Understanding YouTube Content ID claims, disputes
As  a content creator, you always run the risk of uploading copyright  protected material on to YouTube. If this happens, you may be hit with a  Content ID claim. Here, we outline how to understand content ID claims  and disputes, and how to respond appropriately if a claim is leveled at  you.
Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of the Symphonic Blog
If you upload a video containing copyright-protected material, you could end up with a Content ID claim.  In this post, we’ll break down what this means and what to do if this  happens, including next steps and how Symphonic can help you through it.  Here’s the rundown on YouTube Content ID Claims and Disputes with  Symphonic.
Understanding YouTube Content ID Claims and Disputes
Let’s break it down…
YouTube Content ID claims are issued by companies that own music, movies, TV shows, video games, or other copyright-protected material.
Depending  on the copyright owner’s policy, some Content ID claims prevent certain  material from being available on YouTube. Others allow the video to  remain live while directing the advertising revenue to the claimed  content’s copyright owners, like music.
So, what happens next?
You’re probably thinking, “Shit… am I in trouble?” In most cases, getting a Content ID claim isn’t a bad thing for your  YouTube channel. It just means we found some material in your video  that’s owned by someone else.
A copyright claim is  different from a copyright strike, which is what happens when your  content is taken down (not blocked). Copyright strikes are dangerous to  the status of your channel, but copyright claims will only result in ads  being placed on your video or blocking, and they are not harmful to  your status as a YouTube channel.
It’s up to copyright  owners to decide whether or not others can reuse their original  material. In many cases, copyright owners allow the use of their content  in YouTube videos to put ads on those videos. These ads may play before  or – if the video is longer than 10 minutes – during the video.
However, there are some cases where copyright owners don’t want their material reused:

Blocking a video: Sometimes,  copyright owners may block your video, which means people won’t be able  to watch it. They can decide to block your video worldwide or just in  certain countries.
Muting a video: If your  video contains copyright-protected music, the owner may choose to mute  it. This means that people can still watch your video, but they won’t be  able to hear the soundtrack. This won’t affect your account standing.
Blocking certain platforms:   In some cases, copyright owners may restrict the devices, apps, or  websites on which their content can appear. These restrictions won’t  change the availability of your video on YouTube.com.

Can I claim remixes?
Unless  you have the rights to claim a remix of your original, you cannot claim  one. Also, remixing popular songs cannot be uploaded to our platform.  Every piece of work must have the appropriate rights to be distributed  and/or claimed via the YouTube Content ID program.
Claims from Symphonic
If  you see us claiming music on your profile, please do not worry. This is  the automatic YouTube Content ID system, and it can be released so that  we don’t monetize on your videos but do so on any other videos across  YouTube.
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What is a dispute, and what happens after?
A  dispute is if the user that received the claim wishes to dispute the  claim. This happens if a claim occurs on their channel and they wish to  ensure that whoever filed the claim doesn’t claim it.
After you  submit your dispute, the copyright owner has 30 days to respond. During  this time, the claim will be temporarily released. If they don’t respond  within 30 days, their claim on your video will expire, and you don’t  need to do anything.
There are a few things that the copyright owner can do after you dispute:

Release the claim: If they agree with your dispute, they can choose to release their  claim. If you were previously monetizing the video, your monetization  settings would be restored automatically when all claims on your video  are released.
Uphold the claim: If they believe  their claim is still valid, they can choose to uphold it. If you feel  it was mistakenly upheld, you may be able to appeal their decision.
Take down your video: They can submit a copyright takedown request to remove your video from YouTube, which means you’ll get a copyright strike on your account.

While  your dispute is active, two things may happen to your monetization  depending on the policy that the Content ID claimant has set for the  claim:
If the policy is set to block or track, this policy will be  temporarily lifted until your dispute is resolved. During this time,  your video will not be monetized.
If you have monetization enabled  on your video and the claimant wishes to monetize their claim on the  video, we will continue to show ads on it and hold the earnings  separately. As soon as the dispute is resolved, we’ll pay the revenue  earned during the dispute to the appropriate party. // Learn more about monetization during a Content ID dispute here.
In Conclusion…
We  hope this has shed some light on the YouTube Content ID claim and  dispute process. We know it can seem complicated, but that’s why we’re  here to help. If you still find yourself with some questions that  haven’t been answered from this post, feel free to submit a request here. We’ll do our best to help.
In the meantime, you got this!
Owen Davie on 07/06/2021 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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