YouTube Content ID

Your music can show up in more places than you see.

UXEM administers eligible recordings within YouTube Content ID to identify certain uses, manage claims, and organize reported monetization.

Available based on your plan, content ownership, and the applicable criteria.

Different functions

Distributing, publishing, and identifying follow different processes.

YouTube Music

Lets distributed music become available on YouTube's music service.

Official Artist Channel

Organizes the artist's official presence within YouTube, when it meets the applicable requirements.

VEVO

Relates to publishing official music videos through a corresponding channel.

YouTube Content ID

Looks for matches between reference recordings and compatible content within YouTube.

A release can be available on YouTube Music without being enabled for Content ID.

Identification

A clear reference lets certain uses be recognized.

When an eligible recording enters Content ID, the system compares the reference file against content uploaded within YouTube. If it finds a match, a claim may be generated according to the configured policies and available rights.

1

Reference

UXEM submits an eligible recording along with its information and ownership.

2

Match

The system detects a possible use of the content.

3

Claim

A claim is applied or reviewed according to the corresponding rules and conditions.

4

Outcome

The use can end up monetized, tracked, released, or subject to review.

It's not an automatic hunt for users. It's a rights administration system.

Eligible content

Not every recording can enter Content ID.

Access depends on the real ability to demonstrate sufficient rights over the content.

May be eligible when

  • The user controls the necessary rights over the recording.
  • The audio is sufficiently original and identifiable.
  • It doesn't contain elements with incompatible licenses.
  • It isn't administered simultaneously by another provider.
  • It meets the service's applicable conditions.

May require review when it includes

  • Non-exclusive licensed beats.
  • Samples.
  • Widely available loops.
  • Production music.
  • Public-domain works performed non-exclusively.
  • Remixes or covers.
  • Recordings with multiple rights holders.
  • Content already submitted by another administrator.

Eligibility depends on ownership, exclusivity, and the nature of the content. UXEM reviews each request before activating it.

A controlled process

We verify rights first. Then we activate identification.

1

Select the recording

Choose a distributed release or a recording available in your catalog.

2

Confirm ownership

Declare which rights you control and provide documentation when necessary.

3

UXEM reviews eligibility

The team checks the information before submitting the reference to YouTube.

4

UXEM administers the rest

The team activates the reference, tracks matches, and manages claims on your behalf.

Activation doesn't start with a promise of income. It starts with a rights verification.

Clear responsibilities

UXEM administers the process. YouTube operates the identification system.

UXEM

  • Reviews the information provided.
  • Checks operational eligibility.
  • Organizes the references.
  • Manages requests and claims on your behalf.
  • Links reports to your catalog.

YouTube

  • Runs the matching system.
  • Determines technical outcomes.
  • Processes disputes within its own mechanisms.
  • Applies platform policies.
  • Reports information and income on its own cycles.

UXEM doesn't control YouTube's algorithm, timelines, or internal decisions.

Review

Detecting a use doesn't automatically resolve its context.

A match can correspond to an unauthorized use, an owned channel, an authorized collaborator, a valid license, or a promotional post.

Owned channel

Release or add to an authorized list.

Authorized use

Review and withdraw the claim if applicable.

Monetizable use

Keep the claim active according to the available rights.

Content ID detects matches. Administration determines how they should be handled.

Reported income

Identification is immediate in concept. The financial report isn't.

Matches and claims can appear before their associated income. YouTube processes and reports information on its own cycles.

Content ID royalties reach UXEM as their own report channel, alongside the rest of your distribution activity.

Pendiente Confirmado Disponible Pagado

They follow the same real statuses on your account: Pending, Confirmed, Available, and Paid.

Related service

Identifying income and distributing it are different operations.

When eligible Content ID royalties reach UXEM as a confirmed report, they're eligible for the same automatic split mechanism as any other master distribution royalty, if the release has an active split.

A publishing or composition split isn't assumed to automatically affect Content ID income: the same percentage already configured for the master applies.

Learn about automatic splits →
Availability

An active capability for eligible catalogs.

Start Not included
Studio Included for eligible content
PRO Included for eligible content

Being included in the plan lets you request the service. Activation depends on each recording's eligibility.

Questions about Content ID

Everything clear before activating a reference.

No. Distribution and identifying uses are different processes.

Not necessarily. It depends on the ownership, exclusivity, and nature of the recording.

It's reviewed case by case under the service's current policy; it may require additional documentation.

It can create duplicate claims or conflicts. It must be resolved before activating a new reference.

Owned or authorized channels can be released to avoid unnecessary claims.

Not necessarily. Available actions depend on the applied policy and the context of the use.

After YouTube processes and reports the corresponding information, within your Reports & Royalties.

UXEM's team manages disputes and reviews on your behalf according to each case.

No. It's available from the Studio plan, subject to eligibility.

No. The presence of matches, claims, or active references doesn't guarantee royalty generation.

Identification and control

When your music shows up,
its origin should stay clear.

Activate Content ID for eligible recordings and let UXEM administer matches, claims, and reports for you.

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