As YouTube cracks down harder on copyrighted content, Musicbed's Creator subscription is emerging as a viable solution for YouTubers looking to add DRM-free music to their videos. Available in its newest subscription option, Musicbed will now give creatives access to unique tunes as well as a tool that helps tell YouTube's software that said music is used legally. This tier of subscription helps combat YouTube's copyright bots and will automatically clear any copyright flags.
In addition to YouTube, the new Musicbed Creator subscription is also designed for Vimeo, Instagram, Patreon and other streaming platforms. The offerings coming from Musicbed includes indie artists as well as “hundred of chart-topping, nation-touring, genre-defying Musicbed artists.” The Creator membership currently begins at $8 a month.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Music Licensing Subscriptions
- The rise of stricter copyright laws and crackdowns on copyrighted content presents an opportunity for music licensing subscriptions to emerge as relevant solutions in providing creators with access to DRM-free music.
- Drm-free Music Libraries
- The emerging trend of music licensing subscriptions creates disruptive innovation opportunities for music libraries to provide DRM-free alternatives to YouTube and other streaming platforms.
- Automated Copyright Clearance Tools
- With Musicbed's tool that helps clear copyright flags, there is an opportunity for tech innovations aimed at automating the clearance of copyrighted content on different media platforms.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Music Streaming Platforms
- The trend towards stricter copyright laws provides music streaming platforms with new opportunities to offer licensing subscriptions to creators looking for legal access to DRM-free music.
- Video Creation and Sharing Platforms
- Emerging music licensing subscription models such as Musicbed's Creator subscription create opportunities for video sharing platforms to offer legal alternatives to copyrighted music.
- Tech and Software Development
- With YouTube's increasing attempts to crack down on copyright infringement, there is a growing need for tech innovations and software geared towards facilitating legal and automated clearance of copyrighted content on different media platforms.
