What to do if a YouTube video is stolen?

You can become popular on YouTube with subscribers and likes only if the author of the channel regularly publishes interesting content that the target audience will want to view.

But not everyone wants to take such a difficult path and gain a large number of subscribers on their own. Therefore, an alternative method was found long ago in the form of reloading other people's content on other channels.

Many people are wondering what to do if a video is stolen. In this article, we will tell you how to protect your content from attackers and calmly post new videos without fear of them being stolen.

Sequence of actions

Let's imagine that you found your video on another channel. Here's what you need to do in this case:

• Select the stolen video and beginplayback


• Under the video there should be a “More” section. In it we select the “Complain” option.


• In the reason for the complaint we indicate “Copyright Violation”, as shown in the screenshot below.


• The next step is to create a complaint in the “Support” section on the website support.google.com. Please note that you must be logged in to your account.
  
  Where is your original video that was stolen by another user. Click on the “Open form” button.


• You will see a form that you need to fill out. In the reason for the problem, we indicate that you have encountered a copyright violation and indicate that your interests are affected.
  
  In the “Video to delete” field, insert a link to your video, which was discovered on another channel.
  In the next step, we need to indicate that your video was re-uploaded to the server by another user. This option is available in the "Make a selection" section.


• Below we insert a link to our original video recording. If the content is presented as a single video, we indicate that the content is displayed throughout the entire video.
  
  If your video is cut and only part of it is added on another channel, indicate the timestamps.
  Next, all we have to do is fill out information about ourselves and then send a complaint. You can fill out the fields in the “Tell me about yourself” section in Russian.
  
  Make sure all entered data is correct. They must be reliable. Otherwise, you will not be able to block the video recording.

Video protection methods

Many people wonder how to protect a YouTube channel.

BelowWe suggest you familiarize yourself with the main ways to protect your content from theft.

• Watermark. Despite the fact that the presented protection method is best suited for pictures, it will also help when downloading videos.
  
  The peculiarity is that a copyright watermark must be added to the filmed video, allowing you to understand who owns the video.
  
  For these purposes, appropriate software is used. You can also place it when editing a video.


• License. Copyright holders may be protected through the non-profit organization Creative Commons.
  
  She is responsible for the conditions for consumers through which copyright content can be distributed. There are several types of licenses available for users to choose from.
  Naturally, you won’t understand anything the first time. Therefore, we provide the transcript below.
  
  After choosing a license, you just need to use the special code that you insert in the description of the downloaded video. When uploading, be sure to indicate that the video is protected by a Creative Commons license.


• Content ID YouTube also has a built-in Content ID system, the task of which is to enter all connected videos into a special database, thereby identifying the owner of the content.
  
  The program independently scans all videos stored on servers and then compares them with the results in the database.
  
  To take advantage of the Content ID system, the video must be completely copyrighted and comply with all video hosting rules.
  Practice shows that this is the most difficult method, not available to every YouTuber.

Ways to steal videos

As practice shows, there are ways to steal videos on YouTube, there are a lot of them. Your videos are first downloaded to your computer from the server (special programs are used for this), and then they are re-uploaded to the server, but under a different name and a completely different description.

Videos are often stolen by those who create clips of moments. It's quite easy to verify this. Just enter “cutting of funny moments”, “jokes”, or other similar phrases in the search bar - and you will see for yourself how many videos with the same moments are uploaded to the servers.

Protecting your own copyrights is the task of any person, and especially a blogger who has a large subscriber base who uploads videos to video hosting. By focusing on the specifics of copyright protection, you can be sure that attackers will not be able to make money from your videos.

You will have to wait until the system checks your request and makes a final decision. At the same time you canblock the channel itself.

In this case, the account owner will no longer be able to use it to download videos and perform other actions provided by the system.