YouTube Updates Eraser Tool to Remove Copyrighted Music

On July 4, YouTube unveiled an upgraded eraser tool designed for creators to effortlessly eliminate copyrighted music from their videos, while safeguarding other audio components such as dialogues and sound effects

On X, YouTube chief Neal Mohan announced the updated Erase Song tool, stating, “Good news, creators: our updated Erase Song tool helps you easily remove copyright-claimed music from your video (while leaving the rest of your audio intact).”

In the video, the company admitted that it had been testing the eraser tool for some time; however, it was not as effective in erasing a copyrighted recording.

The new tool was observed to employ an AI-powered algorithm to identify and eliminate the song in question without affecting the other audio in the footage.

YouTube continues to caution on its support page that the algorithm may occasionally be unable to eliminate the song in question.

“If the song is difficult to remove, this edit may not be effective.” “If this tool cannot effectively remove the claim from a video, you may consider alternative editing methods, such as muting all sound in the claimed segments or trimming out the claimed segments,” the company stated.

Alternatively, creators may suppress portions of video containing copyrighted material by selecting “Mute all sound in the claimed segments.”

The content ID claim is removed by YouTube after the creator has successfully edited the video, which is the company’s system for identifying the use of copyrighted content in various segments.