If you're submitting a copyright counter notification by email, fax or post, 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 authorised representative (such as a lawyer) 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 [email protected].
- 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 [email protected]. You can also send it by fax or postal.
Your contact information
To get in touch with you, or the representative authorised to act on your behalf, about your counter notification, the following contact information is required:
- Full legal name: First name and surname, not a company name. If you're an authorised representative, please also include your relationship to the uploader.
- Physical/Postal 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 the channel name or channel URL is not acceptable.
- Valid URL format for videos:
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 that 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 |
youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx OR youtube.com/user/xxxxxxxxx |
Go to the channel page |
| Channel descriptions | youtube.com/user/xxxxxxxxx/about |
Go to channel's About section |
| Clips | youtube.com/clip/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | Click the clip's title  right-click the address bar Copy. |
| Video comments | youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxx&lc=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | Click the posted date above the comment (page will reload) right-click the address bar Copy. |
| Posting comments | youtube.com/channel/xxxxxxxxxxx/community?lc=xxxxxxxxxxxx&lb=xxxxxxxxxxxx | Click the posted date above the comment (page will reload) right-click the address bar Copy. |
| Posts | https://youtube.com/post/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | Click the posted date of the post (page will reload) right-click the address bar Copy. |
| Effects |
youtube.com/effect/xxxxxxxxxx Bear in mind:
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Click the Effect chip, located above the channel name in the Short right-click the address bar Copy. |
| Membership badges, emoji or creator's perk descriptions | Beginning with yt3.ggpht.com/xxxxx | Right-click the image Copy image address. |
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Also include the channel URL: youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx OR youtube.com/user/xxxxxxxxx |
Go to the channel page right-click on the address bar Copy. |
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| Playables | youtube.com/playables/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx | Go to the game page right-click the address bar Copy. |
| Playlist descriptions |
youtube.com/playlist?list=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
Click the playlist title |
| Playlist image | Beginning with https://i.ytimg.com/xxxxxxxxxx | Right-click the image Copy image address. |
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Also include the playlist URL: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
Click the playlist title right-click the address bar Copy. |
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| Profile pictures |
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| Super Stickers | Beginning with lh3.googleusercontent.com/xxxxx | Click on the dollar sign  in a live chat Super Sticker right-click image Copy image address. |
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Also include the channel URL: youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx OR youtube.com/user/xxxxxxxxx |
Go to the channel page |
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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 authorised to act on their behalf.
To meet this requirement, the uploader or authorised 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 surname name, not a company name.