How to Make Sure to Put Copyright Claims on YouTube
YouTube offers two different copyright licensing options to their users. The standard YouTube license prevents other users from sampling or reposting videos without the owner's permission. YouTube also now offers the Creative Commons CC-BY License. This license grants other users permission to sample or remix your video, but only if they give you proper attribution for your original work. Your chosen license is displayed at the bottom of your YouTube video's description, below the categories and tags.
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Determine which copyright license is best for your video. If you want people to be able to share and remix your video freely, while still retaining your attribution rights, a Creative Commons license would be best for your project. If you do not want people to use clips of your video at all, you may be better off with a standard YouTube license, which grants you full copyright (within fair use laws).
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Expand the "Broadcasting and Sharing Options" menu while your video is uploading.
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Select the radio button beside either "Standard YouTube License" or "Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)." You can change this license setting at any time, even after uploading has finished.
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Tips & Warnings
Some YouTube users believe that writing "No copyright violation is intended" in a video description will prevent them from landing in legal trouble for using copyrighted works. This is not the case. Before sampling copyrighted works, make sure you are well-versed in fair use laws. If you are unsure whether you have permission to use someone else's work, ask them before sharing it.
If you use fully copyrighted works within your video, you will not be able to use a Creative Commons license. You may only use a CC license for videos that are made entirely of similarly licensed works.
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