YouTube to start warning users over copyrighted music

YouTube are to start warning users when they post videos which feature copyrighted material on their soundtracks, rather than just take clips down.

The video website have launched a new AudioSwap tool which will gives people the option of modify offending clips.

Explaining the new policy on the YouTube Blog, the website said: "Instead of automatically removing the video from YouTube, we give users the option to modify the video by removing the music subject to the copyright claim and post the new version, and many of them are taking that option."

They added: "Therefore, the new AudioSwap tool will allow users to change their music to a track that has been cleared by copyright, rather than the video being stripped or taken down."