Remove claimed content from videos

If your video has a copyright claim, in that location may be restrictions on where the video is available or whether information technology tin can exist monetized.

If the claim is for audio in the video, y'all have a few options to remove these restrictions:

  • Trim out the part of the video with a copyright claim
  • Supersede the vocal with audio from our Audio Library
  • Mute the vocal

If the merits is for something else, you lot can:

  • Trim out the part of the video with a copyright merits

Note: If your video is over half dozen hours long, you lot may not exist able to save changes. Also, if your channel is not in the YouTube Partner Programme, you lot may not be able to salve changes if your video has over 100,000 views.

Find videos with copyright claims

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left menu, click Content.
  3. Filter for Copyright claims.
  4. In the "Restrictions" column, hover over "Copyright merits" and click SEE DETAILS.
  5. Click SELECT ACTION and choose which activeness to take:

Trim out segment

This choice lets y'all completely remove the section of your video with the copyright claim.

  1. Click SELECT ACTION and then Trim out segment.
  2. (Optional) Edit the start time and finish fourth dimension of the section yous're removing.
  3. Click CONTINUE and then TRIM.

If some of the claimed content stays in your video, the claim won't exist released.

Mute song (audio claims just)

This pick lets you mute the claimed vocal in your video. Y'all can choose whether to mute just the vocal or all audio in the video.

  1. Click SELECT ACTION and thenMute song.
  2. Choose how y'all'd like to mute.
    • Mute all sound when song plays
      • This option mutes all audio during the function of the video with claimed sound.
    • Mute song but (beta)
      • This choice mutes but the claimed song. Other audio, similar dialog or sound furnishings, won't be muted.
      • This edit commonly takes longer and might not work if the vocal is difficult to remove.
  3. (Optional) Edit the start fourth dimension and stop time of the audio mute.
    • If some of the claimed song stays in your video, the merits won't exist released.
  4. Preview the edit in the video player.
  5. When you're ready, click CONTINUE and thenMUTE. The edit volition now offset processing.

If we're able to mute the copyrighted song, nosotros'll update any restrictions on your video.

Notes:

  • In one case you've made an edit, processing times can vary.
  • Y'all can't make other edits while the video is processing, but yous can close the window. The video will remain in its current state until processing is done.
  • When processing is done, reload the folio to cheque if the edit was successful and the claim was released.

Undo vocal changes

To undo a vocal replacement or unmute a song:

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left menu, click Content.
  3. Click the thumbnail of the video you want to edit.
  4. In the left carte, click Editor.
  5. Select More and then Revert to original to remove any changes you fabricated to your video.

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