday, I highly recommend giving country music a chance. I hated it when I was your age, but now I hear it's influences throughout rock music, and also I love it for the way it reveals song structures so simply. Check out Jimmie Rodgers if you can - he's funny, authentic, and pretty easy to follow once you learn some of the basics of western music theory.

[@Moondog-wc4vm]

You feel the same thing that I do then. We are seperated by more than 30 years of age, and totally different cultural backgrounds. Still I feel a small connection with you because you appreciate the universal appeal of music. Respect!

[@jersmith1486]

Isn't playing an instrument considered evil in Islam? I just heard that the other day.

[@eh42]

KZbin / DMCA needs a couple major changes: a) The KZbin bot should send notice to the suspected copyright holder (not the poster/alleged violator) and wait for them to consciously acknowledge the intent to claim. Too many false positives otherwise. b) Escrow. Continue to generate full revenue, but hold funds in escrow and then if claim is wrong, OG still gets full revenue without penalties. YT content creators regularly complain about the lost revenue in popular videos that get lots of hits during the claim dispute window. c) anti-slaap style mechanisms - if a copyright claimer (?) files too many challenged/reversed claims, they need to be shut down. This is too lopsided. The copyright holders have too much power right now. There are YT'ers with wind in the background getting demonitized. New sites are inserting public domain footage in their news clips and then using that to strike down anyone else using the same public domain clip! I've had claims from random artists challenging a video of my family singing Silent Night acapella at a family Christmas gathering! The autostrike is horrible and needs to be fixed!

[@truthwillout1980]

They know this. It's set up for them, not us.

[@ian1352]

Government would have to step in, but they’re in the pockets of the vested interests, so they won’t. Those vested interests are why copyright keeps getting extended and laws like DMCA exist. And if there were no government the vested interests would just collude anyway.

[@Kelnx]

Repeat these words with me: "KZbin doesn't care about Content Creators". Now you understand why things are setup the way they are.

[@Vitromancy]

for 3) Every claim reversed negates your next valid claim.

[@donotinteract7851]

"The copyright holders have too much power right now." Lmao how dare a copyright holder have full control over the work they own? This is ridiculous.

[@stingylizard]

Rick Beato is the definition of integrity. Another reminder: Some folks just can't say Thank You,instead they stab and attack.

[@akemimcflyclips7130]

Well considering how on this day an age any sign of politeness its interpreted as a personal atack or some kind of harassing and the default reaction is being ofended, doesnt surprise me.

[@iamcode.4]

@@akemimcflyclips7130 She didn't call you back, huh?

[@Doug.Helvering]

We’ve got to be able to make some progress on the BS that KZbin does to its content creators. It’s corrupt and backwards.

[@abigailjean7375]

KZbin only favors those who are w0k3

[@steffe8413]

It's so sad to see what KZbin is doing... Videos like yours and Rick's teach us so much about music and people actually go listen to the songs afterwards. Thank you for your work and I hope you will find a way to overcome this coruption ! Peace Y'ALL !!

[@fmsdaman1]

Hey, at least you can monetize the daily doug jingle 🎵🎶

[@nobnobnobnob]

Love your work man

[@federicozabatta1612]

After being a suscriber for so long, and watching your livestreams and all of the problems you have with copyright issues, I can only think in changing the platform, cause this is being increasily a pain in the ass for all the music teachers (and I don't see any tendency to go backwards with all of this BS claims)

[@Badministrator]

People get claimed for having silence in their videos sometimes because there is similar white noise silence in a copyrighted song or video elsewhere. The whole system is completely asinine and it only gets worse over time. Patreon, merch, and other product sales are the only reliable ways a musician can make money from KZbin. Basically you can't count on any money from youtube itself.

[@bryanskrantz]

this is why you can't count on becoming a youtuber anymore full time.

[@maurofernandez2578]

Video gets pegged for silence because it's infringing on John Cage's 4'33

[@bryanskrantz]

@@Ottophil you tell that to the truck load of musicians that didn't or couldn't sign with a label and this was the only thing offered to you and then see how you feel about that.

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

I'm sorry, what?!

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Just a way for cynical lawyers to get rich. Litigation culture is revolting.

[@jamespopp6324]

Rick is doing the artists a favor by promoting their music. Learned a great deal from Rick

[@jamespopp6324]

@Not Expat Joe perhaps it's the record companies not the artists who complain.

[@Cakebattered]

Rick fails to complain about KZbin who created the system that so easily allows record companies to game it. Do you really believe Google is giving up their cut of advertising dollars when a record company wins a copyright claim? Yeah right.

[@sweiland75]

It's not the artists. It's the publishers. They hold the copyrights/

[@brianwest2775]

To think that labels used to pay to get air time for their songs. They should be paying a commission to Rick.

[@wolfgangdevries127]

You mean artists who are actually famous. Ah...

[@RichardWagenknecht]

Rick, you’ve introduced so many people to great songs by your videos. Showcasing all the work that goes into them. They should be paying you.

[@TheHutchMusic]

Here here…. I’m an oldie but love how Rick reminds me of the great stuff and yes I will very often seek out the music independently. Educational and promotional…. Mention non musical products or services and you earn money as an affiliate. Rights for proper. YT have got this wrong.

[@kernelxsanders]

Seriously, he's basically a distributor and definitely a promoter doing free work for the labels, but the labels don't appreciate favors.

[@Peterlb8]

As a librarian I am the go to guy for copyright and fair use questions. By law for educational purposes you can use 30 seconds or 10% of a song, whichever is shorter, for a presentation or project. Bots cannot detect content only the music. I thought your video was very educational. Keep up the amazing videos. Enjoy them thoroughly!

[@jazzleebert2]

Even that law is didactically useless. The context should define what can be seen as "commercially exploitative" or whatever, and what has an academic mission. ANYBODY with some brains can figure that out.

[@Peterlb8]

@@jazzleebert2 absolutely!

[@blackhawksnbullsncubsnbear4615]

I uploaded songs from an artist and album that was previously not on KZbin. One of the songs was copyright striked despite the fact that it was a completely different song from what I uploaded. The fact that whoever is in charge of striking (whether a person or bot) couldn't catch that is extremely concerning to me.

[@thedave5748]

So what youtube is doing is illegal then?

[@blackhawksnbullsncubsnbear4615]

@@thedave5748 no clue. I know nothing about algorithms and such. Is it possible the song I uploaded sampled another song? It’s possible. That’s the only way the strike could be accurate. For more information, the song I had posted was Blanket Of Stars. The song from the copyright strike is called Let’s Pull Together. I found only two (one by The Troggs, one for Andy Griffith), in my opinion neither sound like the song.

[@MusicisWin]

I think the world should elect a ‘music czar’ to rule without question in these instances and many others. I hereby elect Rick for this hypothetical yet desperately needed position in society.

[@stayinganonymous.3172]

Seconded.

[@MattyK-USA]

Tyler, you madman! You've won my vote.

[@emmetharrigan5234]

That’s already Time Warner

[@mogaman28]

Nope. He's too sensitive to dynamic compression

[@nzeches]

… and quantization & autotune ! 😄

[@jayweaver1142]

Wife and I actually watch your 20 lists and then go listen to the songs. It has introduced both of us to a bunch of music. Don't give up, in such a crappy world every little bit of joy helps!

[@THEItchybruddah]

Your rant is worth more than a thousand “monetizations”. You’re a treasure Rick.

[@edf9577]

Spot on

[@Jogwheel]

@SooooWhat? very incorrect.

[@Jogwheel]

@SooooWhat? your understanding of fair use - specifically the Copyright Act of 1976 - is exceptionally incorrect. And the house I bought by monetizing videos that included other people's copyrighted material is proof of that.

[@MaltePersike]

And the solution is so easy. If the claim gets refuted, just have the claiming entity pay back twice of what went into their koffers while the claim was active.

[@Jogwheel]

@@MaltePersike Nothing goes into their koffers though. Monetization is held in escrow. Does no one understand anything?

[@turnthelens]

Why is this so hard for the labels to understand? It's PROMOTION, Discovery, helping find new audience. Talk about penny wise and pound foolish. Keep up the good work Rick, we love it.

[@enonknives5449]

They understand. They don't care.

[@dumahim]

@@enonknives5449 Yep. It's promotional, but they can also try and make more money off it too.

[@eyesofchild]

They understand. They’re just milking the system, which not only benefits their business, but is PLANNED FOR in their business model/revenue plan for the FY.

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@stuartkinzel8195]

Record company and artists, "HOW DARE YOU EXPOSE OUR STUFF TO NEW AUDIENCES!!!" Scrabbling for pennies when they could be getting dollars. Rick, I really enjoy your videos and I agree that it is helps teach how to count music.

[@andrew348]

In most cases it's not up to the artists. Most artists only retain the live rights to their music not the rights to the masters.

[@PBRStreetgang]

The amount of time and thought Rick puts into these videos only to have them obliterated and sent down the rabbit hole has to be infuriating.

[@35milesoflead]

@@andrew348 too true. Most artist will do a deal where merch and live tickets are more in their favour. That's why John Butler Trio charge £80 for a printed hoodie when the ticket to the gig cost £40.

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick, quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@j.s.v.]

I am with the Labels. Can't leave your products in the publics hands unattended... NO WAY

[@ZOOLOOK]

Rick Beato is my favorite music teacher! Respect!

[@mattosmechanics]

Damn that’s really ridiculous. Seems like there’s no viable way to even fight this. When will they realize that your videos championing these songs will only bring in a new audience? Love what you do Rick

[@lisakaz35]

Exactly. I thought Rick was fighting but seems little changing.

[@Sibula]

I think the problem is that the videos being good for them doesn't matter, because Rick keeps making them anyway. And by demonetizing them they get both free advertisement and income from youtube...

[@peterkelley6344]

More broadly: How does this system get to be changed? By what procedure is this system subject to change?

[@Sibula]

@@peterkelley6344 Either the change has to be profitable somehow, which I can't see happening, or Google has to invest money into fixing it while not profiting of it, which I also can't see happening, or there has to be some new legislation that forces them into changing it, which I'm pretty sceptical about but I guess it's possible.

[@petealba707]

If folks aren't inspired to go to shows or buy music based on these videos, all we are doing is perpetuating the awful business model of streaming.

[@T25de]

There are lots of things that need to go away in our society!

[@travisthree11]

Go straight to the root; capitalism and the profit motive.

[@raosprid]

It's KZbin and nothing to do with society as a whole

[@SuperEgo19]

@@travisthree11 Capitalism has nothing to do with Fair Use. The law is on the books. Ask who has the responsibility to enforce it and there’s your answer.

[@hammer9856]

@@travisthree11 If they were capitalist they would encourage Rick to do more of this, as it promotes these artists and songs, leading to a larger audience that would purchase their music. These are brainless people who have created AI bots to mindlessly ban every mention of their music online to try and protect against piracy of their copyrighted music. But the stupid bots can't make the distinction between the two. This is not how a true capitalist would ever do it. It is truly stupid and serves no one, everyone loses in the end.

[@PerfectTangent]

@@travisthree11 Can't wait to hear all that great socialist music, comrade.

[@wingsofpegasus]

It's a shame how educational videos are still being claimed and/or blocked. KZbin should come up with some kind of 'educational' exemption for the claims on the grounds of fair use. The fair use clause is in there for a reason. Maybe an independent review of a video from a channel to see what kind of content is being produced so an exemption can be issued. The channel can then sign/confirm that all videos are consistent in nature and therefore fall under the same copyright classification. The problem is there are so many channels 'reacting' and breaching copyright law that everyone gets thrown into the same barrel to the detriment of genuine educators.

[@brentaloniousmonk106]

Unfortunately he is combining this educational video with the sales of his Beato Book and Live Tour. Therefore he is using these songs and artists to sell his stuff and he is not paying them Royalties. This is, I'm betting, why this is happening. I bet if he didn't sell anything on videos like this he wouldn't have the same problem.

[@nandakusuma22]

@@brentaloniousmonk106 oh boy, you must be new here. One example, a PewDiePie music video got demonetized by a company once, the catch is that's his own song. That is how broken the system is. This is not only about royalty, or rick pitching his course.

[@brentaloniousmonk106]

@@nandakusuma22 No doubt that the AI being used is not able to catch everything and as much as the music video got caught by the creator it also would catch someone else FOR the creator. So it goes both ways and indeed isn't as accurate as human may be in discerning the difference. However I still stand behind my statement that him selling his goods in the middle of his video is not helping his cause at all. I'm hard pressed to think he is not aware of this. And if he is then he is using his supporters to try and help get things changed so he can then sell his goods on the backs of other artists. AGAIN... Disclaimer. I love Ricks videos and all he does so I'm definitely not hating on him. But he should take a look at his approach.

[@HondoTrailside]

Music is an exception to fair use in the sense that the most effective length of commercial these days is 15 seconds. What would it cost Apple to get a Stones song for 15 seconds? But everyone with a music channel is pumping this stuff out and making use of the most valuable music in the world to sell their music lessons. Cumulatively this dilutes the value of the music through over-exposure.

[@davsloh]

@@nandakusuma22 The same happened to Wings of Pegasus too.

[@vladhenningsen283]

As with many of the comments, I've discovered loads of cool new (for me) old jazz musos from your channel, Rick. I found your channel during covid lockdowns here in Melbourne and love your work. Please keep it up. You're brilliant! Thank you!!

[@jonathanbletzacker1512]

I’ll never forget your Gordon Lightfoot if I could read your mind video, after I watch that video I downloaded a bunch of songs by him and still listen to them today. You’re exactly right, this is not a one stop shop where you go to listen to music, this is an educational promotional channel that gets listeners like me to go out and find and download the music that you’re sharing. Love you buddy!

[@parachutejjs]

“Then came the churches, then came the schools. Then came the lawyers, Then came the rules.” -Dire Straits Telegraph Road Knopfler had it all figured out 40 years ago.

[@WardCarroll]

I SECOND RICK'S RANT! POWER TO THE KZbin CREATORS! EDUCATION FOR THE PEOPLE!

[@boxbarry8061]

For those wondering: Rick's rant was in 27/4.

[@michaelscott1199]

Double time... I'm with him all the way.

[@mmckee58]

Yeah, but Rick refuses to classify it as education. I enjoy the whole Rebel Without a Cause dealy as much as the next guy, but come on man.

[@RickBeato]

Thanks Ward!

[@PauloT.Silva-pts.anywhen]

Your idea is absolutely correct. I don't understand how someone/band blocks something that is praised. You're a fantastic guy and I never get tired of watching your videos. These people should be grateful for appearing on the best list. Big hug.

[@richardcranium4335]

You featured Joe Pass (Virtuoso) whom I had never experienced and I was hooked. I immediately bought the album. So enraptured was I that I told three close friends and they, too, were unfamiliar. They went out and bought the album. That's four album sales just from one video saying "you gotta check this out". Add in all the others that followed the same path and that is some solid coin. You are correct in every point you are making, Rick. Stick it to them!

[@jeffdrozkowski112]

This is my exact same experience. Spot on

[@timwint]

YT's whole process is laughable. I got a drone and, having no experience at all, I took it out to a park for a practice flight. I uploaded a copy of MY video, probably 20 seconds long just so I could send a link to my kids without the overhead of sending the actual video. I got a copyright strike!!! Wasn't monetizing, no nothing. No one else had anything to do with it. Stupid process.

[@monabale8263]

for what? film your toilet bowl flushing, post it & see what happens.

[@generalawareness101]

Yeah, I give up as fair use on KZbin is a dead horse. Fair use includes parody, which I do, and BLAMMO. I pass the initial copyright check by KZbin only to have Warner Entertainment, etc.... come in and strike it a few minutes later EVEN though it falls into fair use due to parody.

[@dunebasher1971]

@@generalawareness101 It is a true parody, though? The parody defence is widely misunderstood; people think it means that if you write your own lyrics to an existing song, that's OK because it's a parody. In law, it's only a parody if your new lyrics are a comment on the original song or artist. If the lyrics are totally unrelated to the original song - say, you took Shake It Out and wrote new lyrics about your cat - that wouldn't be parody since it wouldn't be a comment on the original song or Taylor Swift herself.

[@generalawareness101]

@@dunebasher1971 Mine goes deeper as replacing a face of an actor with someone else (say Donald J Trump). The lawyer I asked said it did fall under fair use.

[@jasonpenn5476]

@@dunebasher1971 Wrong.... a parody is about making it comical. Take Weird Al Yankovic for example; "I Love Rocky Road" has nothing to do with making a comment on the lyrics "I Love Rock N Roll"; "The Saga Begins" has nothing to do with making a comment on the lyrics of "American Pie"; and so on!

[@darrenculp8601]

This world just sucks anymore. Rick, you and your content are one of the few things that doesn't suck. Stay strong brother!

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@sloppyprogrammer4373]

NOFX has one great song about this: "Dinosaurs will die". Not directly about the de-monitization (because that didn't exist in 2000 yet), but about how bad the music industry was becoming already back then. Also, El Hefe is the guy that made me pick up the guitar and learn more about music as a whole (grew up with a father that listened primarily 60/70s music and a little bit metal from the 80s). Let me quote: "Dinosaurs will slowly die and I do believe no one will cry, I'm just fucking glad I'm gonna be there to watch them fall". One day your efforts will pay of Rick, keep fighting this parasitic music industry we've got your back.

[@kaidengathings3096]

Love that song. I hope I can see them on this last tour.

[@arniecap]

The reality is that the music business (specifically publishing) has been banged up for years. There are a countless number of great songwriters who were screwed out of royalty payments because they were manipulated by the “suits” of the industry. You are right Rick. You weren’t “stealing” the use of these songs. You were showcasing them which exposes them to your audience. Keep going! Don’t let them censor you.

[@mirokratmusic5526]

Hold on Rick! Your passion and love to music makes our life better! Keep it up!

[@kayboogie84]

I’ve learned so much from Mr. Beato. And I’ve played drums for over 30 years. I’ve also learned a lot about other bands that I hadn’t heard of. Keep up the great work.

[@JA-lu2hs]

Rick! I love your work. I was raised on a strict dose of classical and prohibited from any pop culture- film or music, throwbacks or current. Your lists have offered me so much exposure that I never had without me having to do all the legwork to filter out talent from the rest. I don't even know if I'd recognize talent if I came across it. I love the application of music theory as it gives my classical brain an opportunity to make connections.

[@scottcrowell6015]

It seems to me that KZbin needs to create a stratum of Content Creators that includes classes such as "Curator" or "Instructor" where the bots don't scan with such an aggressive algorithm. You prove your intent to KZbin, get the classification and get on with the business of teaching. You are a teacher at heart.

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@LearnWithStephen]

You are a great teacher and curator. It is awful that these kinds of wonderful videos are restricted in any way. as a recovering English teacher, I can't imagine not being able to teach or not being paid for teaching if I used the materials that would constitute a basic curriculum and understanding of language. You are teaching a language, the language of music. You should be able to use any and all videos and examples there in provided you continue to do what you are doing which is educate. Peace

[@frmcf]

As an English teacher, my students have to buy most of the books we study. Normal copyright rules apply. If it's in the public domain, then they can get a cheap copy or download it if they want. If it's not, then the writer and publisher are, rightly, getting paid.

[@samiamgreeneggsandham7587]

@@frmcf But Rick is not using the full piece of work. He is only including minimal excerpts to use as examples. That clearly falls under the spirit and letter of fair use. The substance and value of Rick’s videos is in his commentary, not in the excerpts from original content, which can easily be heard in full form elsewhere, and for which copyright owners are already claiming the income.

[@LearnWithStephen]

@@frmcf I appreciate your reply. While it is true that the school where I taught did indeed have materials that students bought, referencing phrasing for idioms with specific examples that may have been used by singers or songwriters or broadcasters couldn't possibly be all attributed nor all those entities paid. If I quote Hamlet's Soliloquy, (to be or not to be), as an example of 'antithesis' (specific phrasing) there is no way I would be required to pay the publisher of Hamlet.

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@jcomm120]

I’ve bought many albums after watching Rick’s videos, albums I would probably have never known of or bought otherwise!!! Wake up record companies, Rick is absolutely helpful to you as well as to music students & music lovers just as he is. Treat him with the respect he deserves!

[@GoodMusicLoverr]

I am really grateful to you, Mr Beato, for each and every one of your videos, for all you teach us and your generosity. Kudos!

[@RichardLaurence]

It’s crazy - the video in which you explain how Queen don’t block yet are still massively popular hit the nail on the head

[@meisterslx]

That's utterly self-damaging, how in the world am I supposed to get to know these bands because I actually don't?? I watched it and it inspired me so much! One of your finest videos imo. Thank you for your work Rick. Cheers from Germany

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@cross3fire]

You do so much for all of us, Rick. Due to the greedy it's again "No good deed goes unpunished". Thank you!

[@TheFarmanimalfriend]

Rick Beato gives me an insight to the music that I could never come up with on my own. I often have to listen to the song(s) Rick talks about, to realize what he is saying is why I like that song. I am envious of his background.

[@AldousHuxleysCat]

As a non-musician, I watch and enjoy these videos because I learned things I've never thought about. In many cases I discovered songs or artists I've never heard of and I can't wait to learn more about them. I admit sometimes the stuff goes right over my head and I'm just kind of hanging on for dear life however I still listen and enjoy. Thank you Rick for taking the time and sharing about the difficulties that shouldn't exist and maybe one day it'll get figured out

[@Chavski]

Rick, you're a class act, a beacon of hope and sanity, a welcome light in a dark world of musical mediocrity and I thank you so keep on keeping on!

[@da_chowda]

Legit the majority of my favorite songs come from watching your videos. I am 100% sure the artists are getting more money because of your channel, and we as the younger generation get to know about and appreciate musical history. Keep fighting the good fight, and let us know how we can help. It's incredibly important to me that my kids know about all these amazing songs

[@jensraab2902]

Hey Rick! Just wanted to say that you're absolutely right on this one - and more importantly, that I so very much appreciate your videos despite this demonetization crap! In fact, I watched the "odd meter" video just yesterday and it was awesome.

[@jordanmungo917]

Rick don't ever feel like these videos are repetitive. It's a big issue and as long as you're still putting out good content then you're totally entitled to a video about this once in a while

[@snekmeseht]

The nefarious behavior of the music industry is why so many people feel no guilt ripping it off.

[@snekmeseht]

@@SillyGoose2024 Agreed, but don't forget, even before then, the industry was ripping off artists right and left.

[@SmashedBottleMan]

I make playlists from your recommendations and your teaching videos, Rick. I’m only a year younger than you, but I continue to learn about the great music that is out there and your channel is a major part of that. Thank you for putting up with all the BS so the rest of us can benefit.

[@radamrussell]

I am pissed because I wanted to use your incredible breakdown of the James Bond theme for a RIP Monty Norman, but that video disappeared. Inconceivable!! At least i got to see it before it disappeared.

[@thalesreggiani2751]

Time to create "top 20 record labels that you got demonetized even with fair use"

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@redplanet9162]

BUCQUOIS MUSIC How many times are you going to post the same thing? He gets it. I'm quite certain he knows how to do that.

[@bucquoismusic]

@@redplanet9162 I did it enough times hoping that Rick would hopefully see my suggestion between the 2400+ comments. I would love Rick making a specific video by especially using this technique to test and see the result, i.e. whether the various edited music clips would then be recognized by the YT software, and also to see whether they would be demonetized same. This would be a very interesting video to watch. 😉

[@daedalus1]

Dude, I am amazed that you still possess any shred of sanity. Keep the faith - know that 3 million of us are enriched by your work/passion.

[@jhlaster]

Man, I hate to hear this. I was listening to Karnivool today (and downloaded all of their records), ONLY because I learned about them because of this video. Great band, it does seem so backwards that you get punished for introducing them to me. So thankful for that you do.

[@KeolaDonaghy]

Great rant, we can only hope that someday this gets cleared up. It will probably take an act of Congress, and you saw how that went. Your efforts are appreciated, Rick!

[@sunshinefogleman127]

Absolutely ridiculous! Your videos actually inspire folks like myself to seek out the music you present on your channel. Don't theses record labels understand that the exposure your bring actually helps record sales?! I'm sorry, man. Your channel is an important piece of music appreciation and education. Please don't give up!

[@bangfury]

Don’t get discouraged Rick. Keep pushing for change. Love your content!

[@justcallmesando]

Record labels seem to be just against the music itself and it's distribution and it's spreading. Record Labels are the evil on earth.

[@jjjvvv123]

Yes, the worse the standard for music is, the more crap they think they can sell. It truly is evil as what they are depriving from the world is beyond dark.

[@odisfinch2981]

It’s not just record labels… it’s globalist corporations. They do not care about anything other than trying to get more profit for the share holders.

[@jjjvvv123]

@@odisfinch2981 It's bigger than their shareholder profit, they are concerned with power and control more so than anything. They want their slaves to be dumb, and compete for who is the best slave dividing and conquering every force of good that exists or ever can. Pure evil. The corporations who run those corporations and also run the media, Healthcare, housing industry are the big threat. Yes google Facebook etc are involved but they joined in, they aren't the top they are controlled and seem to go by the if you can't beat them join them philosophy. But they joined, they aren't the biggest threat.

[@justcallmesando]

@@astrofisico4821 interesting thought

[@odisfinch2981]

@@jjjvvv123 you right about that

[@therealremo]

KZbin (Google) policies are absurd! Fair Use is being ignored by the policies instead of recognized as educational. Odd thing is when I ask Google to play a song, it does so and in it's entirety! Isn't that hypocritical? Rick, Thank You for the work you do and the hours and hours of the best information on the web! May you prevail!

[@cleterodriguez9986]

Rick, don’t get discouraged. Keep on doing the right thing. You are the reason I listen to Joni Mitchell and I am forever grateful.

[@RMHutchings]

Appreciate what you do rick, it must be heart-breaking at times. I really wish we lived in a world where I could hear your in depth analysis of every one of those songs as well as GnR, the dead etc.

[@MusicMike939]

I am pretty sure every person interviewed has said what an honor it is to have Rick recognize their work. Wake up record companies. Gebus.

[@NesconProductions]

I'm sure _any_ musician would love to have Rick sample their work but problem is many artist loose a lot of their rights to their own material when they sign with a label. Part of the problem is there are many people who post artist material (entire albums) on the internet without anyone consent. Rick is a bit of an anomaly for he uses music as a teaching tool which he does incredibly well. With now over 3 million subs. you'd think labels would catch on (that they are biting the hand that feeds them).

[@Styxhawk]

Thank you for still (despite all the hurdles and frustrating bullshit claims) fighting for and creating those videos for us. Thank you for going back into the videos and fixing or removing or changing the video, although you were actually done long time ago/or proving that the claims are just wrong, otherwise we wouldn't have your very informational educational and entertaining releases. I am really disappointed by the system and am sure that many many great videos from content creators all over the world got denied and destroyed because of the same reason. I'm really looking forward for your other videos and please please, never give up! I send you my energy, Thank you

[@CFCMahomet]

The record labels don’t understand that the music is meant for the people. They think the music is meant for the money. If they understood rightly they would not only support you, but sponsor and support you!

[@UncleKennysPlace]

Actually, music is for the money. Period. Any artist is free to put their music into the public domain. It doesn't happen very often.

[@CFCMahomet]

@@UncleKennysPlace right, but music (real music) isn’t written by musicians for just the money … and when it is you can tell pretty quickly. It’s the difference between Dark Side of the Moon and A Momentary Lapse of Reason.

[@frotobaggins7169]

@@CFCMahomet While the artist may create the music out of love for the craft, make no mistake, it was done to make a living. Everyone works for a living, no matter how much they enjoy their job. There is no artist that makes music for free, no one sings for free. Sure there are free concerts but that's limited and SOMEONE is paying for it, usually sponsors. A much smarter way of doing this would be for the labels to offer temporary licenses for clips for like $5 or $10 to people like Rick or singers who make covers. The labels would make more money that way and THEY would have to less work for that money.

[@CFCMahomet]

@@frotobaggins7169 I was not trying to say that the artists are absolutely altruistic but certainly they are much more than the record companies whose investment is clearly just monetary at this point. I totally agree with you that there needs to be some sort of system where the record companies see the importance of people like Rick as an evolution in the industry not opposition.

[@whamsie4022]

Music may be meant for the people, but labels are meant for the business. Labels invest in the music, and they need a return.

[@wolvesontape]

Man, it's appalling how artists have been forced to abide by the most short-sighted, out of touch businessmen for decades. Imagine being a music teacher at a local music store and your boss hands you a piece of paper at the end of the day outlining how your pay will have to be divided between 16 different rights holders because you used copyrighted songs to teach music. Absolute crooks.

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@nicholashylton6857]

@@bucquoismusic Rick knows about those tricks but it would be counterproductive (and add additional levels of difficulty) for the educational purposes of his channel.

[@bucquoismusic]

@@nicholashylton6857 Counterproductive? Not quite. It would only require that Rick spend a minute on each clip in his DAW and the end-result won't have any negative effect on the demo in terms of educational success. But, yes, I agree that Rick should know how to do this. Perhaps it is a great idea if Rick would make us a new video to test whether this trick would work on a few educational music clips? The results would be very interesting I think. 😉

[@cub67]

Hey Rick you should make a list of the top 10 worst record labels of all time lol

[@Coupegt84]

Not sure it’d be a good idea to poke this particular bear…

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@philjudd3473]

Yes ones for us to boycott...then they'd play the game...

[@lifeinlimbo2186]

We love you and appreciate you Rick. I'm a song writer/musician/singer and it is because of the very greed and manipulation of the recording business that I will never submit anything to these clowns and continue cleaning toilets and floors. I'd rather be in total control of my music and work menial jobs than play their game and lose. You do nothing but help promote great artists and introduce many to great works of art that many would have never known about had it not been for you.

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

I had my 'Paint It Black' by The Rolling Stones guitar lesson video removed from KZbin and got a copyright strike a couple of years ago. Even though there were several other Paint It Black guitar lesson videos by other people still up and running!! I was so mad about that. This copyright strike and demonetization by KZbin seems so completely random. Makes no sense at all........grrrr, lol.

[@rickc2102]

I guess that means you were closer to the original than all these other lessons? 🤷‍♂️

[@tahoma6889]

It is done by robots. Just protest and they will reverse it. I know, it is a pain, but...

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

@@rickc2102 Lol, probably.

[@raymondrak961]

@@tahoma6889 in order to protest you have to contact the person with the authority to remove the strike which can be time consuming.

[@tahoma6889]

@@raymondrak961 one email will have it reviewed. Then a person, not a program, decides..

[@richardcoffey3125]

I’m a singer and do 2 four hour shows every weekend. Your videos have made me more informed and I often take the time to talk about a song with your insight. It makes me more entertaining and my audience are fooled to believe I’m educated about music in a way I could only dream of. Your videos are pure education for me! I do reference you and your KZbin channel nearly every weekend. I sing four Steely Dan songs and you recently highlighted all four, I have good taste as you have confirmed through your videos.

[@kansas1985]

Rick, I have been a music nut for over 50 years and I learned several things from your odd time signatures video. Keep up the good word and fighting the screwed up system.

[@stanetzz]

Greetings from Bulgaria! Never heard the bands Carnivool and U.K. before your video. They must be thankful for popularising them.

[@Guitargate]

In 10 years we’ll look back on these early days of KZbin and joke about all the crap we went through to teach music. Or at least I hope so.

[@pancortv8989]

In 10 years we will be worrying about other things my friend. But yes I hope youtube will change their ways.

[@chadomcfatto]

Early days? No - the early days was a long time ago before google purchased youtube and ruined it.

[@Snoop_Dugg]

We need proper competition for KZbin to change its ways

[@stayinganonymous.3172]

In ten years we will be busy with the revolution.

[@Anjohl]

No we won't. It will get even more corporatized.

[@ronnieblanchet4072]

Keep it up Rick. I love your rants on this topic. More people need to understand how corrupt the music industry/labels are

[@jstephens22]

Yea, fight the system and the man!

[@jimbeaux4988]

While watching it I was surprised that any of this stuff would get through and not get demonetized. This is just totally ridiculous. They should be paying you.

[@adruiddrummer8841]

I'm 40 and have been around for a lot of these eras, and I've STILL learned about and discovered a ton of great bands by seeing them first on your channel. Keep doing what you do. Hopefully we can get these labels and the fair use standards straightened out.

[@davidval06]

You're the man Rick!!! These guys don't know what the hell they are doing. Greed runs their business. You on the other hand, gives out loads value in your content. I've learned so much musically and technically from your work Rick. Thank you. -David Valdez

[@johnbarker5009]

Totally agree, Rick! I learned of some songs I had never heard of, and sparked my interest in a bunch more I may not have listened to recently. You're promoting music, no leeching off artists.

[@Anthony-wg9lu]

Rick , your content is so valuable as an education and promotion for our musical heritage. Surely the algorithm could be trained better to distinguish when a clip has associated educational elements in it , such as a score or click track or simultaneous commentary. You deserve to be rewarded not discouraged for your quality and hard work .

[@petemccormack6905]

Rick, you're fantastic. The work is fantastic. I actually get claims on my own music! I co-wrote the final cue/track of a documentary called Facing Ali. It was shortlisted for an Oscar. I get copyright claims on it on KZbin - and others as well. I dispute them, say I wrote it, wait the 30 days and they (whoever they are) don't fight back. I don't even know who the company(s) is. It's a disheartening joke. And I only get about three views anyway, one from me, one from my mom, and one free me on a different computer! But you? You're a national music treasure. Keep going in your great way.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Used a few seconds of an obscure band in my newest video and they kept demonizing it no matter what I did. So basically it breaks down to giving this obscure band a lot of attention and doing it all for free because some suit wants to make 15 cents. Good lawd! :(

[@SvendleBerries]

@@Music-el7if - *"Also, are you at any point selling your wares/courses in the same video that uses that song? If so that is not Fair Use."* Thats not how fair use works. Fair use is purely about weather its transformative in any way, which includes clips, remixes and reviews. The ONLY way fair use cannot apply is if the song is uploaded in its entirety in its original form. Thats literally it. But because major corporations can ignore the law and us little people cant afford litigation, the law becomes pointless. - *"You don't get to decide what's right/ wrong for other people's IP."* We can if we have paid for it. Im tired of being told that I have no rights when I own the fucking thing lol Besides, most of these bands put up their music for free on the internet now these days anyway (KZbin videos on the bands channels, for example). How can they claim something that they themselves made free? And its digital at that point. Its literally impossible to steal something thats 1) free, and 2) doesnt even physically exist. If they dont want people using their content without paying for it, then they shouldnt be putting it up for _free_ on KZbin. It used to be that "copyright" was JUST so you couldnt take credit for someone elses work. Now, its used by mega corporations to punish people for having the audacity to share something that they paid for. Ive been saying it for a while now, and Ill say it again: If you pay for something and do not have the right to do whatever you want with it, then its not yours. Its basically renting, but at full price. They dont straight up tell you that, of course, as thats a part of the scheme. Just like property taxes.

[@XplusX12345678]

@@Music-el7if sure. And nobody will listen to the people who demonetize. What's better no attention?

[@PaulGuy]

There's been instances where someone used their own self-published song, and had it claimed by a record label. Just ridiculous.

[@thegreatcerebral]

@@SvendleBerries You are misunderstanding these things. You cannot use someone else's stuff to promote your own business/product. If he didn't discuss his stuff during the video then he would be 100% in the clear and can fight all the way to court for the video. Also, just because a copyright holder puts a song up on youtube or another "free" service does not mean you get to use it. They are putting it on their channel in which they make money even though it is "free" for you to listen to. Your argument doesn't hold up at all. Also sadly, you do not "own" stuff you purchase in the digital realm anymore. You are actually just buying a license to listen to it. Technically when you purchase a DVD (and this has always been the case) you are purchasing a license for YOU and only YOU to watch the DVD. There was a big to do about this when the Kinect came out because Microsoft applied for, and got a patent where they could use Kinect to count people in the living room when you watch content and block the content or charge you based on how many were watching. Digital rights should be renamed Digital Limitations because that is more of what they are. Copyright has always been around the "rights" to the content. How it is applied is up to the rights holder. And no, if they want to charge $1 to listen to a song then no, they don't want you to broadcast it to a group of people without them collecting. Again, you don't "own" anything but a license for you to consume the content in the way it was sold to you. You really should learn more about it. Even transforming the song slightly cannot be "fair use" for him to use in his commercial. If that were the case then people would make tiny changes to songs and use them everywhere. ...also, yes, if Rick talks about his audio system etc. on his video, it's an advertisement. ...the whole thing not just the part where he talks about it.

[@thegreatcerebral]

@@PaulGuy It's bots doing that. When it is humans, it is when a company hires a company that does nothing but seeks out videos to capture because they get a cut.

[@chrisptessier]

You're the man Rick! keep up the good fight. At the end of the day, we'll all need to pitch in and get you some type of license that covers this from the publisher. absurb!

[@JoshWalshMusic]

As a fellow music KZbinr, thank you Rick, for using your big voice advocating for us in the community.

[@willarddickerson921]

I appreciate all that you have done. These groups should be paying you, instead of suing you.

[@sgtcreasegrease]

Its time to start taking this stuff to court. Enough is enough.

[@pulaski1]

I believe that it's KZbin that needs to be taken to court - YT has just rolled over to record company demands as they have no skin in the game - they collect ad revenue and it doesn't make any difference to YT who they pay out the net revenue to.

[@sgtcreasegrease]

@@pulaski1 KZbin definitely needs to be taken to court, for multiple reasons, but the DMCA is horribly outdated and needs to be overhauled.

[@nickepic1863]

@@pulaski1 Exactly, KZbin created all of this. And the ridiculous part is they rank on the last place from all streaming platforms when it comes out to paying to the artist, not to mention they take 50% of everything.

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@sgtcreasegrease]

@@bucquoismusic that's cool but the system is still broken and needs to be overhauled

[@1stfeather]

A collab with the lawyers that have been getting BS strikes would be great! A Rekieta law stream would be so good. This has got to stop!

[@bucquoismusic]

💥Rick, Rick... quick solution... use your DAW... Do this with each sampled clip: 1. Detune halftone down. 2. Lower the BPM by a few seconds. Done. 💥

[@alonzosmith6189]

WoW, sorry to hear this. Keep providing us with great videos and educatng the younger generations on great music.

[@johnpick8336]

You have come so far on KZbin Rick, Congratulations! You have built up a credible entre to interview many famous musicians again Congratulations Rick on you much earned KZbin successes.

[@fernandolaserra514]

You are a hero Rick! I've discovered so many bands, and incredible musics here in your channel from these type of videos.

[@pennyroyal3813]

My music library has grown immensely since watching Rick's channel thereby helping record labels and artists. He reminded me of music from years gone by and has introduced me to new artists and bands. The act of demonitizing (the root word is demon) means Rick will 'promote' these 16 labels' artists less frequently. Without Rick's publicity me along with thousands of other people won't discover new or old artists.

[@pavjazzy]

I’m so sorry this happened to you! I really appreciate your vid’s and all the info you’re putting out there. I have heard a few others that post educational vids like yours that have had similar issues🤨

[@alansturgess1324]

I love discovering new music and musicians. At 76, my interest in both new and old music is the same as it was when I was in my early teens. I've often found that even if I'm not all that keen on a particular track or style of music that Rick features, it's still a useful and insightful experience to listen to him. Many are the times he's changed my mind about some unjustified prejudice or dislike that I had. Rick's channel is where we learn about both music, musicians, techniques, and history. Typical of KZbin to penalise education by such a skillful and knowledgeable teacher.

[@ComInBraille]

I am fully with you Rick. I have had to deal with the pain that is the YT demonization bots for an admittedly short while, but I think they are so counterproductive. Nearly all of the videos I watch that contain minimal song clips are not only Fair Use, but also there to promote the music. Many of your vids have helped me learn about new music and sometimes even led me to purchasing some records I would have never heard of before. I am just glad there are those like you who are willing to put up with this awful system and give us great content.

[@uberanalysis2599]

We had the same rubbish in the early 80s when major record companies sold album inner sleeves with 'HOME TAPING IS KILLING MUSIC' written all over them, as if they'd never sell another album!! It is absolute horseshit-when we taped from other people's albums or from the radio, it was spreading music, as you are in these videos of multiple artists. Keep doing it I say!

[@caelidhg6261]

I think there is a BOW WOW WOW song C30, C60, C90, Go! . The song made history having it being the first-ever cassette single-however, E.M.I. Records refused to promote the cassette single due to its lyrics that in some way encouraged home taping. “C30, C60, C90, Go!” brings to you drumming sounds so sublime and catchy that you can’t help but shake your head to the beat of the song. The song would reach a peak position of number 34 on the U.K. Singles Chart, remaining for seven weeks.

[@GreenLeafUponTheSky]

@@caelidhg6261 Wtf am I reading American Psycho

[@jimmytant]

This is really a pain, wish there was a way you could be registered or categorized as a teacher/instructor to bypass this mess. Good luck Rick - love your videos!

[@georgethompson2663]

I've been watching a lot of your videos this year and I'm hearing new music and great analysis and explanations, I never really listen to new stuff but your videos have help expand what I do listen to and encouraged me to pick my guitar up again after years. I hope KZbin sorts this out as you deserve a nice pay day from your videos my dude!