- Here's how to remove copyright claims on YouTube.
If you've got a YouTube copyright claim
your video could be demonetized or any ad revenue
from that video may need to be shared
with the copyright owner.
Your video could be blocked in some countries
or you could even end up with a strike against your channel.
But don't worry.
In this video I'm gonna share exactly how to fix
any infringing content or how you can appeal the claim
to get it removed quickly and easily.
Make sure you stick around
because I'll also show you how you can check to see
if other people are ripping off your videos
and uploading them to their channel
and how you can issue a take down request for those too.
And if you've had a copyright claim
or a copyright strike on your channel before
let me know down in the comments what happened
and were you able to get it resolved.
Now in terms of copyright issues
there's really two things that can happen.
One of them is a copyright claim
the other is a copyright strike.
A claim is not really a big deal, but a strike is a big deal
if you actually get three strikes within a 90-day period,
YouTube say that they would delete your channel
no questions asked.
So you really don't want to be in breach of copyright
across the board as far as I'm concerned.
So best case scenario you really wanna be using the stuff
that you do have the rights for, the licenses for,
so that you don't have any issues.
Now if you do find that after releasing a video
you do have some copyright issues
best-case scenario would be to maybe remove that video
make adjustments in your editing and put it back out.
But if it is something that's been up on your channel
for quite a while, maybe you've got a lot of views
and subscribers and things from a video that is working
then there are some ways that you can try to fix
that copyright issue while the video
is still live on YouTube and that's why I'm gonna take you
through your options there.
But YouTube itself is getting really good
at detecting these copyright issues.
It even will do it while you are uploading a video.
So I'm gonna go ahead and upload a video now
that is using a copyrighted music track
onto a test YouTube account of ours.
So I'm gonna pick a video here that does have
copyright music.
I'm just gonna call it test video.
Let's mark this one as not made for kids.
We'll go next.
We'll skip the video elements here
and come across to the next one, which is checks.
And straight away it says here, before we publish your video
we're gonna check to see
if there's any copyright issues on your content.
And this is so you can fix any issues
before the video actually goes live.
Now it does say it's gonna take around
10 minutes to perform this check
and that time is going to be determined
by the length of your video,
but we do have the ability to skip forward
and keep preparing our video for upload while we're waiting.
Now after only a couple of minutes,
this is what has shown up.
And we can see we've got this red exclamation mark
at the top and it says,
copyright protected content found.
People in some countries can't watch your video.
So if we go ahead and hit see details,
then this is gonna let us know if this has effect
on our channel or just on the visibility of the content.
So we can see here that the channel is not affected
but there is a partial block on our content
and it says this video is gonna be blocked
in some territories due to one or more content
ID claims below.
And we can see the infringing copyright music track
down the bottom here.
And we can also see what this block or restriction is.
So if we put our mouse over this section here,
we can see that the copyright owners UMG
has set this music track to be blocked in Belarus, Russia.
So as for the restriction or the punishment
it's really gonna come down to a case by case basis.
Now if we get the three little dots over the side here
we can see what our options are.
Now there is an option here that is grayed out
to trim out that segment and this one is grayed out
because the entire video is using that music track.
So if we just trimmed out the section using the music
there's not really gonna be any video left.
So that's why that section is grayed out here for us.
But we do have the option to replace that song,
to mute the song, or we can dispute this copyright claim.
So if you're uploading a video
and you have purchased a license to use that music
or you do have rights to use it
then this is where you can dispute it.
So let's just go up to replace song here.
And you can see here now we get the option to add one
of YouTube's music tracks to be played instead
of our copyright music.
Now that does replace all the audio in your video.
So if you have someone speaking on camera
like we do in this example here
then it's also gonna take out the spoken piece too.
So depending on your video
it really may not be a good option.
Just go up to discard changes.
Let's go back down and let's go to mute song
and see what comes up here.
So in here we have two options.
We have the ability to mute all sound when that song plays
so we don't have to replace it with another music track.
We could just mute that section
which is what we're getting the option for here.
Or the second option is a beta feature from YouTube
where it's gonna try to mute the song only.
So it says here, it's gonna try
and remove the claimed song only
keeping the rest of your sound.
This option usually takes longer
and might not work if the song is hard to remove.
Now, personally, I love the idea of this feature
where it's gonna try to remove the music track
but still try to leave all the other audio in your video.
But also in my experience
I haven't seen this work well once
but I would say it is worth a shot
if you really don't have any other options here.
So if we select Mute Song only and go to Continue
and then it says here that the process might take a while
if we are able to mute the copyrighted song
that they'll update any viewing or monetization restrictions
on your video once this process has complete.
But the video will remain
in its current copyright breach state
until this process has completed.
So you wanna go ahead and hit Mute from there.
And then you're just shown that that video editing
is in process.
So those are your copyright removal options
while you're uploading a video.
Now in that example where we did try to process
the audio removal and still keep the spoken piece
it just ended up muting the whole music track anyway
so the video would be useless, but again
I'm hoping that's something that YouTube builds and evolves
over time because I think it would be a really cool feature
but I'm yet to see it work well.
Now the other place that you'll see copyright notifications
on your channel is in your studio dashboard area.
Usually they'll show up as a notification
if you have any issues when you log in,
or you can go over to your content area
and you'll see either a yellow or red icon
on any content that does have a copyright breach.
Or you can actually go up to the top and change the filter.
So you're only seeing videos that do have copyright issues
or copyright claims.
So we can see we've got this video here
that is partially blocked
because it contains copyrighted material.
As a result's been blocked in some countries and or regions.
Then on the left-hand side you wanna go down to copyright.
And then you can see we've got that same screen again
that we had when we were uploading,
telling us the music track that was in breach,
the times that that music track is detected in the video,
the impact on the video, whether it's blocked,
whether it's been demonetized.
And we've got those three little dots on the right-hand side
with our options on what we can do to try and fix it.
So if we do wanna dispute it
then we can hit this button here.
And then we just need to follow the prompts
and answer the questions here to submit that dispute.
Now, I clearly don't own the rights to this song
but let's hit this bottom button down here so you can see.
We then go Continue and then we'll need to pick
if this is our original content
if we have license or permission to use it
if we're hoping this can be used under a fair use agreement
or if this is something that has been released
in the public domain.
For this one I'm just gonna hit license
and then we'll get to choose the type of dispute
whether it's just a regular dispute
or if we want to escalate this to an appeal.
So just a regular dispute will give the claimant
30 days to review your request and to release the claim.
If they disagree with your request and reinstate the claim
then you'll still be able to appeal their decision.
If we wanna escalate it, it says this is a shorter process
that allows you to appeal first without disputing the claim.
The claimant then has seven days to review
and if they disagree with your appeal
you may receive a copyright strike.
So this is getting pretty serious at this point.
So you definitely wanna make sure
that you do have the correct license
and everything in place before you go down this route.
Let's just go a regular dispute here.
Go Continue.
You would then need to again confirm
that you do have the rights, that you do have ways to prove
that you have rights to use this.
Select the little checkbox down the bottom and hit continue.
And then this is where you'll have to plead your case.
So it says here please include
your license information below.
Got any specifics that will help the claimant
verify your permission to use this content
and help them process your dispute.
Once you're all done with that, hit Submit
and that will go off.
Now, after that comes back, if it's still not in your favor
and it should be, then you can dispute
that again and escalate that further.
But that is the process to dispute a copyright claim
or a copyright strike on your channel.
Again, all this information will be showing up
on your dashboard and your notification area as well
and it's really gonna be hard for you to miss.
So really the best-case scenario here
when you are creating your content is to use the stuff
that you have permission to use,
that you have the correct licenses for.
Now, this is something that we don't wanna mess with
on our channel.
We wanna make sure that we are compliant
with everything that we do.
So this is why we're using services like Storyblocks
and Artgrid for B-Roll and stock overlay footage.
And for music, this is why we love Artlist
and Epidemic Sound because they make this whole licensing
thing really, really simple.
And even in terms of the actual content
that you're using inside of your videos,
even if you see other channels
that seem to be getting away with it
and using clips from movies or TV shows
know that it could be a risk for you and your channel
whether immediately or further down the track.
And really that's not a game that we wanna play.
Now if you've got copyright claims or strikes
on your channel and you've tried to dispute it
and you're still not having any luck
then you can actually connect with YouTube themselves.
And there's a couple of different ways that you can do this.
If this has been unlocked on your channel
or you're a part of the YouTube partner program,
then you might have access to an icon
in your studio dashboard area
where you can directly chat with someone at YouTube.
So you wanna head to your studio dashboard area
and up in the top right-hand corner
you'll see next to the help button
there is a Chat with Creator Support icon.
And so this is actually even showing up
on this dummy account here
which only has one video that is private
and is in breach of copyright, and I'm still having access
to this chat function up here too.
So we just click on that and a little chat box
is gonna open up down the bottom and you're able to chat
with someone there to help get your issue resolved.
Now, if you're not seeing this
then you can hit the little help button next to that
come down here to get help as a YouTube creator.
And there are some methods in here
to help get you connected with YouTube.
But the one that I've been looking at
and the one that I've seen people have great success with
in connecting with YouTube fast is through Twitter.
So if we scroll down here,
we can see they've got Twitter @TeamYouTube
is the official Twitter account here
for real-time updates and troubleshooting tips
to help you get the most out of YouTube.
And this is where you get direct access
to their social support team.
So if you don't have access to the chat,
Twitter is where I would be heading.
Now, if you wanna check
if anyone is in breach of your copyright
and has maybe downloaded your YouTube videos
and has uploaded them to their own channel
in part or in full, then this is where you check.
So back on your studio dashboard area
we're gonna go over to copyright.
Now, if this is the first time you're opening this up
you may need to enable this feature on your channel.
But once that's done and YouTube has detected your content
on another channel, it's gonna show up here.
So we can see here in this list,
these are all videos of ours that are now showing up
on other people's channels.
So we can see how many views each of these videos has
and how much of our video is found in theirs.
So this top one here that has 5,100 views,
20% of their video is made up of our video,
which is this one,
How to get Monetized on YouTube faster.
And there's other ones down here like this one 100%,
100%, 90% of their video is our video.
So it can be pretty common for people to do this.
Now you've then gotta decide is it worth worrying about?
Does it matter that someone's done that?
But if you do wanna do something about it
then here are your options.
If you put our mouse over the content match here
go across to the side, we can archive it, so ignore it,
we can request video removal that they're gonna
take down the video, or we can contact the channel.
So if we gonna request video removal here
then you just have to go ahead and fill in the form
on the page here and then submit it once you're done.
If we go back and we wanna directly message the channel,
we'll click on this one and this will actually generate
an email from YouTube itself that is sent
to that channel owner.
So you can read the text of the email here.
It's pretty much saying that they're in breach
of your video, has links to your video and their video
and you will need to provide your email address up here
so when they reply or so they can get in contact with you,
that they have access to that.
And then you just hit send and that will go off.
Now at the top here we can see our removal requests
and the status of them.
So we can see that all of these ones here
from our side have been resolved.
So the video has been removed, some of them already removed
by the time that we had lodged the request
for them to remove it.
We can see our messages up here and we can also view
the ones that we had archived on this last one.
Now, there is one new change
that YouTube is implementing right now
in terms of copyright music and copyright claims
across YouTube.
And that is, it's making it easier for you
to use commercial music in your videos
without all of the restriction.
Again, this is gonna come down to the individual music track
that you are using.
It's gonna come down to the artist,
that's gonna come down to the music label as to what you can
and can't do and what you can and can't use in your videos.
But YouTube is streamlining this process
and working with them to try and make it
more of a win for them and the content creator
instead of it just being one or the other.
So what they're implementing here
is instead of a copyright claim
and maybe some restrictions placed on your video,
or demonetizing your content ways that instead you can agree
to a revenue split of your content
and not have any restrictions
on where the video can be seen.
So in this case, a percentage
of the ad revenue that you would receive
because you've used commercial music, some of that will go
to the music label or to the artist themselves
and it's YouTube that's helping manage that process
on both sides.
So this will make using commercial music
in your videos easier and more streamlined
but you're still gonna be sharing
some of that YouTube AdSense revenue
with the original artist or music label.
And that's not a bad thing
but there are other services out there
like Lickd that already make that process
much, much easier without you being in breach
or going through any of this copyright stuff as well.
So I think it's cool that YouTube is bringing this in
and it is making it easier,
but there are other services out there
that can already help you.
So that's how you can remove or deal with copyright claims
or issues on your videos.
Now, if you do wanna find out more
about Lickd to help you use copyright music in your videos
and our top music sites Epidemic Sound and Artlist,
check out the video on screen.
We share a breakdown of each
because they are our top recommended music sites.
I'll see you in there.