Sped up
Pitch and tempo changes that can weaken automated matching.
For songwriters and rights holders
Your song travels further than the recording.
A composition can earn when it appears in someone else’s video—even when the performance, tempo or format has changed.
Follow the composition
The upload does not need to be yours.
Official videos are only one part of YouTube. Covers, fan edits, live performances and creator content can all create publishing opportunities when the underlying composition is used.
Slowed down
Reworked versions shared outside official channels.
Remixes
Derivative uploads and edits that still use the composition.
Podcasts
Music embedded in long-form conversation and video podcasts.
Live performances
Covers and performances that do not match the master recording.
UGC at scale
Fan edits, compilations, tutorials and creator uploads.
Why uses get missed
Fingerprints recognize recordings. People recognize songs.
When a new performance or altered version no longer resembles the reference recording closely enough, automated matching may not connect it to the composition.
Search the ways listeners share.
We look for title variations, lyrics, covers, edits, performances and recurring creator use.
Confirm the rights path.
We verify composition ownership, territories and existing claims before action.
Turn a use into a claim.
We connect the correct asset, address conflicts and pursue eligible revenue.
Your rights stay yours
Recovery without giving up ownership.
Recover Royalties is not a publisher. We do not take ownership of your copyrights. Our role is narrower: find overlooked YouTube uses, fix the data and recover eligible revenue.
Already have a publisher or administrator? We can work alongside them where the opportunity calls for dedicated investigation and follow-through.
Explore the recovery processStart with evidence
Find out what your most-shared songs may be missing.
We’ll review a representative sample and show you where coverage, metadata or ownership may be leaving eligible YouTube revenue unresolved.
Request a free audit