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:

  • "Removed (copyright strike)"
  • "Matched third-party content"
  • "Video blocked in some countries"
  • "Video blocked worldwide"
  • "Acknowledged third-party content"
  • I don't see the video in my copyright notices.
  • I see something else next to my video.

  • "Your video may include music that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include clips that are owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include content that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include a song owned by a third party. For example, this might be a song playing in the background or someone performing a song.”

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I cover another artist's song in my video.
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • "Your video may include music that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include clips that are owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include content that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include a song owned by a third party. For example, this might be a song playing in the background or someone performing a song.”

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I cover another artist's song in my video.
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • "Your video may include music that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include clips that are owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include content that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include a song owned by a third party. For example, this might be a song playing in the background or someone performing a song.”

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I cover another artist's song in my video.
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • "Matched third-party content"
  • "Video blocked in some countries"
  • "Video blocked worldwide"

  • "Your video may include music that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include clips that are owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include content that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include a song owned by a third party. For example, this might be a song playing in the background or someone performing a song.”

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I cover another artist's song in my video.
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • "Your video may include music that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include clips that are owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include content that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include a song owned by a third party. For example, this might be a song playing in the background or someone performing a song.”

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I cover another artist's song in my video.
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • "Your video may include music that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include clips that are owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include content that is owned by a third party."
  • "Your video may include a song owned by a third party. For example, this might be a song playing in the background or someone performing a song.”

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • I uploaded a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video.
  • I included a clip from a TV show, movie, video game, YouTube channel or some other video in my own, original YouTube video.
  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • This video features my own video gameplay.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.
  • I created 100% original content with my own camera.

  • The game publisher
  • Someone other than the game publisher

  • There is popular music playing in my video (or in the background of my video).
  • I cover another artist's song in my video.
  • I let the video game soundtrack play during my gameplay or tutorial.
  • I let the soundtrack play during my review of a song, video game, or other work.
  • I removed music or other sound recordings from my video.