How do I get permission to use someone else's content in my video? If you plan to include copyright-protected material in your video, you'll generally need to seek permission to do so first. YouTube can't grant you these rights and we can't help you find the parties who can grant them to you.
Not many people know this, but YouTube has a library of videos that fall under the “Creative Commons license.” Some forms of the license enable you to publish other people's videos on your channel and make money from them.
If someone takes photos or videos made by you and shares them without your permission, this could be a breach of your privacy or infringement of your copyright. In these cases, then it's up to you to take legal action.
Fair use is a legal doctrine that says use of copyright-protected material under certain circumstances is allowed without permission from the copyright holder. YouTube gets many requests to remove videos that copyright holders claim are infringing under copyright law.
Only use content that you've created yourself
Another way to avoid copyright infringement and strikes is to only use your own content on YouTube. If you only use music and videos that you've created yourself, you won't have to worry about copyright claims as you'll be the copyright owner.
Common copyright myths
Giving credit to the copyright owner doesn't automatically give you the rights to use their copyrighted work. You need to make sure you've secured all the necessary rights to all copyright-protected elements in your video before you upload it to YouTube.
Assume just because you only use a few seconds of any clip that it will “be ok.” You cannot use any copyrighted material, no matter the length, without permission. Think that if you give credit to the artist, you can use their copyrighted material. Again, unless you get specific permission, you cannot use it.
Hate speech, predatory behavior, graphic violence, malicious attacks, and content that promotes harmful or dangerous behavior isn't allowed on YouTube.
Videos uploaded to YouTube are scanned against a database of audio and visual content that's been submitted to YouTube by copyright owners. When Content ID finds a match, it applies a Content ID claim to the matching video.
It is not illegal to record someone without their consent in a public place if they are visible and audible, especially if they don't have reasonable expectations of privacy. But in a private setting, such as a bathroom or changing area, recording someone without their knowledge is illegal.
If your copyright-protected work was posted on YouTube without your authorization, you can submit a copyright removal request to request that the content be removed. Submitting a copyright removal request is a legal process.
Using Less Than 30 Seconds of Footage
You should not use more than 30 seconds of someone else's video footage at a time. Using more than 30 seconds of someone else's video footage at a time will usually cause your video to get flagged as containing copyright material.
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A copyright claim does not affect your entire YouTube channel or your channel's status in the YouTube algorithm. The copyright claim is specific to the video where the copyrighted content was detected. For example, the video monetization, views, and watch time may be affected as a result of copyright claims.
Non-copyrighted videos on YouTube are categorized under Creative Commons videos. There are two types of creative commons videos. The first type requires you to provide attribution (give credit to the copyright owner).
Sign in to YouTube Studio. From the left-hand menu, select Copyright . Click the Matches tab. Review the matching videos.
To start earning money directly from YouTube, a creator must be a member of the YouTube Partner Program. To apply to make money YouTubers must have at least 1,000 subscribers and either 4,000 valid public watch hours in the last 12 months, or 10 million valid public shorts views in the last 90 days.
“Content that covers topics such as child or sexual abuse as a main topic without detailed descriptions or graphic depictions” is liable to be demonetized, as are “personal accounts or opinion pieces related to abortion as a main topic without graphic depiction.” First-person accounts of domestic violence, eating ...
A YouTube channel is terminated if it accrues three Community Guidelines strikes in 90 days, has a single case of severe abuse (such as predatory behavior), or is determined to be wholly dedicated to violating our guidelines (as is often the case with spam accounts).
Accordingly, you cannot claim copyright to another's work, no matter how much you change it, unless you have the owner's consent.
Giving credit to the owner of a copyrighted work won't by itself turn a non-transformative copy of their material into fair use. Phrases like “all rights go to the author” and “I do not own” don't automatically mean you're making fair use of that material. They also don't mean you have the copyright owner's permission.