Short over 1 minute with any copyright claim is blocked
YouTube may take the video down.
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Check a video freeWhat triggers it
A square or vertical upload between 1 and 3 minutes long with any active Content ID claim (including music not added from the Shorts audio library).
What YouTube says
“Any Short that is over one minute in duration with an active Content ID claim of any type, including manual claims, will be blocked globally on YouTube.”
How to fix it
Keep the Short under 60 seconds, or use only Shorts audio library tracks added in the app (most up to 90 s) or YouTube Audio Library music.
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- On-screen text: not 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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