Copyright strike basics

This content is virtually copyright strikes. If you're looking for info about Community Guidelines strikes, which are different than copyright strikes, get to our Community Guideline strikes basics.

If you lot get a copyright strike, information technology means that a copyright possessor submitted a complete and valid legal takedown request for using their copyright-protected content. When nosotros get this type of formal notification, we take downward your video to comply with copyright law.

A video can merely accept ane copyright strike at a time. Proceed in listen that videos tin can exist 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. Learn how to resolve a copyright strike below.

What happens when y'all get a copyright strike

Nosotros all brand mistakes. When you get a copyright strike, it acts every bit a alert. The offset time you get a copyright strike, you'll need to become through Copyright Schoolhouse. Copyright School helps creators understand copyright and how it's enforced at YouTube.

Copyright strikes may impact your ability to monetize. In addition, if your active alive stream is removed for copyright, your access to alive streaming will be restricted for seven days.

If y'all become 3 copyright strikes:

  • Your account, along with whatsoever associated channels, is subject to termination.
  • All the videos uploaded to your account will be removed.
  • Yous can't create new channels.

Courtesy Period

If your channel is part of the YouTube Partner Program, you're eligible for a 7 day courtesy period. After 3 copyright strikes, y'all'll take seven additional days to deed before your channel is disabled. During this period, your copyright strikes won't expire and you can't upload new videos. Your channel will remain live and you tin admission information technology to seek a resolution for your strikes. If you submit a counter notification, your aqueduct won't be disabled while the counter notification is unresolved. If the counter notification is resolved in your favor, or the claim is retracted, your channel won't exist impacted.

How to get info about your strike

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left carte, click Content.
  3. Filter  for Copyright claims.
  4. Hover over "Copyright claim" in the Restrictions column and click SEE DETAILS.

Resolve a copyright strike

In that location are three means to resolve a copyright strike:

  1. Wait for information technology to expire: Copyright strikes expire later 90 days. If it's your first strike, you lot'll need to complete Copyright Schoolhouse.
  2. Get a retraction: You can arrive touch with the person who claimed your video and ask them to retract their claim of copyright infringement.
  3. Submit a counter notification:If you call back your video was removed by mistake, or qualifies as fair use, yous can submit a counter notification.

Watch to learn more

Check out the following video from the YouTube Creators channel to larn the nuts of copyright strikes.

Copyright in YouTube Studio: Addressing Copyright Claims with New Tools, Filters and More

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