What Is (and What isn’t) Acceptable On Fingerprinting Platforms
About Fingerprinting You might already be aware of how fingerprinting works: platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Meta, and SoundCloud have tools that scan user uploads (aka user-generated content, or UGC) looking for instances of audio or audiovisual conten...
YouTube’s Newest Features for 2025
YouTube's newest features for 2025 are designed to enhance your engagement, streamline your content creation process, and expand your reach. Here's a breakdown of the recent updates. 1. Community Feed on YouTube Home When users have been away from th...
2024 YouTube Best Practices
YouTube is essential to the ever evolving digital music landscape. And the Orchard is happy to provide our 2024 YouTube Best Practices, where you can learn about new features, branding tips, and how to reach your goals successfully. Channel Featur...
Optimize Your YouTube Channel
A social network, a video platform, a marketing engine, a search engine. A connector, an informer, an entertainer, an inspirer. With over one billion users (aka almost one-third of the internet) and over one billion hours watched daily, YouTube is a must f...
YouTube Copyright Claims
If you have received a notice from YouTube that your video contains content that is owned or licensed by The Orchard, a music distribution company, please read the outline below which will address any questions you may have. Please know that The Orchard is...
YouTube 2022 Best Practices
With nearly 300 hours of new video content uploaded to YouTube every minute, more creators are joining the platform to share ideas, make a living, and to establish a sense of global community. As our world rapidly changes and adapts to new times, YouTub...