Does your posting on YouTube ever lead to receiving a copyright claim? The experience can be frustrating, right? You did extensive work on content creation, but instead of getting a reward, you got a copyright strike, leading to either demonetization or complete removal of material from YouTube.

Wanna defend your channel from permanent damage? This blog is for you. It provides you with essential information about YouTube copyright protection. The guide will teach you how to avoid copyright on YouTube, how to stop copyright on YouTube, and what are the fair use copyright disclaimer functions. Indeed, all this will help you produce remarkable content without receiving a copyright strike.

So, let’s dive into the discussion!

Relation Between YouTube Copyright and Content ID System?

You must be wondering how to prevent becoming a target of copyright strikes. For that, it is important to understand the content ID system. YouTube operates by conducting Content ID system scans of every video to identify copyright-protected content, which includes music videos and pictures. A copyright match in your content enables the owner to claim advertising revenue or mute your video, and potentially result in a copyright strike. After receiving three copyright violations your YouTube channel will permanently disappear.

How to Not Get Copyrighted on YouTube?

Use Royalty-Free or Licensed Music

The addition of music into the video content remains among the leading causes that trigger copyright claims for YouTubers. Music claims can appear after playing any fragment of famous songs that could result in video restrictions through demonetization or geographic blocking. The use of music that belongs to you can ensure your safety on YouTube.

Let’s provide you with some safe options;

• Use YouTube Audio Library as it provides free musical tracks exclusively for YouTube video usage.
• Use royalty-free music platforms. Sites like Epidemic Sound, Free Music Archive, and Artlist offer high-quality music.
• You can acquire legal music through payment-based platforms that include Envato Elements, PremiumBeat, and AudioJungle.

Uphold Fair Use and Use Disclaimers

The legal boundaries of fair use permit using copyrighted content without permission; however, only within certain limits. There also exists a bit of uncertainty within the law. The fair use and use disclaimers typically apply to commentary and criticisms (reviews, analysis), education (documentaries, tutorials), and parody (humor, satire). It is noteworthy to mention that the addition of a fair use copyright disclaimer does not automatically protect content from copyright issues. YouTube and legal courts conduct individual assessments to determine fair use situations.

Create Original Content

The safest approach to prevent copyright problems is the creation of completely original content. The platform shows more support toward videos, that contain original content, and these videos also tend to achieve better rankings in search results. You can follow the below-given measures to avoid copyright violations;

• Record personal videos using your mobile phone camera.
• Rely on the free stock options available. For example, Pexels, Pixabay, and Videvo provide copyright-free material.
• You can use tools like Canva, Adobe After Effects, and Animaker for creating animations and infographics.

Use Uncopied Images and Thumbnails

The use of copyright images and thumbnails on your YouTube videos can contribute to copyright strikes or claims, the avoidance of which requires you to go for legal alternatives like;

• Using public domain images, which are free to use for everyone.
• Using stock footage from websites like Unsplash, Shutterstock, etc.
• Ensure that you take content from the creative common license.

Don’t Use Other Creator’s Videos

Those who reupload other creators’ content into their YouTube channel without prior permission violate the YouTube content ID system,  increasing the chances of takedowns and strikes. Even if you edit the copied content, the YouTube system is advanced enough to easily detect it.

The best approach to dodge any trouble is to always get permission from the owner before using, use short clips that are less than one minute in a transformative manner to make content that comes under fair use guidelines, and last but not least, work in an ethical way and create original content that belongs to only you.

Use Copyright Protection YouTube Disclaimer

A copyright protection YouTube disclaimer is the statement that you give within your video or below in the description section to maintain the rightfully taken right over someone else’s content. It showcases that the original owner has permitted you to use their content, highlighting that it is not an unauthorized use. By this, the user clarifies ownership and legal boundaries. Here’s how you can write the disclaimer to fair use:

“All rights are reserved. Unauthorized usage and reproduction of the content is prohibited.”

Let’s mention clearly here that such disclaimers only deter the misuse of the content; it does not prevent the user from the arousal of copyright claims. For prevention, you have to ensure that the use of third-party content comes under fair use.

Other ways to Stay Strike-Free

• Always make your content copyright-free before uploading it on YouTube. In this regard, YouTube’s copyright match tool helps content creators detect copyright issues (if any).
• Copyright issues can also arise during live streaming; so, so be careful about them. Turn the background music off, use only licensed tracks, and mute the in-game music while you stream the gameplay.

Also Read: How to Avoid Copyright Claims on Faceless Channels?

Final Thoughts

Copyright strike is the single most feared issue of most content creators. UnityFilms, as a professional YouTube management agency in the market, produces content that completely follows the fair use guidelines of YouTube. We create completely original content, having writers create original scripts, and video editors to produce high-quality and perfectly edited videos. From thumbnail creation to stock footage collection, we perform every task in the most efficient manner. Our YouTube-related services are the best to rely upon for achieving boundless success and growth. 

To produce copyright-strike-free content for your YouTube videos, contact us now.