It's interesting how the gut reaction here is to remove the song from soundsense. . . when you think about it, it's probably the correct thing to do, right? If the creator or copyright owner believes they should be compensated for their work's use as part of a stream then it's only fair they are.
Then again, it's kind of doubtful that the copyright owner would have ever discovered the use of that track as part of soundsense itself. I mean, a niche utility for a niche game is not the first place I would look when trying to discover copyright infringement of 3 decade old orchestral music. So in some ways, the behemoth that is Content ID has reached
beyond the service / platform / moneymachine of Youtube and will potentially affect the future versions of Soundsense. Great power is being given to copyright owners through the use of this sort of AI-assisted content scanning software, and many would argue that it is a
good thing, at least when the software actually catches the foul use of copyrighted content and applies the correct punishment.
also assuming you are in favor of the current interpretation of copyright laws in the U.S. and other regions
With this Soundsense accusation, however, the software has found a way to apply pressure to platforms or creations
that are entirely outside it's usual domain. That sounds like a pretty
bad thing indeed. By creating a situation where the content creators ability to make videos is threatened by a copyright claim, the content creator is forced to react, and one of the many reactions possible includes pressuring the creator of Soundsense to react as though the copyright claim was somehow placed on the utility itself. It seems like a rather unintended effect of the Content ID service, though it is a rather nice one if you are the one making the copyright claim. But is it fair?
It's probable that the creator or maintainer of Soundsense will remove the offending music, assuming the copyright claim is valid, since making your utility incompatible with one of the largest media platforms on the internet is kind of a silly move.
Still, to view this situation as I have described it prompts a few questions about the validity of the current methods used to claim copyrights.
Anyways,
HERE is the track in question. With a staggering
23 views at the time of viewing, one is reminded that a majority of these claims carry a nonexistant value, or in other words, the threat of a loss of potential earnings due to the songs use in Soundsense is nil. Copyright law is archaic and to see it have such a strong hold on modern media is kind of sad.