YouTube Content-ID -- manual claiming procedure changes

The Content-ID system is Google&s method to prevent unauthorized uploading of video and audio material to YouTube, or to give rights holders the opportunity to take action against rights violations. The system mainly works automatically by matching user clips with content in a database of protected content -- if a match is found, a claim is made and the video is either blocked or, more often, monetized for the benefit of the rights owner.

However, it is also possible for rights owners to make manual claims to specific videos after performing their own search, provided they are content ID partners. For such claims, Google is now changing the procedure a little to make it easier to fix the copyright infringement. As it already happens with the automatic procedure, the exact, objectionable position in the video must be indicated by a time stamp so that the user can then remove it using Youtube&s own editing tool, which also appears to have been revised. Alternatively, the audio track can be deactivated at this point or another music deposit can be selected. If the section in question has been edited in the clip, the claim is automatically removed again.