YouTube has launched an improved eraser tool that allows creators to remove copyrighted music from videos while keeping other audio intact. The improved tool released this week was first published by TechCrunch.
The company announced in the video that the “Erase Song” feature will allow creators to mute copyrighted music in their content. The tool has been rolled out as a beta feature before, but it wasn’t always accurate.
The updated “Erase Song” feature uses “artificial intelligence-driven algorithms” to help it more accurately identify and delete copyrighted songs without affecting other audio in a specific clip. At least that’s the goal.
But even new and improved versions may not always produce perfect results. Therefore, if the tool is unable to remove copyrighted content, the creator can mute the portion of the video that is flagged as containing copyrighted material.
YouTube’s support page states that “the Erase Song tool may not work if the song is difficult to delete,” so muting the audio can help remove the Content ID claim against the video.
