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No, you can't. Copyrights only guarantee you certain royalties if your work is used. They don't let you opt-out of having your work used at all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_licensing#United_St...



Yes, you can. Even if you are on a traditional label. Compulsory license covers, well, covers, not the original master recording. Before you make any counter-argument, consider the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and AC/DC, which are not featured on any of the legal stream services.


i thought Beatles succumbed to YouTube sometime ago




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