What Is False Copyright

False copyright claims lead individuals to pay unnecessarily for licenses and to forgo entirely projects that make legitimate uses of public domain materials. Copyfraud is a land grab. It represents private control over the public domain.

Can anyone make a copyright claim on YouTube?

If your copyright-protected work was posted on YouTube without authorization, you can submit a copyright takedown request. Submitting a takedown request will start a legal process.

What happens if I get copyright strike?

If you get a copyright strike, it means that a copyright owner submitted a complete and valid legal takedown request for using their copyright-protected content. When we get this type of formal notification, we take down your video to comply with copyright law.