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Submit a copyright takedown notice

If you believe your copyright-protected work was posted on YouTube without authorization, you may submit a copyright infringement notification. These requests should only be submitted by the copyright owner or an agent authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

The fastest and simplest way to notify YouTube of alleged copyright …

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Understand the copyright claim on your video

Need help understanding a copyright issue with your video? Follow the steps below to learn what you can do to resolve it.

Step 1: Look up the status of your video

Go to your copyright notices and select the text that appears next to your video:

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What is Copyright?

When a person creates an original work that is fixed in a physical medium, he or she automatically owns copyright to the work. The owner has the exclusive right to use the work in certain, specific ways.

Which types of work are subject to copyright?

• Audiovisual works, such as TV shows, …

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