Have you ever discovered that someone copied your content and uploaded it without your permission, pretending it’s their own? It’s a frustrating experience for any creator—but don’t worry, I’ll show you exactly how to deal with it the right way.
Content theft is still very common on YouTube. People download videos from other channels and reupload them to gain views, subscribers, or even earn money from content they didn’t create.
In this video, I’ll walk you through practical steps to navigate YouTube Studio, identify copied videos, and take action against them.
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Content theft is still very common on YouTube. People download videos from other channels and reupload them to gain views, subscribers, or even earn money from content they didn’t create.
In this video, I’ll walk you through practical steps to navigate YouTube Studio, identify copied videos, and take action against them.
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00:00What if someone downloads your YouTube video and re-uploads it on their own channel?
00:04Unfortunately, this happens more often than many creators realize.
00:08Some people download videos from other channels and upload them again to gain views,
00:13subscribers, or even monetize content that they didn't create.
00:17But the good news is that YouTube has a built-in system designed to detect these
00:21stolen or re-uploaded videos automatically. This tool helps creators identify when their
00:26content appears somewhere else on the platform and gives them the option to take action against it.
00:32In this video, I'm going to show you exactly how you can check if someone has re-uploaded your
00:37YouTube video and how you can remove it step-by-step using YouTube's official tools.
00:42First, open your web browser and go to YouTube. Once you're on YouTube, you need to open YouTube
00:48Studio, which is the control panel where creators manage their channel, videos, analytics, and
00:54copyright tools. To do this, go to the top right corner of the page and click on your profile icon.
01:01From this menu, click on YouTube Studio. This will take you to your channel's dashboard inside YouTube
01:07Studio, where you can manage everything related to your channel. Once you are inside YouTube Studio,
01:12look at the left sidebar menu. You will see several options such as dashboard, content, analytics,
01:18and others. Click on Content Detection. This section is specifically designed by YouTube to help creators
01:25detect videos that may be using or copying their content. Inside the Content Detection page,
01:31you will see several tabs. Click on the Matches tab. The Matches section is where YouTube automatically
01:37lists videos that appear to be similar or identical to videos on your channel. YouTube uses its internal
01:43detection system to scan uploaded videos across the platform and compare them with your original
01:48content. Here you will see several pieces of information about each detected match. For example,
01:54here you will see the video that copied your content. This shows the video that YouTube believes
02:00contains content from your original video. If you click on the drop-down arrow, you will see more
02:05detailed information about that video. You can also play the video directly from here to check whether it
02:10actually matches your content. You will also see the channel that uploaded the video. In this case,
02:23the channel name is DSGBKL. This tells you exactly which YouTube channel uploaded the matched video.
02:29You will also see the section of the video where your content appears, which shows the exact duration
02:34or timestamp where the copied content is detected. Total views, 27. This shows how many views the copied
02:44video has already received on that channel. Match percentage. This indicates how much of the video
02:50matches your original content. For example, if it shows 100% match, it usually means the video was
02:56uploaded almost exactly the same as your original video. Sometimes you may also see 90%, 80%,
03:03or other percentages, which means only part of your video was reused. Upload date. This tells you when
03:10the matched video was uploaded by the other channel. This information is very useful because it helps
03:15you compare it with your original upload date. For example, in my case, my original video was
03:20uploaded on October 14th, as you can see on the screen. But the channel that re-uploaded my content
03:26uploaded their video on November 19th, which is clearly after my upload date. So, as you can see,
03:32my video was re-uploaded by another channel, and it shows a 100% match with the original video.
03:38This usually means the video was downloaded and re-uploaded without making any significant changes,
03:44which is a clear case of content reuse or copyright infringement. At this point, you have a few options.
03:51If I hover over here, you can see the options. Archive. This means you can ignore the match if you
03:57believe the video is not harming your channel or if you think it may fall under fair use. If you
04:02choose
04:03this option, the match will be moved to the Archive tab, so it will no longer appear in your main
04:08matches list. Contact channel. You can also choose to contact the uploader directly and ask them to
04:14remove the video themselves. But if the video was clearly copied and uploaded without your permission,
04:20the best option is to submit a copyright removal request to YouTube. This allows YouTube to review
04:26the case and remove the copied video from the platform if the claim is valid. Now let me show
04:31you how to request the removal step-by-step. Click on Request Removal. YouTube will open the Copyright
04:38Removal Request page. This page allows you to review the details and submit an official copyright claim.
04:45Sometimes a situation can happen where someone has re-uploaded your video and you found it yourself
04:50on YouTube or someone informed you about it, but the video does not appear in the matches list. In that
04:56case, you can still manually request removal of that video. There are two ways to do this. You can either
05:02click Add a Video here or go to the Removal Request tab and click New Removal Request. Both options will
05:18open the same copyright removal form. Click Add a Video. This will open a section where you can manually
05:26provide the details of your content and the copied video. Under My Content, you will see Type of Work.
05:32If you click the drop-down menu, you will see several options. Since we are usually reporting a YouTube
05:38video, we will select Video. Next is Subcategory. Here you will see several options. Since the content was
05:47uploaded on YouTube, the correct option in most cases will be Internet Video. Next is Source of My Content.
05:54Here you will see different options. Select from My YouTube Channel if the original video is from your
06:00own YouTube channel. Next, you need to enter the URL of your original video. Simply copy the link of your
06:07video from YouTube and paste it into the My Video URL field. This tells YouTube which video is the
06:13original content. Next is Location of Infringed Content. Here you can select whether the copied video
06:19contains. Entire video, meaning the whole video was copied. Or Timestamps, meaning only part of the
06:25video was used. If you choose Timestamps, you can specify the start and end time where your content
06:31appears. Finally, you need to enter the YouTube URL of the copied video. This is the video that
06:38re-uploaded your original content without permission. Simply copy the link of the infringing video
06:43and paste it into the field. After filling in all the details, click Add to List.
06:50Once added, the video will appear in the Videos Requested for Removal list and you can continue
06:56with the rest of the Copyright Removal request form. Now let's continue from where we were earlier in
07:02the Matches tab Request form. Click Request Video Removal. Here YouTube has already detected the copied
07:11video and automatically filled in most of the information for us, so we don't have to enter it
07:16manually. First, you will see the infringing video. This is the video that YouTube detected as using your
07:23content without permission. You can review it here to confirm that it actually contains your video.
07:28Next, you will see your original video. This is the video from your channel that YouTube believes
07:33is the original source of the content. This helps YouTube verify that you are the original creator
07:39and that the other video is using your content. You will also see the portion of the video that was
07:44copied. This section highlights the exact part of the video where YouTube detected the match.
07:49Sometimes it may show the full video and sometimes it may show only a specific segment or timestamp
07:56where your content appears. This helps you clearly confirm that the content was reused.
08:01Next, you will see the section called Copyright Owner. In this section, YouTube asks for contact
08:07information from the copyright owner. This is required because a copyright takedown request
08:12is a legal process, so YouTube needs to verify who is submitting the claim.
08:16Here you will see the option called Affected Party. If you click on the drop-down menu, you will see
08:22two
08:23choices, myself, my company, organization, or client. If you are submitting the claim for your own video
08:30and your own channel, then simply select myself. This means you personally own the content and you are
08:36submitting the copyright request yourself. However, if you are submitting the request on behalf of a company,
08:42organization, or a client, then you would select my company, organization, or client. This option
08:49is usually used by businesses, media companies, or copyright representatives who manage content for
08:55other creators. For most individual YouTube creators, including in this case, the correct option will be
09:01myself. Next, you will see the field called Copyright Owner Name. Here, you need to enter the name of the
09:09person or entity that owns the original content. In most cases, if the video belongs to your YouTube
09:15channel, you can simply enter your channel name. For example, in my case, I can enter Geeky Hacks,
09:21since this is the channel that owns the original video. If the content belongs to a person or a
09:26registered company, you may also enter the full legal name of the copyright owner. This field helps YouTube
09:33identify who actually owns the rights to the original video before processing the copyright removal
09:39request. Phone number. A contact number in case YouTube needs to reach you for verification.
09:48Next is primary email. This is the main email address YouTube will use to contact you regarding this
09:54copyright request. YouTube may send updates or notifications to this email about the status of
10:00your request. Then you will see secondary email. This field is optional. You can add another email
10:06address here if you want to receive notifications on a backup email as well. If you don't want to add
10:11one, you can simply leave it blank. Next is relationship to copyrighted content.
10:19Here you need to explain how you are related to the original content. For example, you can write
10:24something like, I am the owner of the original video uploaded on my YouTube channel. This tells YouTube
10:29that you created the content and own the rights to it. Next, select your country from the drop down
10:39list. This should be the country where you currently live. Then enter your street address. This should be
10:52your full address including house number or street name.
11:09Next is city where you enter the name of your city.
11:14Then you will see state or province. Here you enter the name of your state, division or province.
11:21Next, enter your zip code or postal code. This is the postal code for your area.
11:27These details are necessary because copyright removal requests are legal claims. So YouTube
11:33requires proper identification of the copyright owner. Next, scroll down to the section called
11:40removal options. This is where you choose how you want YouTube to remove the copied video. You will see
11:45two options here. Option 1. Scheduled removal. Send a 7-day notice. If you select this option, YouTube
11:52will send a notice to the uploader giving them 7 days to remove the video themselves. If the uploader
11:58deletes the video within those 7 days, they can avoid receiving a copyright strike. However, if the
12:05uploader does not remove the video within 7 days, YouTube will automatically remove the video from the
12:11platform. This option is useful if you want to give the uploader a chance to remove the content
12:16voluntarily. Option 2. Standard removal. Request removal now. If you select this option, you are
12:23requesting immediate removal of the video. Once YouTube reviews and verifies your copyright claim, the video
12:30will be removed from the platform. At the same time, the channel that uploaded the copied video may receive
12:36a copyright strike. This option is usually chosen when the video is clearly copied and you want it
12:42removed as soon as possible. Below that, you will also see another option called, Prevent future copies
12:51of this content from appearing on YouTube. If you enable this option, YouTube will try to detect and
12:57block future uploads of the same video using its content detection system. This helps protect your content
13:03from being re-uploaded again by other users in the future. Finally, you will see the section called
13:09Legal Agreements. Here you must confirm a few legal statements before submitting the request. These
13:15statements confirm that. You honestly believe the video is using your content without permission.
13:21The information you provided is accurate. You are the owner of the original content or authorized to act
13:27on behalf of the owner. You will need to check all three boxes to continue. At the end, you will
13:34see
13:34the field called Signature. Here you must type your full legal name, exactly as it appears on an official
13:40ID. This acts as your digital signature confirming the copyright claim. Once everything is completed,
13:47simply click Submit. YouTube will show a confirmation message saying, Copyright complaint submitted.
13:55View progress in the removal requests. This means your copyright takedown request has been
14:01successfully sent to YouTube. Now if I go to the Removal Requests tab, I can see the video that
14:07I requested to be removed. Here you will see several details such as, the title of the infringing video,
14:13the date when the request was submitted, your original video, and the request status. At this stage,
14:19the request status will usually show in progress, under Review. This means YouTube is currently
14:25reviewing the copyright request. You may also notice that Find Matches is inactive, which simply means
14:31the system is already processing this match. Since I selected the 7-day scheduled removal option,
14:38the channel that re-uploaded my content now has 7 days to remove the video themselves. If the uploader deletes
14:44the video within those 7 days, they can avoid receiving a copyright strike. However, if the uploader
14:51does not remove the video within the given time, YouTube will automatically take down the video from the
14:57platform. In many cases, the uploader will also receive a copyright strike on their channel. After
15:04submitting the request, you can always come back to the Removal Requests tab to track the progress.
15:18Here you will see the request you submitted along with its current status. In this case, you can see
15:24the status is in progress. This means YouTube has accepted the request and is currently processing it.
15:30Since I selected the 7-day scheduled removal option, you can also see a message saying,
15:36Removal scheduled for March 21, 2026. This means the uploader has 7 days to remove the video themselves.
15:44You will also notice the Find Matches status is active. This means YouTube is still monitoring and
15:50tracking similar content related to this video. Now, if the uploader removes the video within the given
15:56time, the case will be closed without further action. But if they do not remove the video within
16:017 days, YouTube will automatically take down the video and may apply a copyright strike on that channel.
16:12As you can see, the channel did not remove the video within the 7-day period.
16:16Because of that, YouTube automatically removed the video. If we look at the request status,
16:22it now shows Resolved Video Removed. This confirms that the copyright claim was successful
16:28and the copied video has been taken down from YouTube. So that's how you can check if someone
16:33has re-uploaded your YouTube video and remove it step-by-step using YouTube's copyright tools.
16:39Using the Content Detection and Copyright Match tool, you can easily find videos that copied your content
16:45and take action against them. And if someone re-uploads your video without permission,
16:50you now know exactly how to submit a copyright removal request and protect your content.
16:55Before using the Copyright Removal tool, there are a few important things to keep in mind.
17:00First, make sure the content is actually yours. Submitting false copyright claims can lead to penalties
17:06or even termination of your YouTube account. Second, sometimes a video might appear in matches,
17:12but it could be fair use. I hope this tutorial helped you understand how to protect your YouTube
17:18content from being stolen. If you found this video helpful, leave a like, comment below if someone has
17:24ever re-uploaded your video, and subscribe to Geeky Hacks for more useful tech tutorials.
17:29Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next video.
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