MrBeast slams major music labels over YouTube copyright claims YouTube: MrBeastYouTube superstar Jimmy \u2018MrBeast\u2019 Donaldson has openly criticized music labels for repeatedly striking videos for using copyrighted material. In a rare Twitter rant, MrBeast went so far as to call out the music labels for \u201cbeing c**ts\u201d over the issue. The YouTube copyright debate continues to heat up between original creators and users, especially when it comes to the use of music on the platform. As YouTubers fight to include popular music tracks in their content, some argue that it is \u2018stealing\u2019 from original music artists. For songwriters, it is the potential loss of money. Whereas, for content creators who are struck for using copyrighted content, it could mean having to take profitable videos down or even a suspension. It is a problem that YouTubers of every size have struggled with, even MrBeast, who hit out at music labels for, as he claims, repeatedly striking material for copyright infringement. MrBeast hits out at music labels On May 10, MrBeast posted an unusual tweet in which he panned \u201cmajor music labels\u201d for continuing to put out copyright strikes against YouTubers. \u201cA major music label should stop copyright striking YouTubers every opportunity it gets and instead let us use their music,\u201d he claimed. \u201cThen, we YouTubers all rally and get them 10s of billions of impressions on their music for not being c*nts to us.\u201d Several YouTubers have been affected by issues over copyright claims on the website. For example, former Twitch streamer Ludwig was banned from the platform for playing \u2018Baby Shark\u2019 during his stream. Whereas, PewDiePie has previously claimed he can\u2019t even use his own music due to copyright issues. A major music label should stop copyright striking YouTubers every opportunity it gets and instead let us use their music and then we YouTubers all rally and get them 10s of billions of impressions on their music for not being cunts to us. Thoughts? \ud83d\ude02 \u2014 MrBeast (@MrBeast) May 10, 2022 Musicians criticize MrBeast\u2019s take MrBeast\u2019s comments however, sparked a fiery debate among his followers coming from both sides of the argument. Several musicians fired back at the YouTuber arguing that \u201cfree advertising\u201d is not suitable payment for their work. One Twitter user criticized MrBeast for the comment given how he makes \u201c$50 mil a year on YouTube\u201d while musicians often struggle to make ends meet: \u201cHow about you pay the creators who make your videos great?\u201d You make $50 mil a year on YouTube. Most musicians are broke. How about you pay the creators who make your videos great. Music makes the world go around. \u2014 Ross Gerber (@GerberKawasaki) May 10, 2022 One fan suggested a way that creators could use the music while still providing money to original artists: \u201cYouTube could have a library similar to its audio library where you could license individual songs for usage in a specific video, then the royalties could find their way to artists as well.\u201d If anything, surely there\u2019s a deal to be made with some of the music labels where YouTube could have a library similar to its audio library where you could license individual songs for usage in a specific video, then the royalties could find their way to artists as well \u2014 Ted Nivison (@TedNivison) May 10, 2022 MrBeast didn\u2019t respond to the counter-arguments, but it\u2019s clear that he hopes to use music in his content to \u201cadvertise\u201d artists rather than steal their material. However, with songwriters claiming this isn\u2019t sufficient enough payment for their work, the argument is far from over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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