I like to think I came up with this idea first and posed the question to the legaladviceofftopic subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladviceofftopic/comment

I like to think I came up with this idea first and posed the question to the legaladviceofftopic subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladviceofftopic/comments/8zpudx/play_copywrited_music_in_public_to_ensure_videos/ https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladviceofftopic/comments/8zpudx... IANAL so I can't claim the top answers are correct but it was an interesting discussion so take away what you will. Edit: If the police played a song that they had the rights to it would mean that they themselves could issue the takedown requests, but it means the uploader could file a counter-notice and the rightsholder needs to a) Show Google they filed a lawsuit to defend their copyright within 10 days, and b) Prove that the infringement is not fair use