What is a Content ID claim?

If you upload a video that contains copyright-protected content, your video could become a Content ID claim. These claims are automatically generated when an uploaded video matches some other video (or part of another video) in our Content ID organisation.

Copyright owners tin can set Content ID to cake uploads that match a copyrighted work they own the rights to. They tin can also allow the claimed content to remain on YouTube with ads. In these cases, the advertising revenue goes to the copyright owners of the claimed content.

How practise I know if my video has a Content ID merits?

When a Content ID claims your video, y'all'll get an email from YouTube. To discover more details about the claims on your videos:

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left bill of fare, click Content.
  3. In the Restrictions column, if a video has a claim on information technology, it will be labeled Copyright claim.
  4. Hover over Copyright claim in the Restrictions column and click SEE DETAILS.
  5. Click the Downwards pointerMinimize to expand the merits details.
  6. Nether the Content found during section, click the timestamp to play the segment claimed by Content ID.

You lot can also filter to get a list of videos that have claims on them by clicking Filter and thenCopyright claims.

Am I in trouble if my video has a Content ID claim?

Probably not. Content ID claims usually hateful we constitute content on your YouTube channel that someone else owns.

Copyright owners are the ones who make up one's mind whether other people tin can reuse their copyrighted content. They often let their content to be used in YouTube videos in exchange for having ads run on those videos. Ads might play before the video or during it (if the video is longer than 8 minutes).

If copyright owners don't want their content reused, they tin can:

  • Block a video: Copyright owners may choose to cake your video, which means people can't picket information technology. Your video could exist blocked worldwide or simply in certain countries/regions.

  • Restrict certain platforms: Copyright owners may cull to restrict the apps or websites where their content appears. These restrictions won't change the availability of your video on YouTube.

What can I practise if my video has a Content ID claim?

Depending on the state of affairs, you lot have a few options to cull from if you get a Content ID claim:

If you hold with a claim:

  • Do goose egg: If yous believe a merits is valid, yous tin leave it as is. You can also change your mind later.

  • Remove the claimed content: If y'all believe a claim is valid, yous can remove the claimed content without having to upload a new video. If done successfully, any of the three options below will automatically release the associated merits:

    1. Trim out a segment: This choice removes but the claimed segment from your video. Larn more.
    2. Supercede the song (audio claims simply): If the music in your video is claimed, y'all may be able to supersede your sound track with complimentary-to-use music from the YouTube Audio Library. Learn more than.
    3. Mute a song (sound claims only): If the music in your video is claimed, you lot may exist able to mute the claimed song. You can cull whether to mute just the song or all audio in the video. Learn more.
  • Share revenue: If yous're in the YouTube Partner Program and your video's music is claimed, yous may be able to share revenue with the music publisher. Learn more.

If y'all disagree with a claim:

  • Dispute the claim: If yous believe a merits made on your video is invalid, y'all can dispute it. Learn how to dispute a Content ID claim.

If you dispute a merits without a valid reason, the content possessor may asking a takedown of your video. If we get a valid takedown asking for your video, your account will go a copyright strike. Acquire more about copyright strikes.

More than info

  • How Content ID works
  • Copyright strike nuts
  • Changes to account continuing
  • Who claimed my video?
  • Dispute a Content ID claim
  • Copyright issues with live streams

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