Utilise the Copyright Lucifer Tool

The Copyright Lucifer Tool can automatically identify videos that are matches or potential matches of other videos on YouTube. In one case a match has been identified, you can review information technology in YouTube Studio and choose which activity you'd similar to have.

How it works

The Copyright Match Tool is available to whatsoever YouTube user who's submitted a valid copyright takedown asking. Once your takedown asking is approved, the Copyright Match Tool will start scanning YouTube uploads for potential matches to the videos reported in your takedown. We'll surface these potential matches to yous so you can decide what action to have side by side.

For partners in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), or any channel that's filled out this course and shown a need for an advanced rights management tool, the Copyright Lucifer Tool will scan for full reuploads of your videos on other YouTube channels. The tool scans videos uploaded after yours, then information technology's important you're the first one to upload the content to YouTube.

Misuse of the Copyright Match Tool may effect in loss of feature access or termination of your YouTube account or partnership. Misuse includes intentional or repeated abuse of the copyright takedown procedure or attempted probing or opposite engineering science of the match organization.

Review and have activeness on matches

Earlier you lot review your matches, proceed in mind that but considering we've establish a matching video doesn't mean information technology's infringing on your copyright. It's your responsibility to review each matching video and consider whether fair use, fair dealing, or a like exception to copyright applies.

To review and take activeness on matches of your videos:

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left menu, select Copyright .
  3. Click the Matches tab.
  4. Review the matching videos. You can select a filter  to find videos by number of views (Total views) or channels by number of subscribers (Subscribers).
  5. Cheque the box next to the video you want to take activity on. Cull an activity to have:
    • Annal: This choice removes the lucifer from your Matches tab. The matching video itself isn't deleted or affected. Archived matches show upwardly in your Archive tab.
    • REQUEST REMOVAL: This option opens our takedown webform so you can submit a takedown asking for the matching video. After submitting, you lot tin track your takedowns in your Removal Requests tab.
    • CONTACT CHANNEL: This option lets y'all send a pre-written e-mail to the uploader of the matching video. Yous can find past emails you've sent in your Letters tab.

To review and take action on potential matches of videos removed from a takedown asking:

  1. Click the Removal Requests tab.
  2. In the Find matches cavalcade, y'all can notice potential matches that weren't eligible to be automatically prevented from reupload because they weren't copies.
  3. Click a row. The row expands to show more details about the video.
  4. Click VIEW MATCHES. The Matches tab opens and is filtered to show the potential matches.
  5. Bank check the box adjacent to the video yous want to take activeness on. Choose an action to take:
    • ARCHIVE: This selection removes the match from your Matches tab. The matching video itself isn't deleted or affected. Archived matches bear witness up in your Archive tab.
    • REQUEST REMOVAL: This option opens our takedown webform so you can submit a takedown asking for the matching video. Subsequently submitting, you can view the videos y'all requested the removal of in your Removal Requests tab.
    • CONTACT CHANNEL: This option lets you send a pre-written electronic mail to the uploader of the matching video. You can discover by emails you've sent in your Messages tab.

Check your Matches tab often to stay updated on new matches the Copyright Match Tool has constitute. You'll as well become bell notifications on your channel folio to allow y'all know when matches are found.

FAQs

What happens if I don't want to do anything with a friction match?

You don't accept to take action on each match. You can but archive a lucifer to remove information technology from your Matches tab. Nosotros'll only surface each lucifer once, then if you lot annal it, it won't appear in your Matches tab again.

I found a video on YouTube that matches my content but wasn't in my Matches tab. Why wasn't it caught?

The Copyright Match Tool is meant to find full or nearly-full matches to your videos. If someone used a short clip of your video, it may not be surfaced. If y'all know of a reupload of one of your videos that y'all'd like removed, you lot can always written report it using the copyright takedown webform.

Why aren't all of my videos eligible for matching?

In that location are a few reasons why we might not browse for matches to one of your uploads:

  • You weren't the kickoff to upload the video to YouTube
  • The video is already protected by Content ID
  • The video has a Content ID claim on it

I'm a musician. Tin I apply this tool to observe uploads of my songs?

Yes, if you lot use the copyright takedown webformto successfully remove someone's video that used your song or audio content, the Copyright Match Tool will surface other videos with sound that could potentially lucifer your song or audio content. The Copyright Match Tool can also detect reuploads where the audio may be replaced or dubbed.

Continue in mind that, if someone used a portion of your song or sound content in their video, it won't exist surfaced past the Copyright Friction match Tool. If you find a video that uses your audio without permission, you can always report information technology using our copyright takedown webform.

Why don't y'all have downwardly my matching videos automatically?

YouTube relies on copyright owners to tell u.s. almost unauthorized uses of their content. We can just tell who uploaded a video first, non who owns it or has permission to upload it.

Many creators give other channels permission to reupload their videos. Sometimes, creators volition accomplish a licensing agreement after the reupload, or collaborate on videos and upload copies to several channels.

In addition, non every utilise of your content may be infringing on your copyright. Fair apply and public domain are a few examples of reasons a reupload of your content may be valid.

To remainder the rights of uploaders with the rights of original copyright owners, the Copyright Match Tool tries to give creators info about reuploads. Then, after they advisedly review the match, the Copyright Match Tool allows them to determine what they desire to do.

I've requested removal of several videos on a channel. Why hasn't it been terminated?

We accept numerous safeguards in place confronting corruption of the copyright takedown process. Our organisation makes sure that channels have an opportunity to address copyright strikes before being terminated.

If you submit numerous takedown requests against a channel that is notwithstanding live, and then it's likely that one of those mechanisms is in consequence. The number of takedown requests against a channel is considered in our enforcement policies. If you continue to come across content, you lot tin can submit a takedown request.

Tin can I report an entire channel?

If someone uses another individual's personal info to deceive people into thinking they're someone else on YouTube, nosotros consider that impersonation.

If you feel that you're being impersonated, report it using our impersonation webform. If those criteria don't apply, you tin use our copyright takedown webform to study videos y'all feel infringe on your copyright.

How can I get access to the Copyright Friction match Tool?

The Copyright Match Tool is available to any YouTube user who'south submitted a valid copyright takedown request. One time your takedown request is approved, the Copyright Match Tool will start scanning YouTube uploads for potential matches to the videos reported in your takedown. We'll surface these potential matches to you so y'all can decide what activeness to take next.

The Copyright Match Tool is also available to any aqueduct that'south filled out this form and shown a need for an advanced rights management tool. For channels in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), the tool is available on the Copyright page in YouTube Studio.

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