What Is YouTube Content ID?
Content ID is a powerful tool used by content creators and rights holders to manage and protect their intellectual property on YouTube. By being selective about the content you enable for Content ID, you can avoid unnecessary claims, disputes, and potential backlash from content creators and users. It's essential to have clear policies and guidelines in place to ensure that Content ID is used responsibly and ethically to protect your clients' rights while respecting the rights of content creators and users.
What Content cannot be enabled for YouTube Content ID?
When deciding what content to enable for Content ID, it's important to consider the rights you own or manage and whether you want to monetize or control the use of that content on YouTube. The following are types of content that are not eligible for YouTube Content ID:
Public Domain Content: Content that is in the public domain and not subject to copyright protection should not be enabled for Content ID. This includes works whose copyright has expired, works explicitly released into the public domain, and works ineligible for copyright protection.
Licensed Content: You may not own the rights to all the content you distribute. Content that is not exclusively licensed from third-party rights holders should not be enabled for Content ID unless you have explicit permission to do so.
User-Generated Content: If users create content using your clients' music under licenses that permit such use (e.g. Creative Commons licenses), you may not want to enable that content for Content ID. Enabling Content ID on user-generated content can lead to false claims and disputes.
Royalty-Free Music: If your company distributes royalty-free music that users can use without restriction, you may not want to enable that content for Content ID. Users who have obtained licenses for royalty-free music should not be subject to Content ID claims.
Content with Unclear Ownership: Content that you do not have clear ownership of or rights documentation for, should not be enabled for Content ID. Unclear ownership can lead to disputes and potentially legal issues.
Indistinct Reference Content: Videos need to be dynamic to be considered for Content ID. Lyric videos or videos with still images such as album artwork are not eligible for audiovisual Content ID. Karaoke recordings, remasters, and sound-alike recordings are also ineligible for Content ID.