I received a notice from YouTube that the Beats I licensed from SFR Beats belongs to a third party. What do I do?

First, we apologize if this happens to you. We assure you that all of our Beats are 100% copyright clear. Using our Beats with a purchased license is 100% legal, and you are not doing anything wrong.

Unfortunately, false or mistaken copyright claims are a known issue with YouTube and the independent artist community. The most efficient response is to simply counter the claim with your SFR Beats license. The claim will then be dropped. You can read more about making a counter notification here

Please note that your SFR Beats license does NOT allow you to upload your project to YouTube’s Content ID system unless you purchased an Exclusive License. SFR Beats retains ownership of the recording. Due to the nature of YouTube’s content recognition software, uploading SFR Beats to Content ID will cause mistaken copyright claims for other users and for your future projects, and constitutes a violation of our licensing terms.

If you have more questions about the YouTube claim process, please contact us.