Submit a copyright takedown request - YouTube Help

If a video is removed for copyright infringement, the name of the copyright owner will be visible on YouTube in place of the video. If you give us a valid legal ... SubmitacopyrighttakedownrequestIf yourcopyright-protectedworkwaspostedonYouTubewithoutauthorization,youcansubmitacopyrighttakedownrequest.Submittingatakedownrequestwillstartalegalprocess. Beforeyousubmitatakedownrequest,youshouldknow: Copyrightexceptions:Youneedtoconsiderwhetherfairuse,fairdealing,orasimilarexceptiontocopyrightlawapplies.Ifanexceptionapplies,thenthetakedownrequestyousubmitwouldbeinvalid. Personalinfo: Ifavideoisremovedforcopyrightinfringement,thenameofthecopyrightownerwillbevisibleonYouTubeinplaceofthevideo. Ifyougiveusavalidlegalalternative,suchasthenameofacompanyorauthorizedrepresentative,we'llreviewandapplyitifappropriate. Thecopyrightownernameyouenterwillbecomepartofthepublicrecordofyourrequest.Learnmoreaboutthepublicrecordofyourtakedownrequest. Yourfulllegalnameisrequiredtocompleteatakedownrequest.Itmaybesharedwiththeuploaderofthevideoremovedforcopyrightinfringement. Theprimaryemailaddressfromyourtakedownrequestmaybesharedwiththeuploaderofthevideoremovedforcopyrightinfringement.Theuploadermightgetintouchwithyoutoresolvetheircopyrightstrike. Yourphysicaladdressandphonenumberwillremainconfidentialunlessrequestedaspartofalawsuit.IfYouTubeisrequiredtoshareanyinformation,we’llnotifyyoubeforedoingso. Preventcopies:Youcanselecttheoptiontopreventcopiesofthevideosyou’rereportingfrombeingreuploadedtoYouTube.Ifyouselectthisoption,youremailaddressandcopyrightownernamemaybesharedwiththeuserwhosevideoispreventedfromupload.Learnmore. Scheduledrequests:Youcanscheduletakedownrequeststotakeeffectafter7days.Scheduledrequestswillnotifytheuploaderandgivethem7daysbeforethecontentgetsremoved. Non-videocontent:Ifyouwanttosubmitatakedownrequestfornon-videocontent,suchaschanneliconimages,followthestepsoutlinedhere. Ourwebformdoesn’tsupportnon-videotakedownrequests. Howtosubmitatakedownrequest Thefastestandsimplestwaytosubmitacopyrighttakedownrequestistofilloutourwebformonacomputer. Thecopyrightowneroragentauthorizedtoactontheowner’sbehalfshouldsubmittherequest. Donotmakefalseclaims.Misuseofthetakedownwebform,suchassubmittingfalseinformation,mayresultinthesuspensionofyouraccountorotherlegalconsequences. Clickthisbuttontogotothewebform: Submitacopyrighttakedownrequest Youcanalso access thewebformdirectlyfrom YouTubeStudio: SignintoYouTubeStudio. Fromtheleftmenu,click Copyright. Click NEWREMOVALREQUEST. Wealsoacceptcopyrighttakedownrequestsbyemail,fax,andmail.Learnmore. Trackyourtakedownrequests Toviewthe copyrighttakedownrequestsyou’vepreviouslysubmittedtoYouTube: SignintoYouTubeStudio. Fromtheleftmenu,click Copyright. Click RemovalRequests. Manageallyourcopyright-protected content Ifyoumanagemanycopyrighted-protectedworksandoftenneedtosubmitcopyrighttakedownrequests,youmaybeeligibleforourmoreadvancedcopyrightmanagementtools.LearnmoreaboutYouTube'scopyrightmanagementtools. Wasthishelpful?Howcanweimproveit?YesNoSubmittrueCopyrightandrightsmanagementSubmitacopyrighttakedownrequestPreventreuploadsofremovedvideosRetractaclaimofcopyrightinfringementContactinformationincopyrighttakedownrequestsRequirementsforcopyrightinfringementnotifications:VideosRequirementsforcopyrightinfringementnotifications:Non-videocontentSearchClearsearchClosesearchGoogleappsMainmenuSearchHelpCentertrue59false