YouTube Copyright Basics

 Hey everybody! 

OK, you're here on the YouTube copyright page. So, if you're watchin' this, you're probably havin' 

problems with your video gettin' taken down, or you think someone else uploaded your video. 

Fafa, stop the video!

[STEALING VIDEO–REUPLOADING TO YOUR CHANNEL] 

Mario, we can't stop. YouTube hired us to make this video. But the video is being stolen and reuploaded, right now! 

[TITLE: GLOVE AND BOOTS EXPLAINS YOUR COPYRIGHT RIGHTS] 

Here we are on YouTube where everybody is uploading videos. If you create original content, you're protected by copyright. If you upload content you took from someone else, they're protected by copyright.Yeah!? Well copyright is not doing crap! YouTube hired us to make this video and it has just been stolen!

I'm going to tell the bigwigs at YouTube that we should be fired ...You know there's links on this page 

that can help you, right? You don't have to watch this.

[FRED VON LOHMANN – YOUTUBE COPYRIGHT LAWYER]

We are doing a horrible job. Some jerk face has stolen our copyright video. Fire me Fred! Mario, don't panic. YouTube has a copyright takedown process to protect content owners. If your original work is uploaded by someone else without permission, you can send us a copyright infringement notice, and we'll take care of it. I'm gonna take you down! 

(This is a takedown notification).

[THIS VIDEO IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE TO A COPYRIGHT CLAIM BY GLOVE AND BOOTS]

Curses! OK, problem solved. And now for something amazing that has nothing to do with what we've been talking about.

HOORAY!

What's your problem? I know it's your video, that's why we paid you for a license to use it.

[THIS VIDEO CONTAINS CONTENT FROM GORILLA,

WHO HAS BLOCKED IT ON COPYRIGHT GROUNDS]

What the hell is that? Umm, looks like a Content ID claim just blocked our video.What!? Get out of the way! Fred, we showed Gorilla's video and this head blocked it! Fire me! That's Content ID, he's just doing his job. He hates me! He doesn't hate you Mario.Content ID is triggered automatically when a YouTube video includes audio or video that's been claimed by another copyright owner.

Crap.

Well, in this case I think you're fine. I think we gave you money to clear the rights to that video. If so, you can file a dispute. Did we give Gorilla money for his video Fafa? Yeah, I did. I swear!

OK, we're good. 

What is ... dispute? A dispute is a way to challenge the accuracy of a Content ID match. You can learn more about it, and start the process, in your YouTube Video Manager. I don't understand. Well, there are two ways a video can get blocked or taken down for copyright reasons on YouTube.

One is a takedown notice, the other one is a Content ID match. Wait, aren't those the same thing? No, they're not the same thing. If you want to know more read this article before you go to your Video Manager. This is boring. Yeah ... I know. This video is the worst. This video is doing great! People are reuploading it everywhere!

Next video review! Why is this video doing so great?

Reason A: Tiny sumo man 

Reason B: Scary monkey picture!

[VIDEO TITLE: WHY THIS VIDEO STINKS]

I think this video is crappy. Look at that crappy red guy. He's not even wearing any pants ... Crappy!? He cannot say that I am crappy! I will file a takedown notification for his video! Mario that's HIS video. He'll just send you a counter notification. Copyright don't work like that. This is not fair! Nope! This is fair use! Copyright has a concept called fair use that allows people to comment on, or remix, or criticize your video. Screw fair use! I'm sending him a takedown notification anyway!

No, wait!

Hey Fred, I want to take down a video that is making fun of me. Mario, you can't go around censoring people who are commenting on, or criticizing your video. Copyright law leaves room for commentary, criticism, parody and other transformative uses. You can get into a lot of trouble for ignoring that. Wait a minute, what are you doing!? This is great stuff! I'm putting it in the video. This video is getting amazing! But the video's over. All we have to do is tell people there are links down there to help them.What about all that footage we shot before this video got all preachy and boring?

That was amazing!

Now let's show the scene where the T-Rex eats the lawyer on the toilet! From Jurassic Park? We can't show that! You didn't learn anything! Shut up! Cue Jurassic ...

[THIS VIDEO IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE

DUE TO A COPYRIGHT CLAIM BY THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE