This is written by a hiphop artist but it applies to other genres of music as well. I do have two comments. First, YouTube's Content ID Notice Policy will let you have YouTube notify you if someone is using music that you have previously indicated to them that you are claiming copyright ownership in. You will be contacted and then you can request a takedown notice, a license fee or other options. Just look for this in YouTube's web site. Second, while the Creative Commons web site and licenses are extremely clear and easy to follow, please contact an attorney if you have any questions about the rights you are retaining and those that you are those that you are giving up if you use a CC license.

This is written by a hiphop artist but it applies to other genres of music as well. I do have two comments. First, YouTube's Content ID Notice Policy will let you have YouTube notify you if someone is using music that you have previously indicated to them that you are claiming copyright ownership in. You will be contacted and then you can request a takedown notice, a license fee or other options. Just look for this in YouTube's web site. Second, while the Creative Commons web site and licenses are extremely clear and easy to follow, please contact an attorney if you have any questions about the rights you are retaining and those that you are those that you are giving up if you use a CC license. http://goo.gl/FgPqqi