YouTube loosens restrictions on licensed music for Shorts

• YouTube Shorts will allow creators to use up to 60-seconds of copyrighted music.
• This means that creators can have their favorite song playing for the entire duration of their short.
• Not all songs will reach the 60-second cap, however, as some may still remain at the current 15-second limit.
• This new feature has begun rolling out on Android and iOS with it becoming more widespread in the weeks ahead.

The creators will be able to use licensed music in their short films.

Up to 60 seconds of copyrighted music can be used when making a new video. There was a 15-second time cap for copyrighted tunes.

With a full minute of a song, creators can have the song of their choice throughout the entire video. The new time cap has already begun to roll out for creators of shorts on the internet, with the feature becoming more widespread in the weeks to come.

This will apply to most tracks that creators can pick from and use in their short-form videos, according to YouTube.

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At the moment, it's not known how much audio will be available for creators. It would be great if Shorts creators could use the music in their content for the entire duration. It would fuel its creators and drive its strong popularity.

The creators will know how much of a song they can use in their short through the new song picker.

The company has taken steps to improve the relationship between users and music. A couple of months ago, YouTube Music and Shorts were combined to make it easier for creators to use music in their content.

Another way that was implemented was to make shorts feel more attractive to creators. Soon, creators of shorts will be able to join the partner program and begin taking a cut of ad revenue when their content is watched.

As YouTube looks to provide an engaging, creative space for its creators, the options are likely to continue to evolve.