If you're submitting a copyright counter notification by email, fax, or postal mail, it must include all the required information listed below. If any of the information listed below is missing, we can't process the counter notification.
If disclosing personal information is a concern, an authorized representative (such as an attorney) can submit the counter notification on the uploader's behalf.
Getting Started
Before you begin, please keep in mind the following:
- Emailed counter notifications must include the information below in the body of the email (not as a separate attachment) sent to copyright@youtube.com.
- Counter notifications should be submitted by the original uploader of the content at issue.
- The original uploader must consent to sharing the information in the counter notification with the claimant.
Provide required info
Send all the required info below in the body of an email (not as an attachment) to copyright@youtube.com. You can also send it by fax or postal mail.
Your contact information
To get in touch with you, or the representative authorized to act on your behalf, about your counter notification, the following contact information is required:
- Full legal name: First and last name, not a company name. If you're an authorized representative, please also include your relationship to the uploader.
- Physical/Mailing address
- Telephone number
Formatted links to the content
Counter notifications must include links to the content that was removed due to a copyright removal request. Links must be sent in a specific format (see below). General information such as channel name or channel URL is not acceptable.
- Valid URL format for videos:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxxx - Valid URL format for non-video content: Listed in the Valid URL format section below.
- Note: Because channel profile pictures are hosted by Google, counter notifications for channel profile pictures must be submitted through Google's webform.
Valid URL formats
Only include URLs for content removed due to the copyright removal request you're objecting to. Submit separate counter notifications for URLs on different channels.Content type Valid URL format Where to find the URL Channel banner images www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OR
www.youtube.com/user/xxxxxxxxx
Go to the channel page
right-click the address bar
Channel descriptions www.youtube.com/user/xxxxxxxxx/about Go to channel's About section
Clips www.youtube.com/clip/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Click the clip's title Video Comments www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxx&lc=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Click the posted date above the comment (page will reload) Post Comments www.youtube.com/channel/xxxxxxxxxxx/community?lc=xxxxxxxxxxxx&lb=xxxxxxxxxxxx Click the posted date above the comment (page will reload) Community posts https://www.youtube.com/post/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Click the posted date of the community post (page will reload) Effects www.youtube.com/effect/xxxxxxxxxx
Keep in mind:- Videos that have already used the Effect are not impacted by the removal of the Effect.
- You can find videos using the Effect by visiting the Effect URL. For videos, the easiest way to request the removal of a video you believe infringes on your copyright is by using our webform.
Click the Effect chip, located above the channel name in the Short Membership badges, emoji, or creator's perk descriptions Beginning with yt3.ggpht.com/xxxxx Right-click the image Also include the channel URL:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OR
www.youtube.com/user/xxxxxxxxx
Go to the channel page Playables www.youtube.com/playables/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Go to the game page Playlist descriptions www.youtube.com/playlist?list=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Click the playlist title
Playlist Image Beginning with https://i.ytimg.com/xxxxxxxxxx Right-click the image Also include the playlist URL:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Click the playlist title Profile pictures - Profile Picture removal must be submitted through Google Webform.
- Because Google hosts channel profile pictures, counter notifications for profile pictures must be submitted through Google's webform.
Super Stickers Beginning with lh3.googleusercontent.com/xxxxx Click the dollar sign in a live chat
Also include the channel URL:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OR
www.youtube.com/user/xxxxxxxxx
Go to the channel page
- Note: Because channel profile pictures are hosted by Google, counter notifications for channel profile pictures must be submitted through Google's webform.
Legal statements
Agree to and include the following required legal statements:
- "I consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the district in which my address is located, or if my address is outside of the United States, the judicial district in which YouTube is located, and will accept service of process from the claimant."
- "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled."
Statement to the claimant
Your signature
Complete and valid counter notifications require the physical or electronic signature of the uploader or representative authorized to act on their behalf.
To meet this requirement, the uploader or authorized representative can enter their full legal name as their signature at the bottom of the counter notification. A full legal name should be a first and last name, not a company name.