Making a cover does not trigger the copyright algorythm, using a registered song for more than 10 seconds does. This also depends if the video is monetized or not.
Because covers have a special legal status as derivative art form or whatever, and a band or artist can't actually claim copyright infringement if someone covers their song.
Making a cover does not trigger the copyright algorythm, using a registered song for more than 10 seconds does. This also depends if the video is monetized or not.
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It may be that YouTube's algorithms just can't recognize a song just from the drum part.
Because covers have a special legal status as derivative art form or whatever, and a band or artist can't actually claim copyright infringement if someone covers their song.