At some point Ola Englund logged into his YouTube channel and seen a copyright declare on his video named “This Is Gonna Pi$$ A Lot Of Individuals Off”. The video featured Englund enjoying his music “Cringey AF”, and was being claimed by somebody named Wybie saying it was their music “律动乐章(纯音乐)”. Moreover, the “content material house owners” have been listed as [Merlin] EWway Music and Tencent Music Leisure Group, which is not true – it is Englund‘s music.
Because it turned out, the particular person (or entity, enterprise, and so on.) named Wybie was truly importing Englund and different folks’s music – a few of which was presumably AI generated – to streaming providers and claiming it was theirs. Englund notes that he is persevering with to struggle the claims on each YouTube and streaming providers, and can most likely get the report label Century Media concerned since Wybie additionally uploaded an instrumental playthrough of a The Haunted music that Englund wrote.
“I filed a dispute for this and ultimately… I truly gained this [claim on YouTube] and so they launched their copyright declare on YouTube video, so it appears at the very least on the YouTube facet of issues you already know I’ll get the advert income for this and you already know, every thing’s high-quality,” mentioned Englund within the under video.
“Nevertheless, now begins the continuing of me you already know, attempting to take down this man’s album proper right here as a result of he is doubtlessly earning money by importing my music once more. Which is fucking silly. That pisses me the fuck off.”
On the truth that this occurs to artists in any respect, Englund added: “For an artist, I imply that is the like, the very last thing we’ve left. It is not making us some huge cash however it’s simply… it fucking sucks man. I simply need to make you guys conscious of that I’ve this drawback and you already know, I’ve to spend time fixing all of this. You understand, time I might have spent writing fucking music.”
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