Dispute a Content ID claim

If you get a Content ID claim on your video that you believe is wrong, you can dispute the claim. For instance, if yous have all the rights to the content in your video, or think the organization misidentified your video, yous tin can file a dispute. When you dispute a Content ID claim, the copyright possessor volition be notified and they'll have 30 days to respond.

If you got a copyright strike, use the process described in our article about copyright strikes, instead of the process described beneath in this article.

Content ID Dispute Process - Copyright on YouTube

Filing a dispute

Before yous dispute a claim: Acquire most the public domain, exceptions to copyright (such equally fair use or fair dealing), and common questions about fair use before yous file a dispute. YouTube can't assist yous decide whether you should dispute a claim. If you're not sure what to do, yous may want to seek your own legal communication.

Disputes are merely intended for cases where you accept all the necessary rights to the content in your video. Repeated or malicious abuse of the dispute process tin outcome in penalties confronting your video or channel.

What happens later on yous dispute

After you submit your dispute, the copyright owner has xxx days to respond. In that location are a few actions the copyright owner tin can accept:

  • Release the merits: If they agree with your dispute, they can release their merits. If y'all were previously monetizing the video, your monetization settings will be restored automatically when all claims on your video are released.
  • Reinstate the merits: If they believe their claim is however valid, they can reinstate it. If you feel it was mistakenly reinstated, you can entreatment their decision.
  • Accept downward your video: They can submit a copyright takedown request to remove your video from YouTube, which means you'll become a copyright strike on your account.
    • Note: A video tin can go more than one Content ID merits or takedown asking, but can only get ane copyright strike at a time.
  • Practice nothing and permit the merits elapse: If the copyright owner doesn't answer inside 30 days, their claim on your video volition expire, and you don't need to practise anything.

If you had ads running on the claimed video, yous may desire to acquire more than virtually monetization during Content ID disputes. If the copyright owner selected a policy to cake or runway your video, the policy may not employ while the dispute is resolved.

Filing an entreatment

If the copyright owner reinstates their claim and rejects your Content ID dispute, you can file an appeal.

Appeal rejected disputes

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left menu, select Content.
  3. Find the video with the reinstated claim you lot want to appeal.To refine the list, click the filter bar  and select the filter Copyright claims.
  4. In the "Restrictions" column, hover over "Copyright merits" and click Meet DETAILS.
  5. Click SELECT ACTIONS and thenEntreatment.

At that place might exist restrictions that affect your ability to appeal, such as the historic period of your account. If you oasis't already done and then, you'll also need to verify your business relationship. Bank check your channel's power to appeal rejected disputes on your account features page.

What happens after yous appeal

Subsequently you appeal a rejected dispute, the copyright possessor has thirty days to respond. After y'all appeal, there are a few actions the copyright possessor tin can take:

  • Do goose egg and let the claim expire: If the copyright owner doesn't answer within 30 days, then their claim on your video will expire and you don't need to do anything.
  • Release the merits: If the copyright owner agrees with your appeal, then they tin release their merits and you don't need to do anything.
  • Request immediate removal of your video: If they believe their claim is notwithstanding valid, they may issue a copyright takedown request against your video. If this happens, you'll become a copyright strike on your account. If you still believe that yous take the rights to the content, you lot can submit a counter notification.
    • Note: A video tin can go more than ane Content ID claim or takedown asking, but can only get ane copyright strike at a time.
  • Schedule a takedown request for your video: If the copyright owner problems a scheduled copyright takedown request, you lot can cancel your appeal inside vii days. By canceling, y'all'll prevent the takedown and you won't get a copyright strike. The Content ID claim will remain active on your video. Larn more near the difference betwixt copyright takedowns and Content ID claims.

Cancel an appeal

If yous change your listen, you can cancel your appeal afterwards y'all've submitted it. To cancel an entreatment:

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left menu, select Content .
  3. Detect the video with the claim y'all appealed. To refine the list, click the filter bar  and select the filter Copyright claims.
  4. In the "Restrictions" column, hover over "Copyright claim" and click SEE DETAILS.
  5. Click SELECT ACTIONS and thenCancel appeal.

Go along in mind that one time you cancel an entreatment, the claim tin't exist appealed once more.

Get more help with Content ID

  • What is a Content ID claim?
  • Who claimed my video?
  • How Content ID works
  • Monetization during Content ID disputes

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