Using others' videos, film/TV or brands without rights
TikTok may take the video down.
About to post? A full check of your video looks for this in what's shown and the words on screen, with a plain fix.
Check a video freeWhat triggers it
Content that infringes someone else's copyright (e.g. re-posted film, TV, sports or other creators' videos without permission) or trademark. Repeat infringers are banned; severe cases can be banned immediately.
What TikTok says
“Any user content that infringes another person's copyright may be removed.”
How to fix it
Use your own footage or licensed material, keep borrowed clips short and add substantial commentary, or get permission.
Good to know
Long clips of movies, shows, sports broadcasts, other creators' full videos, logos used to pass off goods.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown and the words on screen. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: not for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
It doesn't recognize songs or match clips against copyright catalogs, so it can't tell whether you have the rights to them.
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Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what TikTok publishes; it isn't legal advice.