WELLINGTON: YouTube videos to have copyright checks very soon

WELLINGTON: Google-owned video streaming
platform YouTube is in the process of rolling a new way to check that there are
no copyright issues.

The feature is officially called “Checks” and it will automatically
screen the videos users are uploading for potential copyright claims and ad
suitability restrictions.

Explaining in a support page, a YouTube spokesperson said that this step is
aimed at minimising the number of videos uploaded with copyright claims or
yellow icons and “avoid surprises or worries.”
YouTube Checks will be visible during the upload flow on the desktop before
visibility.

YouTube assured that in order Checks is not a time-consuming feature on the
platform. It said that while copyright checks usually finish within 3 minutes,
monetisation checks can take a couple of minutes longer.

Creators will always have the option to publish the video while the checks are
still running, however, if in case an issue is found, it is set to affect the
visibility and monetisation of the video.

In case an issue is found at the ‘Checks’ stage, users will be able to address
it by clicking on ‘See details’.

“You’ll be able to see the content being claimed, including the timecode it
appears at, and the impact the claim has on your video,” said the blog.

The YouTube Checks are already in the process of being rolled out but it may
take some time to reach everyone.