Google requires Music Key service for artists who use Content ID

Google is under fire for requiring artists who use Content ID, a way to manage copyright and monetize YouTube content, to join Music Key. This service was recently announced and allows customers to stream music for a fee, among other things.

Artists who use Content ID will receive a five-year contract from Google, according to information posted by Zoë Keating on her Tumblr blog. The artist posted the terms of the contract she received from Google online. This shows that YouTube users are obliged to participate in the new streaming service Music Key, both the paid and the free version. Furthermore, music that artists upload to other services must be put on YouTube at the same time and all uploaded songs will receive advertisements.

Those who do not agree with the new contract will be taken out of Content ID, the management system for artists to manage their copyright and to monetize content that is on YouTube. According to Keating, there is also a threat to close her YouTube channel, but a Google spokesperson contradicts that. He did confirm to Gizmodo that artists will receive the contracts. If you want to earn money from YouTube content, you have to participate in everything, according to the spokesperson.

In November, Google announced YouTube Music Key, a streaming music service for which both a free and paid version will be available. The software not only puts music in it, but also information about artists, music videos and playlists.