It may be a pain, but it's worth it
How to Remove Copyright Claims on YouTube Videos!
Copyright may seem pointless in a world where sharing is so easy, but it does matter and you own the full rights to your created work. While fair use can protect users from viewing and commenting on your work, it is copyright infringement if someone re-uploads your work in its entirety to another platform.
It can be a hassle to get your work removed from someone’s channel, social accounts, or website, but it can be done. There are always ways to make it harder for people to use your content, and watermarking can at least bring the attention back to you as the original creator.
If you're on YouTube specifically, there are also a number of tools available to remove videos that YouTube's algorithm recognizes as containing your content. Let's take a look at all the options we have to protect your copyrighted content on YouTube and other social media.
