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 match has been identified, you can review it in YouTube Studio and choose which action you lot'd like to take.

How it works

The Copyright Match Tool is available to any YouTube user who's submitted a valid copyright takedown request. In one case your takedown asking is approved, the Copyright Lucifer Tool will start scanning YouTube uploads for potential matches to the videos reported in your takedown. We'll surface these potential matches to you and then you can decide 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 Lucifer Tool will scan for full reuploads of your videos on other YouTube channels. The tool scans videos uploaded subsequently yours, and then it'south of import you lot're the start i to upload the content to YouTube.

Misuse of the Copyright Match Tool may result in loss of feature access or termination of your YouTube account or partnership. Misuse includes intentional or repeated corruption of the copyright takedown process or attempted probing or contrary applied science of the match organization.

Review and take activeness on matches

Before yous review your matches, go along in mind that merely because we've plant a matching video doesn't hateful it'south infringing on your copyright. It'south your responsibility to review each matching video and consider whether fair use, fair dealing, or a like exception to copyright applies.

To review and accept action on matches of your videos:

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left bill of fare, select Copyright .
  3. Click the Matches tab.
  4. Review the matching videos. Y'all can select a filter  to find videos by number of views (Total views) or channels by number of subscribers (Subscribers).
  5. Check the box adjacent to the video you lot want to take action on. Choose an activeness to accept:
    • ARCHIVE: This option removes the match from your Matches tab. The matching video itself isn't deleted or affected. Archived matches show upwards in your Annal tab.
    • REQUEST REMOVAL: This option opens our takedown webform so you can submit a takedown request for the matching video. Afterward submitting, you can runway your takedowns in your Removal Requests tab.
    • CONTACT Aqueduct: This selection lets you send a pre-written email to the uploader of the matching video. You tin find by emails you've sent in your Messages tab.

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

  1. Click the Removal Requests tab.
  2. In the Detect 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 details most the video.
  4. Click VIEW MATCHES. The Matches tab opens and is filtered to show the potential matches.
  5. Cheque the box next to the video you desire to take action on. Choose an action to take:
    • Annal: This option removes the match from your Matches tab. The matching video itself isn't deleted or affected. Archived matches evidence up in your Archive tab.
    • Asking REMOVAL: This option opens our takedown webform so you lot can submit a takedown request for the matching video. After submitting, you tin view the videos you requested the removal of in your Removal Requests tab.
    • CONTACT Channel: This option lets you lot ship a pre-written electronic mail to the uploader of the matching video. Yous can find past emails you've sent in your Messages tab.

Check your Matches tab often to stay updated on new matches the Copyright Match Tool has found. You'll also get bell notifications on your aqueduct page to let y'all know when matches are establish.

FAQs

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

Y'all don't take to take action on each friction match. You can simply annal a lucifer to remove it from your Matches tab. We'll only surface each match once, so if y'all archive it, it won't announced in your Matches tab once again.

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

The Copyright Lucifer Tool is meant to notice full or nearly-full matches to your videos. If someone used a brusque clip of your video, it may not exist surfaced. If yous know of a reupload of ane of your videos that you'd like removed, you tin always report information technology using the copyright takedown webform.

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

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

  • You weren't the showtime 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 detect uploads of my songs?

Yes, if y'all 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 audio that could potentially match your song or sound content. The Copyright Friction match Tool tin also detect reuploads where the audio may exist replaced or dubbed.

Continue in mind that, if someone used a portion of your vocal or sound content in their video, it won't be surfaced by the Copyright Match Tool. If you detect a video that uses your audio without permission, you can always report information technology using our copyright takedown webform.

Why don't you take down my matching videos automatically?

YouTube relies on copyright owners to tell us about unauthorized uses of their content. We can just tell who uploaded a video commencement, not who owns it or has permission to upload it.

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

In addition, non every utilize of your content may exist infringing on your copyright. Fair use 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 give creators info about reuploads. Then, after they carefully review the match, the Copyright Match Tool allows them to make up one's mind what they want to do.

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

We have numerous safeguards in place against abuse of the copyright takedown process. Our arrangement makes sure that channels have an opportunity to address copyright strikes before beingness terminated.

If you submit numerous takedown requests confronting a channel that is notwithstanding live, then information technology's likely that one of those mechanisms is in effect. The number of takedown requests against a channel is considered in our enforcement policies. If you keep to come up across content, you tin submit a takedown request.

Tin can I study an entire channel?

If someone uses another individual's personal info to deceive people into thinking they're someone else on YouTube, we 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 you feel infringe on your copyright.

How can I get access to the Copyright Match Tool?

The Copyright Match Tool is available to any YouTube user who'southward submitted a valid copyright takedown request. Once your takedown asking is approved, the Copyright Match Tool volition outset scanning YouTube uploads for potential matches to the videos reported in your takedown. We'll surface these potential matches to you so you can make up one's mind what action to take next.

The Copyright Match Tool is too available to whatever channel that'due south filled out this grade and shown a need for an avant-garde rights management tool. For channels in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), the tool is available on the Copyright folio in YouTube Studio.

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