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Copyright Strikes
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Written by Osman
Updated over 7 months ago

If you receive a copyright strike, it means that a copyright owner submitted a complete and valid legal takedown request for using their copyright-protected content. This results in YouTube removing your video to comply with copyright law. A few things to note:

  • A video can only have one copyright strike at a time

  • Deleting a video with a copyright strike does not resolve the issue

Depending on the number of copyright strikes you've received in the past, what happens next will differ - see here. You can resolve a copyright strike by waiting for it to expire, getting a redaction or submitting a counter notification.

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