Finally decided to try and use Persona music for the first time for one of our 'shorts' on Youtube and INSTANTLY had the video flagged, blocked and the threat of an account strike.

Given that 'Shorts' only get pushed by the youtube algorithm for the first few hours/day, this means anything we post as a short is completely pointless with Persona Music.

Even IF we appeal it and get the video back up:
1. ALL the traction would be lost for the 'Short'
2. Do we really want to spend time appealing every single upload AND also potentially wait days or weeks before videos can go LIVE after appeals?

I've been a member of probably a dozen stock music websites over the years and never had this issue with any others. Soundstripe, Audiio, Envato, Pond5, Storyblocks, Etc - NO ISSUES.

The funniest part is that this is LITERALLY their deal Headline: "License the same music that Hollywood studios and hit TV shows use without any copyright claims" 😂

Very unhappy about this result and will never use again.

Zero Tacos.