Why Eligibility Matters
Adding your music to Social Video Monetization services (e.g. YouTube Content ID, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok) is powerful because it automatically generates claims against other people’s videos that match any portion of your music. Even if you exclusively own all of the content, not all content is suitable for claiming through these matching systems.
Some genres are not appropriate for this service because they generate incorrect results called false claims. We automatically exclude those genres.
It is very important that the music you are opting in is eligible to avoid falsely claiming other user’s content. These rules apply equally to YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
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What is eligible?
For ALL SVM partners (YouTube Content ID, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram):
✅ Your content must be original. If you have used ANY content you did not create yourself, please review below to see if your content is eligible.
Additionally, for YouTube Content ID:
✅ Your release must be delivered to YouTube Music.
✅ Your release must have NO territory restrictions.
What is not eligible?
The following examples cannot be included in monetization services at any SVM partners.
❌Content licensed non-exclusively from a third party (such as samples or beats that are not exclusively licensed)
❌ Content released under Creative Commons or similar free/open licenses
❌ All cover songs, regardless of cover license, including karaoke versions
❌ Public domain speeches, recordings, or compositions
❌ Clips from other sources used under fair use principles
❌ Video gameplay audio (by anyone other than the game’s publisher)
❌ Songs already monetized on YouTube by another distributor
❌ Content containing any audio library samples, sound effects, or production loops (such as GarageBand loops)
❌ Any content that is not exclusive to you
❌ Compilations: such as mashups, countdown lists, continuous DJ mixes, or full-album sound recordings that play within a single track are not eligible for Content ID.
Check out this video for more details:
Important: Violations of these guidelines may lead to permanent blocking of your track(s) from this service.
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Why was my music removed?
Our Social Video Monetization team is responsible for enforcing compliance with our partner's guidelines. As such, they will periodically audit the content delivered to Facebook/Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. If they find content that violates these guidelines or are made aware of violations, they will remove the content without notice. This is covered by our Terms of Service.
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