“That music sounds familiar…” was a music contest of days old.
“”They’re playing our song…” was a famous movie line.
But for YouTube, which music or video infringes on copyright can get confusing to the weekend digital creator. Some avoid it. Others walk a fine line between getting a copyright strike or getting a million views which they can earn from.
Here are some relevant information from Google (owners of YouTube):
Why some videos include song information?
Watch a live demo of an upload video with music with a copyright claim…
On a more general note, here is a 3 minute video on copyright permissions
My advise? Just do it! There are fair use policies that protect you. And copyright strikes are not fatal and you can easily take down content that are claimed by owners. But it really depends on you, the digital creator and a citizen of the digital realm.
It helps if you read more about it from Google Support