Re-upload of someone else's video with nothing added
YouTube may take the video down.
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What triggers it
Re-posting material from other websites, platforms or videos in full, without original commentary, educational value or unique editing.
What YouTube says
“Re-posting material from other websites or platforms, or other videos without adding anything of your own”
We last checked this against YouTube's page on .
How to fix it
Add substantial commentary, analysis or editing, or don't upload it. Export your own clean master without other apps' watermarks.
Good to know
Strong signals: another app's watermark or @username that is not your own (TikTok, Instagram), burned-in captions from another creator, broadcaster logos, no voice from you.
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.
Related YouTube rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what YouTube publishes; it isn't legal advice.