Use the Copyright Match Tool

The Copyright Match Tool can automatically identify videos that are matches or potential matches of other videos on YouTube. Once a friction match has been identified, you can review it in YouTube Studio and choose which action y'all'd similar to take.

How it works

The Copyright Lucifer Tool is available to whatsoever YouTube user who's submitted a valid copyright takedown request. Once your takedown request is canonical, 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 determine what action to take next.

For partners in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), or any channel that's filled out this form and shown a need for an advanced rights management tool, the Copyright Match Tool volition browse for full reuploads of your videos on other YouTube channels. The tool scans videos uploaded after yours, so it's important yous're the starting time 1 to upload the content to YouTube.

Misuse of the Copyright Match Tool may upshot in loss of characteristic 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 of the match system.

Review and accept action on matches

Before you review your matches, continue in mind that just considering we've found a matching video doesn't mean it's infringing on your copyright. Information technology's your responsibility to review each matching video and consider whether fair utilise, fair dealing, or a similar exception to copyright applies.

To review and take action 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 past number of views (Full views) or channels by number of subscribers (Subscribers).
  5. Cheque the box next to the video yous desire to take action on. Choose an activity to take:
    • ARCHIVE: This selection removes the match from your Matches tab. The matching video itself isn't deleted or affected. Archived matches show up in your Archive tab.
    • Request REMOVAL: This choice opens our takedown webform so yous tin submit a takedown request for the matching video. After submitting, you can track your takedowns in your Removal Requests tab.
    • CONTACT Channel: This option lets you lot send a pre-written email to the uploader of the matching video. You can find past emails you've sent in your Letters tab.

To review and have activeness on potential matches of videos removed from a takedown request:

  1. Click the Removal Requests tab.
  2. In the Find matches column, you can find potential matches that weren't eligible to be automatically prevented from reupload considering they weren't copies.
  3. Click a row. The row expands to show more than details nigh the video.
  4. Click VIEW MATCHES. The Matches tab opens and is filtered to show the potential matches.
  5. Check the box next to the video you want to have activeness on. Cull an activeness to take:
    • ARCHIVE: This option removes the match from your Matches tab. The matching video itself isn't deleted or afflicted. Archived matches show upward in your Archive tab.
    • Asking REMOVAL: This option opens our takedown webform so you can submit a takedown request for the matching video. Later submitting, y'all tin view the videos you requested the removal of in your Removal Requests tab.
    • CONTACT Aqueduct: This option lets y'all transport a pre-written e-mail to the uploader of the matching video. You can discover past emails y'all've sent in your Messages tab.

Cheque your Matches tab often to stay updated on new matches the Copyright Match Tool has establish. You'll also get bell notifications on your aqueduct folio to permit yous know when matches are institute.

FAQs

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

Y'all don't accept to accept action on each friction match. Yous tin simply annal a lucifer to remove information technology from your Matches tab. Nosotros'll merely surface each match once, so if you archive it, it won't appear in your Matches tab again.

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

The Copyright Match Tool is meant to find full or virtually-total matches to your videos. If someone used a short clip of your video, it may non be surfaced. If you know of a reupload of one of your videos that yous'd like removed, y'all can e'er written report it using the copyright takedown webform.

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

There are a few reasons why nosotros might not scan for matches to one of your uploads:

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

I'm a musician. Can I employ this tool to observe uploads of my songs?

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

Go along in mind that, if someone used a portion of your song or sound content in their video, information technology won't be surfaced by the Copyright Lucifer Tool. If you find a video that uses your audio without permission, you lot can ever study it using our copyright takedown webform.

Why don't y'all take down my matching videos automatically?

YouTube relies on copyright owners to tell us well-nigh unauthorized uses of their content. We tin can but tell who uploaded a video first, not who owns it or has permission to upload it.

Many creators requite other channels permission to reupload their videos. Sometimes, creators will achieve a licensing agreement later on the reupload, or collaborate on videos and upload copies to several channels.

In add-on, not every use 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 balance the rights of uploaders with the rights of original copyright owners, the Copyright Match Tool tries to requite creators info about reuploads. Then, afterwards they carefully review the match, the Copyright Match Tool allows them to determine what they want to do.

I've requested removal of several videos on a aqueduct. Why hasn't information technology been terminated?

Nosotros have numerous safeguards in place against corruption of the copyright takedown procedure. Our arrangement 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 still live, then it's likely that one of those mechanisms is in outcome. The number of takedown requests confronting a channel is considered in our enforcement policies. If you continue to come beyond content, you can submit a takedown request.

Tin can I study an unabridged channel?

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

If yous experience that you're being impersonated, report it using our impersonation webform. If those criteria don't use, you tin use our copyright takedown webform to report videos yous experience borrow on your copyright.

How can I go access to the Copyright Match Tool?

The Copyright Friction match Tool is available to any YouTube user who's submitted a valid copyright takedown asking. Once your takedown request is canonical, the Copyright Match Tool will first scanning YouTube uploads for potential matches to the videos reported in your takedown. Nosotros'll surface these potential matches to yous so yous can decide what action to have next.

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

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