Get Your Audio Back on Youtube
If the audio has been removed from your YouTube video because of copyright issues, and you have a good faith reason to believe that your use of the audio qualifies as fair use under U.S. law, this method can help you to get the audio back.
Contents
Steps
- Go to My Videos.
- Select Resolve Copyright on the video you are having copyright issues with. Or go to the video itself and choose "resolve copyright" from there.
- Scroll down and pick the option I want to learn more about this dispute process.
- Pick option #2 and paste the following statement into the text bar next to it, replacing the part between brackets as indicated:
- I believe this use of the copyrighted material qualifies as fair use under 17 USC § 107 because [indicate the exact criteria under which your use qualifies as fair use, e.g., it's a review, it's a parody, it's educational, etc.].
- Fill out the rest of the info on the page. Use your real name where it asks for it. Choose Continue when all information has been filled out.
- Scroll down on the next page and select Submit dispute.
Tips
- It takes a couple of minutes for sound to come back so please be patient.
- Your use of the audio must qualify as fair use in order for this method to be legal. Fair use is defined under Title 17, Section 107 of United States law, which you should review before using this method. If your use is not fair use, you cannot use this method legally.
Warnings
- Making a fraudulent claim, as described above, may result in termination of your YouTube account and/or prosecution for fraud.
- If you have reason to believe that your use of the copyrighted material does not qualify as fair use under 17 USC § 107, using this method to get your audio back may be a violation of Federal law, since the method is fraudulent in that case.
