YouTube gives creators a way to flag stolen videos
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Now the Google-owned video sharing service is launching a new Copyright Match tool that can flag instances of videos that match content creators' original videos.
According to Variety, the new tool has been in beta testing for almost a year and should roll out next week for channels with more than 100,000 subscribers.
Eligible content creators will see a Copyright section in the left navigation in YouTube Studio. A special Matches tab will show any similar videos that YouTube's new tool has identified.
Creators can then message the offending channel, request a removal or just archive the Match to not take any action.
YouTube reminds creators that just because they find a match doesn't mean it's automatically copyright infringement; it could be "fair use, fair dealing or a similar exception to copyright" and thus allowed to be posted by someone other than you.