Copyright claims just mean that the copyright owner has decided to either monetize, track, or block your video in certain territories. It is not a penalty on your entire YouTube channel. Copyright strikes, on the other hand, are valid takedown requests from the copyright owner that are filed against your content.
A video can only have one copyright strike at a time. Keep in mind that videos can be removed from the site for reasons other than copyright. Also, Content ID claims don't result in a strike. Deleting a video with a strike won't resolve your strike.
How long does it take to remove a copyright claim after submitting the video link? Generally, a copyright claim is removed within 5 minutes. However, in some cases, due to high load on the YouTube system, the process might take up to 24 hours.
Claims have slightly less impact on your YouTube channel and your ability to monetize. If you receive a claim, you can still monetize your other videos. Claims won't lead to the termination of your channel. However, for repeat offenders, 50 copyright claims lead to 1 copyright strike.
If you plan to include copyright-protected material in your video, you'll generally need to seek permission to do so first. YouTube can't grant you these rights and we can't help you find the parties who can grant them to you. You'll have to research and handle this process on your own or with a lawyer's help.
Only use content that you've created yourself
Another way to avoid copyright infringement and strikes is to only use your own content on YouTube. If you only use music and videos that you've created yourself, you won't have to worry about copyright claims as you'll be the copyright owner.
YouTube gives out copyright claims using their all-seeing Content ID system which flags any time you've uploaded a video containing copyrighted material to your channel. Content ID is a clever fingerprinting system that works a little like Shazam and can identify any copyrighted music or video.
Each strike will not expire until 90 days from the time it was issued. Note: Deleting your content doesn't remove a strike. We may also issue a Community Guidelines strike on deleted content.
A copyright claim is when someone asserts that someone else has used their idea or creation without any permission. A copyright strike is when the original creator of an invention or creation of any sort submits an application for the complete takedown of their copyright-protected creations from the public domain.
After the one-time warning, YouTube's existing three-strike system kicks in. As before, strikes come with escalating penalties, but they'll reset if a channel doesn't break the rules for 90 days. That warning strike is a one-time deal, and it won't reset.
What happens if you have the same video on two YouTube channels? If you manage to upload the same video on two YouTube channels, the second video will be flagged as duplicate content and you might even get your channel removed.
Finding Videos With a Creative Commons License
The safest way to use other people's videos on your YouTube channel is to find videos that have a Creative Commons license. Videos with a Creative Commons license are free to use and will not result in any copyright strikes for your channel.
Non-copyrighted videos on YouTube are categorized under Creative Commons videos. There are two types of creative commons videos. The first type requires you to provide attribution (give credit to the copyright owner).
Do your own views count on YouTube? Yes, your own views count if you play your own YouTube video — but only if you do it once or twice, not if you constantly refresh the page.
You might be wondering- if you delete a YouTube video do you lose the views it has? Put simply, yes, you will lose the views a video had it you delete it. Along with this, you will also lose the watch time minutes that the video had. Due to this, you must choose the videos you delete from your channel carefully.
YouTube does count your own views. However, there is a cap on how many views will be registered when you watch your own videos. You are only able to gain a maximum of 3 views on your videos. So, if you watch a video you uploaded 4 times, only 3 views will count.
Unlike copyright strikes, content ID claims have less impact on your YouTube channel. You can still monetize your other videos, which will not result in channel termination. It will be different for repeat offenders with 50 copyright claims, resulting in one copyright strike.
The term of copyright for a particular work depends on several factors, including whether it has been published, and, if so, the date of first publication. As a general rule, for works created after January 1, 1978, copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years.
A Content ID or copyright claim only affects the individual video, it does not negatively affect your entire channel. The rights owner may be able to claim any revenue from your video if you have used their work in your content without permission.
Three strikes in the same 90-day period results in your channel being permanently removed from YouTube. Each strike will not expire until 90 days from the time that it was issued. Note: Deleting your content doesn't remove a strike.