Splice issues copyright strike to YouTuber for displaying terms of service in video, internet reactsSplice has issued a YouTube copyright strike to a lawyer and content creator for displaying a section of its terms of service in one of her videos, and the internet is up in arms about it.
The company – which, among other services, offers a comprehensive sample library for music producers – took issue when Miss Krystle posted a video on her Top Music Attorney channel breaking down its terms of service.
The video came as part of a regular series from Top Music Attorney in which she breaks down the terms of service of big music companies to give her viewers a better understanding of what they’re signing up for if they do so.

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“I have a series where I go through the terms of service for these music businesses, and I tell you guys what these contracts say that you’re being forced to sign in order to use these platforms,” she explains.
Krystle claims she was handed a cease and desist order from Splice’s legal department, to which she suggested jumping on a phone call to clarify some of the stipulations of the company’s ToS, saying she wanted to create a followup video for her audience’s clarity.
She says the call was productive and that Splice had agreed to update its ToS to iron out flagged inconsistencies, and that she left feeling a positive resolution was had by all.
It was only the next day that she discovered her Top Music Attorney YouTube channel had been issued a copyright infringement takedown notice at the request of Splice, resulting in a harmful copyright strike. If a YouTube user receives three copyright strikes in 90 days, their account and channel is permanently terminated.

Several notable content creators have since come out in support of Miss Krystle – including Benn Jordan, who calls Splice’s actions “one of the most creator-hostile things I’ve ever seen a company do”. Jordan has also strongly implied that he’s deleted his Splice account.

This has to be one of the most creator-hostile things I've ever seen a company do, @splice.
I'm out, and I'll remember this every time someone asks for a library recommendation (one of my most common questions). Zero tolerance for this type of garbage. https://t.co/ZZBDnUb0uG
— Benn Jordan (@bennjordan) July 13, 2024

Jordan goes on: “There’s literally no justification for abusing DMCA because someone criticised you, Splice… You issued a DMCA to nuke a video on false claims before the creator could even respond. It’s literal perjury. I’m out.”
Responding to Jordan, another X user, musician and entrepreneur Jonathan Rowden, claims “Splice has been getting copyright strikes for artists since [its] inception. I spoke with a bunch of labels during Covid and they all told me they have official documentation discouraging artists in roster to use Splice because of said risk.”

Splice has been getting copyright strikes for artists since inception. I spoke with a bunch of labels during covid and they all told me they have official documentation discouraging artists in roster to use splice because of said risk
— jonathan rowden (@jonathan_rowden) July 15, 2024

Following Top Music Attorney’s video on the matter, MusicTech reached out to Splice for comment – and the company says it is currently working with YouTube to have the copyright strike removed from the Top Music Attorney channel. It’s not clear yet whether the strike has been removed at the time of writing, and Miss Krystle/Top Music Attorney has yet to create a followup video.
See more of her content at the Top Music Attorney YouTube channel.
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