Copyright for public domain music videos?

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Yesterday I received a message from YouTube saying that one of my videos has copyrighted music in it and is not available for monetization. It was a video How to Play Bach's 2 Part Invention in C Major.

How can this be? Bach lived in the 18th century and all of his music is in public domain.

So I filed a dispute in YouTube. SourceAudio Holdings LLC holds a copyright to this music and they have up to 30 days to review my dispute.

I wrote that this piece can't be copyrighted because it was composed by J.S. Bach, he lived in the 18th century and that all his music is in public domain.

I have had numerous copyright notices from YouTube on my videos in the past. Some where for public domain videos like this one but a few for truly copyrighted music.

Usually within 30 days YouTube releases my videos after my dispute but sometimes - not.

Have you had any experiences with copyright notices on videos that should be in public domain?

But the most important question is this: How can someone put a copyright on a public domain music in the first place? Shouldn't this be against YouTube's Terms of Services?

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Bots that go around checking the audio in videos. I know of some YouTubers that use top chart music in their videos without permission and they get demonetised.

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Yes but in this case why did this public domain music was copyrighted in the first place?

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I have had similar comments. Quite crazy. I had to file a note saying it was public domain etc etc. After some time the copyright claim was dropped.

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