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For example, the video monetization, views, and watch time may be affected as a result of copyright claims. It does not matter if your video receives one, three, or ten copyright claims. It will not affect your account or remove your channel from YouTube.
If proven valid, your video will likely be taken down. If you receive a Copyright Strike, you are no longer eligible to monetize your videos or live stream from your account until the strike expires. If you receive three Copyright Strikes, your entire channel will be terminated and you will be banned from the platform.
Second strike: if you get a second strike in the same 90 day period you will not be allowed to post content for 2 weeks. And if no further issues your privileges will be fully restored automatically.
Claims have slightly less impact on your YouTube channel and your ability to monetize. If you receive a claim, you can still monetize your other videos. Claims won't lead to the termination of your channel. However, for repeat offenders, 50 copyright claims lead to 1 copyright strike.
Generally, a copyright claim is removed within 5 minutes. However, in some cases, due to high load on the YouTube system, the process might take up to 24 hours.
A copyright claim does not lead to your YouTube channel getting banned. If your channel gets a copyright claim, the copyright holder can claim the revenue you made using the copyrighted content. A copyright owner can insist on putting ads across your video to generate revenue.
A video can only have one copyright strike at a time. Keep in mind that videos can be removed from the site for reasons other than copyright. Also, Content ID claims don't result in a strike. Deleting a video with a strike won't resolve your strike.
A YouTube copyright claim will not adversely affect your channel. The rights holder can claim the revenue on your video if you have used their content. The copyright holder can place ads on your video to generate that revenue. The copyright holder can restrict your video in some countries or regions.
There is no specific limit to the number of copyright claims that can be filed against a single YouTube channel or video. However, if a channel receives multiple copyright claims that are found to be valid, it can result in the channel being terminated or the video being removed from the platform.
Most copyright claims on YouTube are caused by using copyrighted music or video, and they're easy to avoid. Keep on YouTube's good side as we guide you through avoiding copyright claim and bust some popular myths around licensing music.
The claim may affect your views as the owner may restrict the video from appearing on certain websites, devices, or even various countries. However, some copyright owners choose more aggressive policies, which could result in your video being blocked or removed entirely. A copyright claim does not serve as a penalty.
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.
Consequences of Ignoring a Copyright Claim
You can voluntarily take your video down or revise it without the copyrighted content. This may mean making lengthy revisions to your video and possibly having to start over. But it's important to address the complaint and make the necessary adjustments.
Apart from affecting video views, if your video is copyright-claimed, then the copyright owners can: Monetize - Instead of you receiving the revenue for all your efforts; they will demonetize you and take away your revenue. Mute - The video will still be available on your channel, but copyright sounds will be muted.
A copyright claim is when someone asserts that someone else has used their idea or creation without any permission. A copyright strike is when the original creator of an invention or creation of any sort submits an application for the complete takedown of their copyright-protected creations from the public domain.
If a creator uses a song from outside the Shorts audio library in their Short, these usages are eligible for standard Content ID claims and copyright removal requests.
A copyright claim refers to either a copyright removal request or a Content ID claim, which are 2 different ways to assert copyright ownership 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.
Your video's status could change in the future and may even be removed from YouTube. A removal can happen when the copyright owner makes a different decision in your individual case. Changes to the policy that applies to the music in your video can also cause a removal.
Depends on what constitutes “bad” for you. They're never good but if your only concern is your channel's continued existence then copyright claims are harmless unless they result in a strike. Three strikes in any 90-day period will lead to the deletion of your channel.
Each strike will not expire until 90 days from the time it was issued. Note: Deleting your content doesn't remove a strike. We may also issue a Community Guidelines strike on deleted content. You can learn more about when we retain deleted content in our Privacy policy.