YouTube has a copyright issue. Although the platform’s AI-powered Content ID prevents illegal uploading of copyrighted material, it does punch legitimate creators with copyright claims, even if they have not violated YouTube’s policies. Fortunately, the company is adding a new “checks” tool that can help you detect potential copyright claims previously a video is published and avoids blocked or demonetized videos – or worse.
To use the new checksum tool, you need to open YouTube Studio on the desktop and upload your video as usual. YouTube’s Content ID looks for copyrighted material as it ‘s upload, and analyzees the content, description and metadata of the video for “Ad Suitability“Expenses.
YouTube says copying the copyright only takes a few minutes, while checking ad suitability takes longer to complete. It’s best to post the video after the checks are done, but users can post videos while checks are still in progress and then look at it later.
Once the checking process is complete, you will see green ticks if you pass, or yellow / red alerts if there is a problem with your video.
Don’t worry if you get a warning – these are preventative notifications so you can tackle issues before a video goes public. Claims against you only take effect after the video has been published, so be sure to edit your video or dispute the claim to avoid demonetization, blocked or deleted videos, and further copyright claims that could harm your channel.
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What to do if you receive a copyright or ad suitability alert
Copyright Alerts
For copyright claims you can:
- Use YouTube Studio’s built-in editing tools to cut, mute, or replace the highlighted portion of the video.
- Edit and re-upload a new version of the video with the copyright section removed.
- Dispute the claim. If you do, advertising revenue will be withheld until the dispute is resolved.
- Publish the video without addressing the issues. This may affect its visibility and any advertising revenue will go to the right holder if you do not correct or dispute the claim. In some cases, videos may be blocked if the copyright claims are serious enough and are not addressed.
Ad Suitability Warnings
If your video is marked with an ad suitability alert, you can update the video and / or its metadata to resolve the issue, or dispute the claim.
YouTube’s official announcement post Provides metadata updating guidelines and editing the content of your video to address ad performance issues.
If you decide to dispute the ad eligibility alert, a proper person will review your video in accordance with YouTube’s ad eligibility policy and send you an email once a ruling has been delivered. It may take a few days to complete.
It’s important to note that videos are only searched for potential Content ID claims during initial upload. Manual copyright warnings may still occur after a video is published, and future ad eligibility issues may occur if changes to YouTube’s advertising policies make your metadata obsolete. Still, YouTube hopes the new checks can handle Content ID claims more easily.