From: James Ziegler
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:23:56 -0600
Hi, List,
I just had YouTube remove another 50 videos that broke our copyright
policy, so I thought I should post this again. If you've posted any
rehearsal videos with Plank Road Publishing music, you should check your
channel now to make sure you're in compliance. Otherwise YouTube may
shut down your channel.
Please remember that saying your video is for rehearsal purposes only
doesn't prevent somebody else from using your video instead of
purchasing the music.
Thank you for your understanding, and please read on for our policies:
Any videos with Plank Road Publishing music - except videos of your
students' performances - must be shared ONLY with your students, so the
videos MUST be set to unlisted or private. If you are unsure how to set
a video to unlisted, an internet search will provide simple
instructions. You can share links to the unlisted videos with your
students so they can practice.
Note that once a copyright claim has been made, simply switching to
unlisted will not cancel the claim. You will need to remove the video
and re-upload it as unlisted.
If a video is set to public, anyone in the world can find it, and that
breaks our copyright policies. Videos breaking our copyright policies
may be removed without notice.
In addition, please include our writer credits/copyright information
(usually found on the first page of the music notation) in the rehearsal
video and remove the video after the performance.
Videos of your students performing our songs may be set to public and
shared with anyone. Those videos will not be removed.
You can view a short video on using music in videos here:
https://www.musick8.com/html/helpvideos.php?tutvid
or read our copyright policies in more detail here:
https://www.musick8.com/html/permissions.php
Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
--
James Ziegler
Manager of Web Services
Plank Road Publishing
www.MusicK8.com