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Options: leave it, remove or replace the claimed part, or dispute if you have the rights, a copyright exception, or believe it was an error. Dispute: the claimant has 30 days to respond; they can release the claim, reinstate it, submit a copyright removal request (which can lead to removal and a strike) or let it expire. If reinstated you may appeal; the claimant then has 7 days; 'Escal...","status":"active","body":{"text":"Problem: a published video gets a copyright claim for its music. Conditions: YouTube Content ID claims (not strikes); help pages fetched 23 Oct 2026. Method: a claim can be generated when an upload matches a rights-holder reference. Claimants choose a policy: monetise (most common for music), track, or block; policies can differ by country. For videos over three minutes, tracked or monetised videos stay up with the claim. For Shorts of 1-3 minutes, an active claim blocks the video regardless of policy and there is no strike for videos with active claims. Claims affect videos, not usually the channel. Options: leave it, remove or replace the claimed part, or dispute if you have the rights, a copyright exception, or believe it was an error. Dispute: the claimant has 30 days to respond; they can release the claim, reinstate it, submit a copyright removal request (which can lead to removal and a strike) or let it expire. If reinstated you may appeal; the claimant then has 7 days; 'Escalate to Appeal' is available for claims that block the video. NOT valid reasons to dispute: giving credit, owning a copy, or not monetising. Repeated or malicious abuse can bring penalties. Failure modes: disputing without rights; ignoring a Shorts block; waiting out a 30-day response. 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