YouTube Music may allow users to upload and store personal music files from their computer within their YouTube Music account.
What Is Stored Music Content?
Stored Music Content includes personal uploads such as:
- Music files
- Metadata
- Album artwork
These files are stored privately for your personal use.
Ownership Rights
When you upload music:
You retain:
- Full ownership rights
- Existing intellectual property rights
- Control over your uploaded files
Access Restrictions
Your uploaded music is:
Accessible only by:
- You
- Through your personal YouTube Music account
Not shareable with:
- Other YouTube users
- Family Plan members
- Google account members
- Third parties
Legal Responsibilities
You are fully responsible for ensuring that uploaded content is lawful.
You must NOT upload:
- Unauthorized copyrighted music
- Third-party intellectual property without permission
- Content you do not legally own or control
Intellectual Property Compliance
Uploads must either:
- Be your own content
- Be properly licensed
- Be legally authorized
Unauthorized uploads may violate copyright law.
Playback Adjustments
YouTube may make limited technical modifications to your uploaded files when necessary for:
- Playback compatibility
- App functionality
- Streaming optimization
Important:
These adjustments do not transfer ownership.
Privacy
YouTube states that:
Your Stored Music Content:
- Is not publicly shared
- Is not distributed to third parties
- Remains private to your account
Supervised Accounts
Some YouTube Music features, including certain upload capabilities, may not be available for supervised accounts.
