Music
Popular songs are almost always owned by someone, and using them can mean the owner takes the earnings or blocks the video. Use music from a licensed library, the platform's own audio library, or music you have the rights to.
TallClip's built-in music is made or chosen to be safe to use in its users' videos.
Footage and pictures
Clips from films, TV, sport and other creators belong to them. Reuploading them, even with edits, usually leads to claims and isn't monetised.
Stock footage comes with a licence - read what it allows. Credit where the licence asks you to.
AI pictures
AI pictures of your own ideas are generally fine to use. Avoid making pictures of real brands' logos, famous characters, or real people in situations they weren't in - those can bring trademark, copyright or personal rights problems.
Prove your work is yours
If someone copies your video, being able to show when you made it helps. Keep your original files. TallClip gives every finished video a permanent, time-stamped record and an invisible watermark, and anyone can check a copy at tallclip.com/verify.
How claims work on YouTube
A Content ID claim means an owner's system matched part of your video. Often the owner just takes the ad money or blocks the video in some countries. It doesn't count against your channel on its own.
A copyright strike is more serious: it's a formal takedown request. Three strikes within 90 days can end a channel. If you get one, you can contact the owner, wait for it to expire, or dispute it if you're sure you had the right.
Never dispute a claim you know is valid. False disputes can lead to strikes.
Trademarks and real people
Brand logos and products appearing incidentally in a scene are usually fine. Making a video that looks like an advert for a brand, or that suggests a brand endorses you, isn't.
Real people have rights over how their name, face and voice are used. Don't put words in a real person's mouth, and don't make realistic AI pictures of them doing things they didn't do.
When in doubt
Make it yourself, use something clearly licensed for your use, or ask permission in writing. For anything serious - a channel built on someone else's material, a dispute, a takedown you think is wrong - talk to a lawyer who knows media law.
Questions
Is 'fair use' a safe defence?
It depends on the country and the use, and it's decided case by case. Don't rely on it for a whole channel - get permission or use licensed material.