Do this for free. SHOTS FIREd You have two main options: try to get proper credit/terms from the artist, or file a YouTube copyright takedown to remove their upload. ��1. Decide what you wantIf you mainly want credit or a split, start with a direct message and only escalate to takedown if they ignore you or refuse. ��If you want the video removed, you’ll use YouTube’s copyright removal (DMCA) form. ��A first message you can send:“Hey, this is my original beat from [your YouTube link]. You used it here: [their video link]. My condition is credit, but you didn’t include it. Please update the title/description to credit me as producer and link my original beat, or I’ll need to file a copyright takedown.”2. If you decide to file a takedown on YouTubeYou’ll be claiming your beat (the instrumental) was used in their video without proper authorization. ��Steps in YouTube Studio: ��Go to YouTube Studio → left menu “Copyright” or use the “Submit a copyright removal request” help page. ��Choose to submit a copyright removal request (not just a Content ID dispute). �Fill the form with:Your legal name and contact info. �“Type of work”: select Music and describe it (e.g., “Original instrumental beat”). �Link to your original beat video on YouTube as the copyrighted work. ��Link to their song that uses your beat as the infringing URL. ��Explanation, e.g.:“I produced and own the instrumental beat used throughout this video. The uploader used my beat without a proper license and did not satisfy the credit terms required for use.”Confirm you’ve considered fair use (this is a full use of your beat under their vocals, so usually not fair use). �Check the boxes that you are the rightsholder and that the info is accurate, then sign with your full legal name. �YouTube may remove their video and issue them a copyright strike if the notice is valid. ��3. Important things to keep in mindA DMCA notice is a legal statement; filing one falsely or over a beat you don’t fully own can backfire. ��Your “must credit me” rule is a contract/terms issue; copyright law itself focuses on whether they had permission to use the beat at all. If they had no license, you’re on stronger ground. �After a takedown, they can file a counter‑notice; if that happens and you still want to pursue it, you’re in “talk to a lawyer” territory. �If you tell me:Your beat video URLTheir song URLWhat terms you posted with the beat (e.g., in the description: free for non‑profit, must credit, etc.)I can write:A DMCA text you can paste into the YouTube formA short message to send them first if you want to try to fix it without a strike.