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Are you trying to Remove Copyright Claim From Your YouTube Video ?

Do you know what to do when one of your videos is not eligible for monetization?

When you upload a video to YouTube that contains someone else copyright, your video is at risk of receiving a copyright claim.

The creator or company that owns the copyrighted content is more likely to use YouTube Content ID tool. Content ID allows copyright owners to protect and manage their copyrighted content on YouTube.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing. Owners of copyrighted content have invested their time and money into creating amazing songs or videos that you love and want to share with your friends and followers. Because they own it, they can decide what to do if someone uses it in their video.

What happens if my video gets a copyright claim?

If your video receives a copyright claim, you may receive an email from YouTube that looks like this:

YouTube copyright claim is made for content in 'Your Video Title'

And you might see a notification in the YouTube Studio dashboard notifying you of a copyright claim:

Copyright owners can set their Content ID policies to monetize, block, or track any video on YouTube where their copyrighted material is detected. This means that when a video is uploaded to YouTube where copyrighted content is detected, YouTube will apply their preferred policy to the user's video.

Most likely the copyright owner has decided to monetize your video, which means that you, as the uploader, can no longer monetize the video yourself. And since you don't have permission or license to use the copyrighted song or video, it's a pretty fair deal.

Some other copyright owners are a bit more aggressive and block your videos in certain regions (sometimes worldwide) or on certain devices (some record labels may block videos on mobile devices), and in extreme cases, they delete your videos completely. These are known as takedown notices, which you can read more about below.

Assuming you accept the "monetization" claim, your video will still be visible to your followers and your channel will still perform very well on YouTube.

What is a music copyright claim?

Music copyright claims are probably the most common type of copyright claim on YouTube. This is because music is so important in bringing videos to life and songs appear in almost every video on YouTube [jumped ahead to find out how to get copyright safe music for YouTube videos with Thematic].

So let's get into the specifics of music copyright and how it can affect your videos.

Each song has at least one owner, but more often, multiple owners. First, there are the individuals who write the songs and control the composition [the people who write the lyrics as well as the songs themselves].

Then there are those that have recorded songs, masters, or actual sound recordings. These people are often record labels or artists themselves.

Should I worry about copyright claims?

Now that you understand what a copyright claim is, you know that you don't have to worry too much if you receive a claim on your video.

When you display someone else's copyright in your video (without a license or permission to do so), you will receive a copyright claim. This is simply a way for copyright owners to control how and where their content is displayed.

However, there are a few things to keep in mind when you accept a copyright claim. There may be a limit on the monetization or views of your video as a result of the claim. With that in mind, let's explore some of the different ways your videos and channels can be affected by copyright claims.

Will the copyright claim affect my channel?

Copyright claims do not affect your entire YouTube channel. Specific copyright claims for videos that detect copyrighted content.

For example, video monetization, views, and watch time may be affected as a result of a copyright claim.

It doesn't matter if your video receives one, three, or ten copyright claims. This will not affect your account or remove your channel from YouTube.

Do copyright claims affect monetization?

Unfortunately, copyright claims affect the monetization of your videos. When your video receives a copyright claim, it loses the ability to earn you money.

YouTube requires that you own (or have a license for) all content in your videos. So when your video receives a copyright claim, you can no longer monetize the video.

Owners of copyrighted content can choose to place ads on your videos. This means they will monetize and monetize your videos (not you).

Do copyright claims affect delivery?

If you accept a claim on your video, the copyright owner has the option to restrict your video from appearing in certain countries, on certain devices, or on certain websites.

For example, copyright owners may choose to block your video from playing in certain countries or regions. If many of your viewers are in those blocked countries, you will no longer get video views from those places.

Or the copyright owner may prevent your video from being viewed on websites outside of YouTube. So, if you frequently feature your videos on blogs or other websites (where your videos are embedded), you may lose views of those videos because they can no longer be played on those sites.

Do copyright claims affect watch time?

Similar to the way a copyright claim can reduce your views, a copyright claim can reduce your channel's overall watch time.

Because your current video may not be available for viewing in certain regions or on certain websites or devices, your watch time on the video may be reduced as a result of a copyright claim.

Keep in mind that the watch time of videos with copyright claims will still count towards your channel's overall watch time. Copyright claims can only affect how much watch time each video can generate.

How do I fix a copyright claim?

Let's review the best ways to fix copyright claims on your YouTube videos. You can find the sections most relevant to your specific copyright claim to find the best way to remove the claim from your video.

If none of these sections apply and you don't have permission or rights to use the claimed content in your video, you may want to accept a copyright claim on your video (continue to find out how to prevent music copyright claims in future videos).

You can also remove copyrighted videos from YouTube completely. This makes sense if you want to replace copyrighted content in your videos with completely removed content.