The Power of This COMMUNITY IS Mind-Blowing….That’s WHY We WON'T Back Down! | Professor of Rock

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It’s been such a crazy week as I’ve been fighting this music rights scam. At one point, I was about ready to give up hope. But I can’t believe how much good has come out of all of this. Right up front, I've got to say THANK YOU to this amazing community. You have flooded the comment section with love and support. And I’ve felt it. THANK YOU! I also want to thank Rick Beato, Justin Hawkins, and Rhett Schull for the videos they posted in response to what has been going on. I’m grateful not only for their kindness and encouragement but also for their thoughtful attention to this matter. Please take some time to watch Rick’s, Justin’s, and Rhett’s videos about this ongoing music rights scam. And be sure to support their channels as well. We’re all in this together. See below...

RICK BEATO VIDEO: 

JUSTIN HAWKINS VIDEO:

RHETT SHULL VIDEO:

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Also, if this content matters to you, make your voice heard! Tell these labels that you support YouTube creators. And that they have to stop threatening creators with fraudulent copyright claims, or they will lose your support. Start with the big three: Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music. You can email, call, or message them on social media. Thank you again!

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Corporate HQ: (310) 235‑4892
Rights & Compliance: conflictsofinterest@umusic.com
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WARNER MUSIC GROUP

Corporate HQ phone: (212) 275‑4000
Legal Department: 
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SONY MUSIC

General Contact Form: 
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Transcript:

Welcome to the revolution… Ha ha… I just wanted to quickly recount the last few days of a crazy week here in YouTube land. So on Monday, I put up a video of the Top 10 albums of 1985, and I got three copyright claims since I covered multiple songs in the video. This has followed countless problems I’ve had over the last month, where it felt like open season from labels and 3rd party entities on my channel. And so I changed my title and let everyone know that it would be my last video on Album Top 10s if I couldn’t get this sorted. Then, Tuesday morning, I put out my interview with Michael Anthony (formerly of Van Halen), and it got BLOCKED by a label for using 5 seconds of an AC/DC song. So I did a live stream later that day that for some reason took 3 or 4 tries to get to go live due to errors. It was hard not to feel like my channel was under siege. I finally got it to work, and I explained what’s been happening. I was astounded at the support from all of you. In the first hour alone, I had 6000 comments from you in the community and 20,000 likes.

There were so many positive messages… ”keep fighting” and “you got this,” and you told me how much you enjoy the content… many of you shared possible solutions and advice. I had quite a few comments of people saying I should talk to other YouTubers like Rick Beato who’s been through this and more. And I was just humbled… I still am. I am very grateful, as it gave me a second wind and a strong resolve to fight on no matter what! So from my heart… THANK YOU! Truly, you guys… are the best. Then later that night, I saw a bunch of notifications on my Instagram. And one was from guess who… Rick Beato. I was smiling from ear to ear… I have a great respect for Rick and his content. To me, his level of excellence is virtually unparalleled in his field, which is why he has such a huge following. He said Adam, I heard about your struggles and I think I can help you. So we texted back and forth and set up a time to talk… We spoke the next day for about 45 minutes, and he told me what he’s faced. He’s fought thousands of claims and won all of them.

In person, he’s exactly the way he is on his channel: passionate, gracious, and an expert. And I was truly grateful for that expertise. We had some laughs about life on YouTube and what we’re trying to do in honoring music. And I may have mentioned that we should do a collaboration at some point… Since I’ve received thousands of requests for it from you all. So we’ll see… but the important thing is that Rick couldn’t have been nicer. He’s one of the good guys, and his support and advice, along with your support as a community, have made me feel 20 feet tall.

Rick told me it’s Fair Use, and I know that. We actually worked with Michael Donaldson for years before I had a YouTube channel.