When my cover of "Grandma got run over by a reindeer" was pulled with no warning and costing me my first strike, the publishing co. rep said she had no idea about me getting a strike. She further said that I should not suggest to other people who had posted covers that they should pull their cover before she "bombed" them. She called it "interfering" with their copyright. I looked into licensing this song and was told by a rep. of bmgchrysallis that it would cost $500 annually.
Just watch the documentary movie "zeitgeist moving forward" here on youtube. You'll see much better way for many points in people life, and spread the word that things are going to change
Those "old" record companies should go the way of the dinosaur and make way for smart companies that are able to develop new business models and make money off of this. Greedy dumbasses. Since this was a old post , looks like you were able to keep your channel ... HAPPY. =)
@JustAnotherMusicKid that's because some don't have licenses, and well, they can't cover the song, not theirs, so yeah, utube tracks that kinda stuff. Nowadays, it can get removed Sometimes, or just remove the "copyrighted" audio. Now, everyone does things illegal w/out knowing it is :/
Wait. You're not supposed to cover songs? ahaha why? its not like their not making money, and youre not stealing it. its just on YT most likely for fun and youre probably not even aking money on it so how is it stealing? why do they even care? thats so weird, i never knew that. everyone does it.. haha
Best way to copyright something on the cheap... copy your music/video to a CD then put it in sealed envelope, send it to yourself by registered mail. Keep all the receipts for registration at the post office and even the cash receipt with dates all intact etc. When you get your item put it somewhere safe and DON'T open it.
If you think about an artist taking time to write, sing and produce a song which may cost him/her considerable time and money then someone comes along and steals it for their video, it's not fair, is it? Most video producing software now has 'royalty free' music for you to put on your video, if not do a google search and get some, there's lots out there for free with no restrictions. Don't steal other's music to sell your video! The video isn't good if you need pop music to sell it!
listen up people, do your part to fight greed and capitalism, download your music illegally and stick it to the man. so what if they only make 4 billion instead of the 5 billion they want. the record companies are run by fat rich dickheads who prabably dont even listen to music, fuck them.
Why why why does it have to be about the money? One of my vids where I make lasagna was taken down because I used Regina Spektor's "Us" in the background. This is a bit frustrating since there is no way to actually get permission from her or Warner music. Because it's all about the money.
I think what record companys are doing ( taking videos down from youtube artists ) is greed. They arent in a way losing money if anything that youtuber liked they're song so much that they tried it themsleves as david said there some people never knew the song until he did it so that would lead to them checking out the original, Justin Bieber ( dont reply hate ha ) started out doing covers on youtube because today how else does an unknown artist spread his talent?
publishing companies have every right to protect their intellectual property. you of all people should know that. if i was a songwriter, but had crappy youtubers making crappy covers, i'd want that shit off as well....esp when they are making money off my work.
If David was selling an album of his covers then I would be the first to say that he is in the wrong. He's not.
Good covers OFTEN lead people to seek out & buy the original, in some cases changing the way you feel about the original artist. e.g. David's Hit Me Baby
I am guilted into playing my guitar/piano/or violin at family gatherings. Sometimes it's in a park sometimes it attracts a big crowd. Should I have to pay for performing it in public.
Isn't what a wonderful world a jazz standard?? How can they prevent people from playing it! I hate publishing companies, all they care about is money. They clearly don't care about the whole purpose of music...to spread it so people can enjoy it. Screw WMG, bunch of dinosaurs.
So is it wrong to want to use covers/your voice/performance to gain an audience for your original material? is that looked down upon? Cause I have a band with an EP soon to be made and covers seems just like a great way to get people to be interested in you and then perhaps your original music. it just makes sense. Can anyone give me some insight into that?
I couldn't agree more! The only CDs I own, I either discovered through Youtube or Youtube covers convinced me to buy them. The problem with everything nowadays is it's all about money, money, money. No one cares about the happiness it brings or the benefit it has to real people, just how it affects the bank account.
As long as it's not used to shed negative publicity on the original artist or band why make it a problem when someone uses a song in a video? Why is money an issue? The artist/band is getting free publicity around the world when a YouTuber samples it and if they like a song they might buy the album. Do radio stations pay to put a song on the air?
I am so pissed off!!!! The public should be able to fight against the injustice of the greedy music companies!!! I was looking through my subscription box for one of the songs you did that I really reallly liked, only to find it empty...
This makes me sooo angry!!! So sorry that they did this to your account! Ugh. Greedy bastards. You totally introduced me a lot of new songs that I'm sure Warner Bros or Sony made a profit because I bought the mp3 dang it! I hope you get your account back!
The world is full of greed and power. Its hard for anyone to speak up to a person in power. The publishing companies won't listen to you. They won't care until everyone step up and get together. The history and now is the same. People have to get together in order to speak up against the power.
Awwww i wonder what happened to your channel! good luck in getting it back. Basically its not even about content and issue rights it all comes down to MONEY and how they can make more from it.
You sound so annoyed.... POOR YOU! BUT I MISS YOUR MUSIC SO MUCH ALREADY! I WANNA LISTEN! Stupid companies... argh... wow.... annoyed..... now i'm annoyed... -_-
There's no reason in it. Look what they did to the Hitler (Der Untergang) parody videos. These YouTube videos opened the movie up to a whole new audience - even I bought the movie after seeing them.
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I'm a lazy 23 year old half-assed student, yet I'm apparently more capable than these people at handling marketing issues revolving around millions of dollars in revenue?
music was made to share with people. why do ppl have to keep labeling songs and say who owns it. it totally ruins the what music was suppose to be in the first place. the whole world is so jacked up now. all everyone cares about is their own interest.
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@lovelaughandmusic Are we sure that the company's are Warner and Universal? Every one of David's subscribers should do a cover of these 2 songs and spam the internet to get the word out what is going on.
Its all greed from the music industry. Their entire system is broken. Practically every artist in history has used covers to gain an audience. Does anyone think "Twist and Shout" was the Beatles song?
@ouchyg Twist and Shout is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns but permission was given for the Beatles to use it! People can't just steal other peoples songs/music and make money from it or not! It's theft whether you like it or not and you can end up in court if it's pursued.
@ShoppingBargains -Permission was given to (probably purchased) to sell the song. Not to just sing it in their bedroom. That’s the issue we are talking about here. Ya its stealing if you try and sell it – but is it stealing to just cover a song? It used to be the highest form of flattery...
@ouchyg If an artist wants to cover someone else's song it's still the same issue. Permission must be given and/or payment made. Why do you think copyright exists? It's to protect the artists work. If you write a song and someone uses it without your permission and makes loads of cash, wouldn't you want a cut of that? After all, it is your work!
@ouchyg You say flattery but the artist might not see it that way, the artist might think you're doing more harm than good. Permission must still be given.
whats funny is teh coporate puppet justin beiber has a channel with no problem so he can plug his stuff whats the difference between justin beiber and this guy exept money? thumbs up for the youtube community?
It's the old, fat white guys with no grasp of the modern world that ruin it for the rest of us. Get with the times, you can't control the Internet. Might as well tag along for the ride.
@OneLoveJK Yeah, it's always those white guys... No one formerly at Motown or any current black-owned record label is trying to protect their copyrighted material, are they?
You introduced so many new artist ive never heard before and listening to your covers made me want to go out and buy there cd's ( which I did ) I'm only 16 and well you've shone me some pretty sick tracks thanks. ... David
@sil3ntsushi3 I totally agree with this statement. Covers on YouTube has always led me to finding great new artists and songs. It has never been a replacement for downloading or paying for something. It's always had the opposite effect of making me MORE interested. How dumb are the people who don't realize this??
:o( sorry to hear about this. but thanks for taking out the time to explain everything... dang, this sucks... and it sucks that we can't help either =\...
Not surprised at all. Youtube is owned by Google which is in complicity with the Hollywood media conglomerates by Jewish association. But this was a mistake on their part. I believe that this will only cause independent artist to want to stay independent, and as David mentioned, there's no stopping it now. If Google wants to play capitalistic, then we shall see its demise soon enough as other outlets arise.
holy shiets. frakkin old school companies. they have no idea how damaging they are going to be to themselves if they force youtube to take you down. there will be people boycotting them. what record company is this? i'm gonna mass email their frakkin ask. bastards. they better bring david choi music back.
@tewkewl Yeah, I mean he isnt doing any harm by singing songs! And if you notice on Justin Biebers channel none of his vids have been taken down (like the old cover songs!)
sometimes you really wonder what the companies think... uploading an original mp3 or tv show does cause them to lose revenue, so that i can understand. but uploading covers doesn't. it's ridiculous to think people will not buy the original song because a person supposedly covered it better. i don't know why they have to be so freaking anal about things like these. if these are the rules, then they ought to be changed. too bad we have no power to bring about these changes.
I think it's about time for one of the bigshot record labels, movie studios, etc to stop looking at RACE and invest in talent.
Youtube is netizen grassroots.. if people like something, they watch it and share with their friends. Many of these guys like David Choi, Kevjumba, Wongfu, HappySlip, Nigahiga etc get ALOT of views for a reason.. Because they have talent. Not to mention, CLEAN and AUTHENTIC talent.. which is much harder to do. The Old White Boys Club at MCA needs to change or get out.
Thanks for the update, I was thinking 'what the...' when it said your account was suspended. Regarding covers, I think it also provides the artist exposure that they otherwise wouldn't get, like you alluded to. It turns people on to artists they otherwise wouldn't even know existed and I don't see how that can be all bad.
i think that its not youtube thats not the assholes, its the publishing companies that are the assholes. if youtube didnt come up with this three strike crap, then the publishing companies would end up suing them. meh just hope you get your channel back.....
well good point. but i got a question though.. like what if u suddenly hit the good spot and u become rich and copy right your own stuff... and i try to make a cover of ur beautiful song, would you get mad? or if some people put ur music up for free, ur losing money from all over the world. The Big Question is... Would You Be Mad? imagine being in the companies situation too... i like your point but you gotta consider other peoples point of view too. Good Luck Man.
@joshualor101 if people put your music up for free, then it causes you to lose money so that's wrong. if your song becomes incredibly popular, and another person covers it, and puts it up on youtube, i doubt you'll be mad, cuz it's ridiculous to think that this will cause you to lose money. Iyaz ran a series of videos thanking people for covering his songs. i doubt anyone is going to stop purchasing iyaz's songs just because another person covered it. but apparently warner doesn't believe so.
Honestly, because I see covers on youtube I've discovered new artists that I like, which usually leads to me buying their CD (although the covers themselves are freaking amazing as well).
I'm sure there are others out there like me, and yes, as you said, record companies should embrace the new age. Yeah, profit might go decrease a bit, but this is the chance for Them to get creative (as opposed to their artists) to find new ways of revenue.
So heartbreaking. I hope you get your account back!! I love hearing your renditions of songs since they are SO MUCH BETTER than the originals. You also introduce me to songs that I've never heard before as well. I love your music!
@paintedd almost all music is copyrighted. you know how hard it is to get known by singing your own songs rather than singing a cover of a popular song?
@Daveiddt Oh I realize that, and I think it's unfortunate that Youtube has those copyright rules in effect, but the fact is, they're rules. Follow them and things like this won't happen. He has no one to blame but himself.
@paintedd You must work for MCA.. who is the embarrassing company that had David's videos taken down..
MCA has the option to make money from people who do covers like other large labels.. but instead it chooses to punish people who sing along to their songs.
@paintedd Hmm suspicious.. you talk about common sense? So you think it makes sense that companies are blocking people from singing and recording themselves? These are simple covers of songs.. look around.. it's everywhere.. what it actually does for these companies is promote the original songwriter and artist.. they can also choose to cash in from people doing covers.. this is ridiculous
@cellphoneunlocknet I agree with you, covers shouldn't be removed, but what I find funny is when people are surprised when they are removed and their channel does get suspended. However unnecessary the rule may be, it's there, and if you don't follow it things like this happen. Like I said before, he has no one but himself to blame.
You hit on a really really cool point...Imagine if someone could get the sync license thing figured out and partner with YouTube to make a library available of all the songs. Then people who wanted to cover them..would register and the publishers could then track it better. Might keep them happy and anyone covering would follow the same rules...Sounds pretty simple to me.
David, this is heartbreaking. There should be no reason that a person shouldn't be able to pay tribute to their favorite artists, and I have always thought it was wonderful that you introduced so many older songs to that shouldn't be forgotten. I think that what you're doing is inspiring. I hope you get your channel back and if not, continue to fight despite a lack of hope... As upset as you may be, please know that you're not the only one.
I think it's about time for one of the bigshot record labels, movie studios, etc to stop looking at RACE and invest in talent.
Youtube is netizen grassroots.. if people like something, they watch it and share with their friends. Many of these guys like David Choi, Kevjumba, Wongfu, HappySlip, Nigahiga etc get ALOT of views for a reason.. Because they have talent. Not mention, CLEAN and AUTHENTIC talent.. which is much harder to do.
The Old Boys Club needs to change and stop polluting media
hey, just to let u know, im totally on ur side!! stupid publishers r jzt jealous of ur talent, that's why they r making u stop. stupid copyright thingy; if those guys sell records, they were bound to be listened, and then, be singed! i jzt can't understand them. ganbatte! add oil! we'll support u! don't freak!
I'm shocked. This really sucks but you know what, You're gonna get it back. I'm sure you will. Esmee did! remember that? I'd love to know who the publisher is.
Playing guitar and singing along is alright in real life... Why can't people do covers? It's a recording of what people do in their lives. Are they going to destroy/kill all the guitars/people that have sang a song "THEY didn't want to get covered"?
thats total bs... youtube has no way of knowing what real talent is!! its ridiculous whats going on!! david has a lot of talent and i want to continue givin him support!!!
aww, david you sound so sad about it... hmm, your site could be another way to post ur vids if youtube and those record companies are being such jerks about it.
btw, it might be a good thing if you're actually getting the attention of major record companies, obviously they deem you as a threat to their own artists, cos YOU SING BETTER!
They should sell "sync" licensing just like they do mechanical licenses on Harry Fox. Like $100 for a million internet views. It funny though, if you get a mechanical license for a cover. I have seen many artists then monetized their covers on Youtube. Boyce Avenue does it even though I think Youtube made them take down some of their covers.
This is total garbage.. these labels should be exposed.. EMI and Warner Music Group?
These covers don't hurt you.. they make you and your neatly packaged singers famous..
They gotta understand that youtube is grassroots. This is REAL and what people want to see. People are getting tired of the fabricated and fake "artists" that are being marketed by these big labels. They want good authentic music performed by good authentic artists like David.
whats wrong in sharing covers ? u're singing in ur own voice not that u're posting the same content from some music company to ur channel... they wouldn't mind killing people if they could who sing their songs in lil concerts gigs and lil parties... what a shame really, and by posting a cover all u do is u give tribute to the singer and the song and yes u definitely introduce the song to people and in return the original song gets fame and maybe someone might buy the original song on itunes...
Some good and constructive thoughts. ... But I still think it's wrong that your channel gets taken down because of a cover song. I think the record companies are so damned scared because they haven't found a way to make money like they used to. But those days are over. And the record companies should do everything they can to catch up, instead of these ridiculous attempts to persecute all the wrong people. ... My two cents
well, you already took down those vids, so what more do they want? those music companies don't own your channel, so they don't have the right to suspend your channel. All they can do is to ask you to take down the cover videos. You already took down those videos. Anyway, I really don't like those record companies that try to control other people. Hope you get your channel back.
I hope youtube won't suspend you account, it is ridiculous.
I used a MP3 that I paid and they deleted my video once because they think I am using an illegal music track...and yes, it was a Universal records song...
i hope you get your channel back david!! really do!! you make good music, and if they have to suspend your account, they gotta suspend whole lotta accounts too, it's ridiculous!
I'm confused. Was it just that he did a cover, or did he use the MP3 in the backing?
Cause if its just the fact that he did a cover, why isn't Beiber in trouble for doing "With You" way back when? It's what made him famous. Or hundreds of other artists who do covers and get famous that way (Sam Hart, Zeldawhatever, etc.)
how does this hurt the companies? making them an extra buck?
i don't see the downside of this.
david, you do amazing things and i honestly think i speak or a majority of everyone here who believes that your account and all the others who have faced this issue should not be suspended, and let people express themselves.
COMPANAIES: stop letting greed over-rule your decisions and let creativity spread.
its stupid that these fatcat corporate greedy assholes are trying to take down people doing covers because, covers are never going to stop. theyre just one or two big companies and there are over 6 billion people on this planet. i say dont stop making covers because if one person gets suspended cuz of a cover, someones just gonna back him up and do the same cover. a neverending chain
When my cover of "Grandma got run over by a reindeer" was pulled with no warning and costing me my first strike, the publishing co. rep said she had no idea about me getting a strike. She further said that I should not suggest to other people who had posted covers that they should pull their cover before she "bombed" them. She called it "interfering" with their copyright. I looked into licensing this song and was told by a rep. of bmgchrysallis that it would cost $500 annually.
geoman7447 2 months ago
fuck Warner Chappell fuck them so hard... I hope they burn in hell for eternity.
sportsportsport 2 months ago
if i find another video as great as this ill sleep outside!!
ama766 6 months ago
It's still up! :)
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so like what do you do when you post a cover? wat do to pervent from "being in trouble"? i guess you can say
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BeccaFaceLovesU 7 months ago
Hey, David! Think the music publishers are listening?
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FightForFairness 10 months ago
:S howcome david's partnered with youtube although he does many covers? or perhaps he actually got the license...
michellebuii 10 months ago
This is so true...
Audiophilia07 10 months ago
If you as a partner upload a video, isn't there a way to mark that video as non-profit?
I thought that was an option where you just don't display any ads at all for that specific video. That would make it legal.
Nannirk 10 months ago
Those "old" record companies should go the way of the dinosaur and make way for smart companies that are able to develop new business models and make money off of this. Greedy dumbasses. Since this was a old post , looks like you were able to keep your channel ... HAPPY. =)
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Devriesdiversen 1 year ago
@hahaits yea parodies are ok...
AsianBlazenTV 1 year ago
@JustAnotherMusicKid that's because some don't have licenses, and well, they can't cover the song, not theirs, so yeah, utube tracks that kinda stuff. Nowadays, it can get removed Sometimes, or just remove the "copyrighted" audio. Now, everyone does things illegal w/out knowing it is :/
AsianBlazenTV 1 year ago
Wait. You're not supposed to cover songs? ahaha why? its not like their not making money, and youre not stealing it. its just on YT most likely for fun and youre probably not even aking money on it so how is it stealing? why do they even care? thats so weird, i never knew that. everyone does it.. haha
JustAnotherMusicKid 1 year ago
Best way to copyright something on the cheap... copy your music/video to a CD then put it in sealed envelope, send it to yourself by registered mail. Keep all the receipts for registration at the post office and even the cash receipt with dates all intact etc. When you get your item put it somewhere safe and DON'T open it.
ShoppingBargains 1 year ago
Bummer dude!
mustangsrgr8 1 year ago
If you think about an artist taking time to write, sing and produce a song which may cost him/her considerable time and money then someone comes along and steals it for their video, it's not fair, is it? Most video producing software now has 'royalty free' music for you to put on your video, if not do a google search and get some, there's lots out there for free with no restrictions. Don't steal other's music to sell your video! The video isn't good if you need pop music to sell it!
ShoppingBargains 1 year ago
try warner bros.
ononottyler 1 year ago
THANK YOU DAVID! NOW I KNOW WHY A COUPLE OF MY COVERS WERE BLOCKED :D
Darndez 1 year ago
Hey what about making parody music videos of songs like davedays how does that work???
hahaits 1 year ago
listen up people, do your part to fight greed and capitalism, download your music illegally and stick it to the man. so what if they only make 4 billion instead of the 5 billion they want. the record companies are run by fat rich dickheads who prabably dont even listen to music, fuck them.
lonestarpunk 1 year ago 4
Why why why does it have to be about the money? One of my vids where I make lasagna was taken down because I used Regina Spektor's "Us" in the background. This is a bit frustrating since there is no way to actually get permission from her or Warner music. Because it's all about the money.
LCHFWilliam 1 year ago
I think what record companys are doing ( taking videos down from youtube artists ) is greed. They arent in a way losing money if anything that youtuber liked they're song so much that they tried it themsleves as david said there some people never knew the song until he did it so that would lead to them checking out the original, Justin Bieber ( dont reply hate ha ) started out doing covers on youtube because today how else does an unknown artist spread his talent?
ConorByrneMusic10 1 year ago 4
publishing companies have every right to protect their intellectual property. you of all people should know that. if i was a songwriter, but had crappy youtubers making crappy covers, i'd want that shit off as well....esp when they are making money off my work.
sakamuras 1 year ago
@sakamuras
If David was selling an album of his covers then I would be the first to say that he is in the wrong. He's not.
Good covers OFTEN lead people to seek out & buy the original, in some cases changing the way you feel about the original artist. e.g. David's Hit Me Baby
I am guilted into playing my guitar/piano/or violin at family gatherings. Sometimes it's in a park sometimes it attracts a big crowd. Should I have to pay for performing it in public.
Where do you draw the line?
valarierenee 1 year ago
do you still make any money from a cover
RickieNathanMarsden 1 year ago
this video helped alot
RickieNathanMarsden 1 year ago
aren't song covers on youtube a form of advertising for the original songs?
toakhong 1 year ago
SORY
moviesbyzach 1 year ago
Don't lose your music channel please! God bless you. We all love you and your music. You're so talented.!
nellie2581 1 year ago
behind you 100% David!
39thwave 1 year ago
Isn't what a wonderful world a jazz standard?? How can they prevent people from playing it! I hate publishing companies, all they care about is money. They clearly don't care about the whole purpose of music...to spread it so people can enjoy it. Screw WMG, bunch of dinosaurs.
Dannicthemanic 1 year ago 9
hey stay strong! for the love of music!
KangFuju 1 year ago 3
So what, cover bands are evil?! No one's allowed to even mutter song lyrics?
DHmusicmaster 1 year ago 4
you are amazing and whoever took you down is just plain scared of your beauty
aklcohgwen 1 year ago 3
So is it wrong to want to use covers/your voice/performance to gain an audience for your original material? is that looked down upon? Cause I have a band with an EP soon to be made and covers seems just like a great way to get people to be interested in you and then perhaps your original music. it just makes sense. Can anyone give me some insight into that?
EgoTrippin311 1 year ago
I couldn't agree more! The only CDs I own, I either discovered through Youtube or Youtube covers convinced me to buy them. The problem with everything nowadays is it's all about money, money, money. No one cares about the happiness it brings or the benefit it has to real people, just how it affects the bank account.
shatterglassprincess 1 year ago
efliping stupid. everyone posts overs...
grreg2harvey 1 year ago
I am not buying any big label music until there are covers to check it out.
MrSeriouslynot 1 year ago
As long as it's not used to shed negative publicity on the original artist or band why make it a problem when someone uses a song in a video? Why is money an issue? The artist/band is getting free publicity around the world when a YouTuber samples it and if they like a song they might buy the album. Do radio stations pay to put a song on the air?
JennNOVA1 1 year ago
IT'S OKAY TO THOSE 9 PEOPLE WHO ACCIDENTALLY CLICKED DISLIKE! GO DAVID CHOI! FIGHT AGAINST THE POWER!! EVERYONE THUMBS UP THIS VIDEO!!!
I2yanSaephan 1 year ago
I am so pissed off!!!! The public should be able to fight against the injustice of the greedy music companies!!! I was looking through my subscription box for one of the songs you did that I really reallly liked, only to find it empty...
This is total Crap!
aznremx04 1 year ago
This makes me sooo angry!!! So sorry that they did this to your account! Ugh. Greedy bastards. You totally introduced me a lot of new songs that I'm sure Warner Bros or Sony made a profit because I bought the mp3 dang it! I hope you get your account back!
jobogae 1 year ago
beautiful speech buh! but iz ur music as depressing as the way u talk in this vid ahahaha good luck with that...trlolololollooll
fuhny2me 1 year ago
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sktofu 1 year ago
I agree w/ you we shouldn't let our old music die. *sigh*
emceeanalyze 1 year ago
if a music cover is on block, does it mean it'll be safe from people erasing it or anything?
heroKYH28 1 year ago
The world is full of greed and power. Its hard for anyone to speak up to a person in power. The publishing companies won't listen to you. They won't care until everyone step up and get together. The history and now is the same. People have to get together in order to speak up against the power.
blo0magic 1 year ago
Awwww i wonder what happened to your channel! good luck in getting it back. Basically its not even about content and issue rights it all comes down to MONEY and how they can make more from it.
Chakura 1 year ago
I don't understand this. Are people not allowed to even do covers anymore? O_o
These are the companies that are going to do down in the future--if they haven't already.
saikoupath 1 year ago
You sound so annoyed.... POOR YOU! BUT I MISS YOUR MUSIC SO MUCH ALREADY! I WANNA LISTEN! Stupid companies... argh... wow.... annoyed..... now i'm annoyed... -_-
SeasonsChange111 1 year ago
I'm so sorry we can't do anything to help. I still went and bought your CDs just for good measure.
Good luck David, you have our support!
mikybee93 1 year ago
There's no reason in it. Look what they did to the Hitler (Der Untergang) parody videos. These YouTube videos opened the movie up to a whole new audience - even I bought the movie after seeing them.
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I'm a lazy 23 year old half-assed student, yet I'm apparently more capable than these people at handling marketing issues revolving around millions of dollars in revenue?
Christstuffer 1 year ago
this sucks man im sorry for you dude:(
i mean what the hell its just a cover...
pestopalooza 1 year ago
Come back we luv you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't lose your David Choi Channel, find a way to work with them!!!!! David Choi!!!!!!!11
pitherra 1 year ago
we all should move to another website like this
where we can post covers.... hahah
XxMurasamexX 1 year ago
WOW, THAT'S SO LAME...
We love your videos, they can't take your videos away )))))))):!
bbyxkayy 1 year ago
It is getting ridiculous. You can't even do acoustic covers anymore. Do they really believe they are losing revenue from acoustic covers?
lostprophet912 1 year ago
u cant do covers when a partner ?
w1ck3dad4m 1 year ago
music was made to share with people. why do ppl have to keep labeling songs and say who owns it. it totally ruins the what music was suppose to be in the first place. the whole world is so jacked up now. all everyone cares about is their own interest.
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epshiba09 1 year ago
I miss the old youtube when they honestly didn't care about all this content-id crap. David, I hope you get your channel back.
okinawacakes 1 year ago 4
@lovelaughandmusic Are we sure that the company's are Warner and Universal? Every one of David's subscribers should do a cover of these 2 songs and spam the internet to get the word out what is going on.
cellunlockernet 1 year ago
@cellunlockernet i agree we should do that lol
pestopalooza 1 year ago
#freedavidchoimusic
kalionyo 1 year ago
thanks for this video and the part 2 as well david. very informative.
sainounashi 1 year ago
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nauort23 1 year ago
No one can stop the music!!!
WolfgangBoodman 1 year ago
Its all greed from the music industry. Their entire system is broken. Practically every artist in history has used covers to gain an audience. Does anyone think "Twist and Shout" was the Beatles song?
ouchyg 1 year ago 69
@ouchyg Twist and Shout is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns but permission was given for the Beatles to use it! People can't just steal other peoples songs/music and make money from it or not! It's theft whether you like it or not and you can end up in court if it's pursued.
ShoppingBargains 1 year ago
@ShoppingBargains -Permission was given to (probably purchased) to sell the song. Not to just sing it in their bedroom. That’s the issue we are talking about here. Ya its stealing if you try and sell it – but is it stealing to just cover a song? It used to be the highest form of flattery...
ouchyg 1 year ago
@ouchyg If an artist wants to cover someone else's song it's still the same issue. Permission must be given and/or payment made. Why do you think copyright exists? It's to protect the artists work. If you write a song and someone uses it without your permission and makes loads of cash, wouldn't you want a cut of that? After all, it is your work!
ShoppingBargains 1 year ago
@ouchyg You say flattery but the artist might not see it that way, the artist might think you're doing more harm than good. Permission must still be given.
ShoppingBargains 1 year ago
@ouchyg
It's the Illuminati at work.
lxWishxl 10 months ago
whats funny is teh coporate puppet justin beiber has a channel with no problem so he can plug his stuff whats the difference between justin beiber and this guy exept money? thumbs up for the youtube community?
Saxophoneicecream 1 year ago 4
It's the old, fat white guys with no grasp of the modern world that ruin it for the rest of us. Get with the times, you can't control the Internet. Might as well tag along for the ride.
OneLoveJK 1 year ago
@OneLoveJK Yeah, it's always those white guys... No one formerly at Motown or any current black-owned record label is trying to protect their copyrighted material, are they?
nauort23 1 year ago
Damn them! We love you so much!
fsharp7 1 year ago
Wow. This is pretty lame actually. Jeez. Money isn't everything man!
cdnLEE 1 year ago
My names David to lol thanks again ... David d
sil3ntsushi3 1 year ago
You introduced so many new artist ive never heard before and listening to your covers made me want to go out and buy there cd's ( which I did ) I'm only 16 and well you've shone me some pretty sick tracks thanks. ... David
sil3ntsushi3 1 year ago
@sil3ntsushi3 I totally agree with this statement. Covers on YouTube has always led me to finding great new artists and songs. It has never been a replacement for downloading or paying for something. It's always had the opposite effect of making me MORE interested. How dumb are the people who don't realize this??
OneLoveJK 1 year ago
That's really unfair! :/
I hope you get your channel back!
KawaiiCookiie 1 year ago 2
Screw them!
jax191 1 year ago
Yeah, this is lame. -_-
Devaom 1 year ago
Then what about justin beiber
crzyboi1129 1 year ago 51
this is complete B.S. D:<
theSuperbahtzang 1 year ago
Is your music account suspended permanently or temporarily?
Chrischutube 1 year ago
:o( sorry to hear about this. but thanks for taking out the time to explain everything... dang, this sucks... and it sucks that we can't help either =\...
wish you the best, david!
stoicx 1 year ago
>:OOO
omfgshskdgha sdofi.
omg (==).
that sucks shit.
deleting davidchoimusic.! D::::
WHATTHEHECK.
thesheetlahh 1 year ago
noooooooooooooooooo his account is deleted nooooooo i miss that music :(
zhengstah 1 year ago
i dont think u can put ads on music covers
estan247 1 year ago
well some record lables are starting like look at vevo
andrezzzzzzzzzzzzzz 1 year ago
Not surprised at all. Youtube is owned by Google which is in complicity with the Hollywood media conglomerates by Jewish association. But this was a mistake on their part. I believe that this will only cause independent artist to want to stay independent, and as David mentioned, there's no stopping it now. If Google wants to play capitalistic, then we shall see its demise soon enough as other outlets arise.
avocadomilk 1 year ago
Yea I agree, they should ask you to remove the vid not suspend you.
gabbiechang 1 year ago
the making money part.... (4:00)
*COUGH* economy.
PENGUINanaFLAMINGO 1 year ago
heard from happyslip that you got suspended. subbed to get you back on track!
warnexus 1 year ago
corporate america is really depressing
rohwa10 1 year ago
WE LOVE YOU DAVID! <3 Good luck :D
allstar8000 1 year ago
holy shiets. frakkin old school companies. they have no idea how damaging they are going to be to themselves if they force youtube to take you down. there will be people boycotting them. what record company is this? i'm gonna mass email their frakkin ask. bastards. they better bring david choi music back.
tewkewl 1 year ago
@tewkewl Yeah, I mean he isnt doing any harm by singing songs! And if you notice on Justin Biebers channel none of his vids have been taken down (like the old cover songs!)
RikkuTikku27 1 year ago
@RikkuTikku27 They Just Jealous That He Have Such A Amazing Voice.
And About Biebers.. Hmm Who's that?
Lolz Jk, I just Don't like Justin Bieber!
=]
BBW198720 1 year ago 2
sometimes you really wonder what the companies think... uploading an original mp3 or tv show does cause them to lose revenue, so that i can understand. but uploading covers doesn't. it's ridiculous to think people will not buy the original song because a person supposedly covered it better. i don't know why they have to be so freaking anal about things like these. if these are the rules, then they ought to be changed. too bad we have no power to bring about these changes.
stantough 1 year ago
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I think it's about time for one of the bigshot record labels, movie studios, etc to stop looking at RACE and invest in talent.
Youtube is netizen grassroots.. if people like something, they watch it and share with their friends. Many of these guys like David Choi, Kevjumba, Wongfu, HappySlip, Nigahiga etc get ALOT of views for a reason.. Because they have talent. Not to mention, CLEAN and AUTHENTIC talent.. which is much harder to do. The Old White Boys Club at MCA needs to change or get out.
cellunlockernet 1 year ago
Ok JUST heard about this. wtffffffff not cool!
kittydreamz86 1 year ago
Thanks for the update, I was thinking 'what the...' when it said your account was suspended. Regarding covers, I think it also provides the artist exposure that they otherwise wouldn't get, like you alluded to. It turns people on to artists they otherwise wouldn't even know existed and I don't see how that can be all bad.
Catend 1 year ago
i think that its not youtube thats not the assholes, its the publishing companies that are the assholes. if youtube didnt come up with this three strike crap, then the publishing companies would end up suing them. meh just hope you get your channel back.....
xmyco 1 year ago
Why the fuck are there 3 strikes for those stupid copyright rules? YouTube is badass!
killjuicybob 1 year ago
btw i love ur By My Side Song. fucken lovee it :D.
joshualor101 1 year ago
well good point. but i got a question though.. like what if u suddenly hit the good spot and u become rich and copy right your own stuff... and i try to make a cover of ur beautiful song, would you get mad? or if some people put ur music up for free, ur losing money from all over the world. The Big Question is... Would You Be Mad? imagine being in the companies situation too... i like your point but you gotta consider other peoples point of view too. Good Luck Man.
joshualor101 1 year ago
@joshualor101 if people put your music up for free, then it causes you to lose money so that's wrong. if your song becomes incredibly popular, and another person covers it, and puts it up on youtube, i doubt you'll be mad, cuz it's ridiculous to think that this will cause you to lose money. Iyaz ran a series of videos thanking people for covering his songs. i doubt anyone is going to stop purchasing iyaz's songs just because another person covered it. but apparently warner doesn't believe so.
stantough 1 year ago
this is bullshit, they should be taking down all the other music channels too then
icepigfire 1 year ago
Noo :(
Honestly, because I see covers on youtube I've discovered new artists that I like, which usually leads to me buying their CD (although the covers themselves are freaking amazing as well).
I'm sure there are others out there like me, and yes, as you said, record companies should embrace the new age. Yeah, profit might go decrease a bit, but this is the chance for Them to get creative (as opposed to their artists) to find new ways of revenue.
Thanks for the informative video, David.
takoyakii117 1 year ago
So heartbreaking. I hope you get your account back!! I love hearing your renditions of songs since they are SO MUCH BETTER than the originals. You also introduce me to songs that I've never heard before as well. I love your music!
oewnaynailf 1 year ago 2
i disliked it because of the news :(
hammehkim 1 year ago
seems like music is all about money nowaday...
i really hope you get back your channel
nstantNoodles 1 year ago
Warner is definitely horrible. They copyrighted the Happy Birthday song.......... So you can't sing it in public or you risk getting sued :]
Daveiddt 1 year ago
Or don't put up copy righted music. Is it that hard?
paintedd 1 year ago
@paintedd almost all music is copyrighted. you know how hard it is to get known by singing your own songs rather than singing a cover of a popular song?
Daveiddt 1 year ago
@Daveiddt Oh I realize that, and I think it's unfortunate that Youtube has those copyright rules in effect, but the fact is, they're rules. Follow them and things like this won't happen. He has no one to blame but himself.
paintedd 1 year ago
@paintedd You must work for MCA.. who is the embarrassing company that had David's videos taken down..
MCA has the option to make money from people who do covers like other large labels.. but instead it chooses to punish people who sing along to their songs.
Sad company..
cellunlockernet 1 year ago
@cellunlockernet Hah, nope. I'm just a guy with a little thing called common sense, maybe you should use it some time.
paintedd 1 year ago
@paintedd Hmm suspicious.. you talk about common sense? So you think it makes sense that companies are blocking people from singing and recording themselves? These are simple covers of songs.. look around.. it's everywhere.. what it actually does for these companies is promote the original songwriter and artist.. they can also choose to cash in from people doing covers.. this is ridiculous
cellphoneunlocknet 1 year ago
@cellphoneunlocknet I agree with you, covers shouldn't be removed, but what I find funny is when people are surprised when they are removed and their channel does get suspended. However unnecessary the rule may be, it's there, and if you don't follow it things like this happen. Like I said before, he has no one but himself to blame.
paintedd 1 year ago
Hey David...
You hit on a really really cool point...Imagine if someone could get the sync license thing figured out and partner with YouTube to make a library available of all the songs. Then people who wanted to cover them..would register and the publishers could then track it better. Might keep them happy and anyone covering would follow the same rules...Sounds pretty simple to me.
DsmB2007 1 year ago
fuck google ever since they took over youtube it sucks ass
snipern0ob 1 year ago
David, this is heartbreaking. There should be no reason that a person shouldn't be able to pay tribute to their favorite artists, and I have always thought it was wonderful that you introduced so many older songs to that shouldn't be forgotten. I think that what you're doing is inspiring. I hope you get your channel back and if not, continue to fight despite a lack of hope... As upset as you may be, please know that you're not the only one.
smokingpope1234 1 year ago 2
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I think it's about time for one of the bigshot record labels, movie studios, etc to stop looking at RACE and invest in talent.
Youtube is netizen grassroots.. if people like something, they watch it and share with their friends. Many of these guys like David Choi, Kevjumba, Wongfu, HappySlip, Nigahiga etc get ALOT of views for a reason.. Because they have talent. Not mention, CLEAN and AUTHENTIC talent.. which is much harder to do.
The Old Boys Club needs to change and stop polluting media
cellphoneunlocknet 1 year ago
what happen to the old youtube 5 years ago??
CXyouknow 1 year ago
Cheer up bro, I´m sure everything is going to be fine men.
OneboybandHyu 1 year ago
It doesn't make sense.
You are doing COVERS, not posting the original song.
There is a huge difference.
And just like you said, you post covers so we can hear new songs we've never heard before.
I hope you get your channel back. =[
desiora 1 year ago
hey, just to let u know, im totally on ur side!! stupid publishers r jzt jealous of ur talent, that's why they r making u stop. stupid copyright thingy; if those guys sell records, they were bound to be listened, and then, be singed! i jzt can't understand them. ganbatte! add oil! we'll support u! don't freak!
riryhime 1 year ago
Wow David,
I'm shocked. This really sucks but you know what, You're gonna get it back. I'm sure you will. Esmee did! remember that? I'd love to know who the publisher is.
lisalavie1 1 year ago
they sucked!
angeinnor 1 year ago
Playing guitar and singing along is alright in real life... Why can't people do covers? It's a recording of what people do in their lives. Are they going to destroy/kill all the guitars/people that have sang a song "THEY didn't want to get covered"?
cassiedra 1 year ago
DAVID I WANT TO CRYY!!! ur account is suspended i just found out today =((
jenjayx 1 year ago
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cassiedra 1 year ago
thats total bs... youtube has no way of knowing what real talent is!! its ridiculous whats going on!! david has a lot of talent and i want to continue givin him support!!!
littlechosenone95 1 year ago
aww, david you sound so sad about it... hmm, your site could be another way to post ur vids if youtube and those record companies are being such jerks about it.
btw, it might be a good thing if you're actually getting the attention of major record companies, obviously they deem you as a threat to their own artists, cos YOU SING BETTER!
218J218 1 year ago
They should sell "sync" licensing just like they do mechanical licenses on Harry Fox. Like $100 for a million internet views. It funny though, if you get a mechanical license for a cover. I have seen many artists then monetized their covers on Youtube. Boyce Avenue does it even though I think Youtube made them take down some of their covers.
Debonair73 1 year ago
This is total garbage.. these labels should be exposed.. EMI and Warner Music Group?
These covers don't hurt you.. they make you and your neatly packaged singers famous..
They gotta understand that youtube is grassroots. This is REAL and what people want to see. People are getting tired of the fabricated and fake "artists" that are being marketed by these big labels. They want good authentic music performed by good authentic artists like David.
Youtube covers won't stop. Get with the times!
cellphoneunlocknet 1 year ago
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hassanmah86 1 year ago
whats wrong in sharing covers ? u're singing in ur own voice not that u're posting the same content from some music company to ur channel... they wouldn't mind killing people if they could who sing their songs in lil concerts gigs and lil parties... what a shame really, and by posting a cover all u do is u give tribute to the singer and the song and yes u definitely introduce the song to people and in return the original song gets fame and maybe someone might buy the original song on itunes...
hassanmah86 1 year ago 2
@hassanmah86 Well....WELCOME 2 MOTHER-EFFIN COPYRIGHTS!!!!
AntiSolid3000 1 year ago
those companies are pissed off, cause David is promoting their songs for free? hmm weird
funkytownchannel 1 year ago
Hang in there. Hopefully this will work itself out.
all4one1fourall 1 year ago
It's all because of VEVO. Shame on Universal and Sony.
bluzone2087 1 year ago
good luck on getting your old youtube account david !
we will always support you ! ( :
itsemiihere 1 year ago
don't covers count as fair use?
MrDreigon 1 year ago
praying
PattyBrazil2009 1 year ago
Come On! Give him back his account!!!
mrtommy712 1 year ago
Some good and constructive thoughts. ... But I still think it's wrong that your channel gets taken down because of a cover song. I think the record companies are so damned scared because they haven't found a way to make money like they used to. But those days are over. And the record companies should do everything they can to catch up, instead of these ridiculous attempts to persecute all the wrong people. ... My two cents
LuiWallentin 1 year ago
Someone please PM me the studios that took David down. I'll upload 10terabytes of their studio releases.
gxryd3r 1 year ago
and so once again, freedom of expression finds a new definition...
VixyYin 1 year ago
i hope you get your channel back...your music is so good
hakunamatata97 1 year ago
well, you already took down those vids, so what more do they want? those music companies don't own your channel, so they don't have the right to suspend your channel. All they can do is to ask you to take down the cover videos. You already took down those videos. Anyway, I really don't like those record companies that try to control other people. Hope you get your channel back.
v12345c 1 year ago 39
I hope youtube won't suspend you account, it is ridiculous.
I used a MP3 that I paid and they deleted my video once because they think I am using an illegal music track...and yes, it was a Universal records song...
msjan 1 year ago
Seriously, what a bunch of bull these record labels are. I hope you get to keep your channel and continue making music!
emmachoo 1 year ago
i hope you get your channel back david!! really do!! you make good music, and if they have to suspend your account, they gotta suspend whole lotta accounts too, it's ridiculous!
MissyyMe 1 year ago
I'm confused. Was it just that he did a cover, or did he use the MP3 in the backing?
Cause if its just the fact that he did a cover, why isn't Beiber in trouble for doing "With You" way back when? It's what made him famous. Or hundreds of other artists who do covers and get famous that way (Sam Hart, Zeldawhatever, etc.)
gavman888 1 year ago
honestly, this is ridiculous
how does this hurt the companies? making them an extra buck?
i don't see the downside of this.
david, you do amazing things and i honestly think i speak or a majority of everyone here who believes that your account and all the others who have faced this issue should not be suspended, and let people express themselves.
COMPANAIES: stop letting greed over-rule your decisions and let creativity spread.
db12965 1 year ago 9
Damn all your videos with youtube celebs... Kevjumba, wongfu, etc.... Gone too!!! Why youtube!!!!!!
GOBbluthagain 1 year ago
D: man...y must old ppl be like dat...i hope dey dun take ur channel down ur so awesome :D
asiandomination6431 1 year ago
I'm rooting for you David. I seriously am.
I've tweeted with both of my twitter accounts. I'm gonna make a small video as well to spread the word as well.
Best of luck dude!
tehkseven 1 year ago
its stupid that these fatcat corporate greedy assholes are trying to take down people doing covers because, covers are never going to stop. theyre just one or two big companies and there are over 6 billion people on this planet. i say dont stop making covers because if one person gets suspended cuz of a cover, someones just gonna back him up and do the same cover. a neverending chain
bladewolf39 1 year ago