YouTube policies
Articles in the “YouTube policies” category of the Estudio de Canales blog.
YouTube policiesYouTube Copyright: Strikes, Content ID and Fair Use
YouTube enforces copyright with strikes, which follow a valid takedown request and count against the channel, and with Content ID claims, which affect one video. Fair use is a US concept; in Spain the limits in the law apply, such as quotation and parody.
· 10 min read
YouTube policiesYouTube Community Guidelines: Warnings, Strikes and Appeals
The Community Guidelines apply to everything you post on YouTube. A first violation is usually a warning, which expires after 90 days if you complete the training; strikes follow, and three within 90 days can end the channel. They can be appealed for 6 months.
· 8 min read
YouTube policiesAltered or synthetic content on YouTube: when to disclose it
YouTube asks you to disclose AI use when content looks real: people saying what they never said, altered events, realistic scenes that never happened or music created as a central element. When it is not needed, how to mark it and what the European rules add.
· 8 min read
YouTube policiesCan you monetise a channel made with AI? What YouTube says
A channel made with AI can be monetised if it meets YouTube's policies like any other. What is not monetised is mass-produced, generic, repetitive or reused content with no input of your own. Eligibility requirements, official examples and how to set up the channel.
· 7 min read
YouTube policiesMade for kids content on YouTube: what it is and how to set it
YouTube requires you to say whether each video is made for kids: it is if children are its main audience or if it is aimed at them. You set it in YouTube Studio, per channel or per video, and doing so switches off features and stops personalised ads.
· 9 min read
YouTube policiesAI images and copyright: who is the author?
Spanish law considers the author to be the natural person who creates the work, and YouTube says copyright generally protects human creations. What the provider's terms say, what the European AI Regulation requires and how to use AI images on YouTube with care.
· 8 min read
YouTube policiesCopyright-free photos for videos: where to find them and how to use them
A “copyright-free” photo is in the public domain or has a licence that lets you use it. What Spanish law says about photos and terms, what each Creative Commons licence allows, what to look for in a stock image library, how to use Google's filter and how to record each licence.
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YouTube policiesCopyright-free music for YouTube: the Audio Library and licences
“Copyright-free” usually means music under a licence that lets you use it. The YouTube Studio Audio Library is the most direct route: its tracks are not claimed through Content ID and some ask for attribution in the description. With Creative Commons or other libraries, the licence rules.
· 8 min read
YouTube policiesContent ID claim: what it is and what to do in YouTube Studio
Content ID claims a video when it finds a rights holder's audio or video. It is not a strike: it affects that video. From YouTube Studio you can leave it, trim the segment, change or mute the song, share revenue or dispute it if you hold all the rights.
· 8 min read
