Minneapolis, MN asked in Copyright for Minnesota

Q: I Have A Copyright Question. Was My Work Plagiarized?

Hi. I make free drumkits and post them to YouTube for producers to download and use in the studio. Now someone has taken my kit and reuploaded it to YouTube. This person has taken the same image I used in the video's background and changed it a little. When I downloaded the kit it was the same drumkit I uploaded. The person also ripped off my title a little but changed a few things. The upload dates are proof that I uploaded it first. What can I do? I'll pay someone $20 via Paypal to help me settle this.

Here's my original version: https://youtu.be/-s2wQzErEh4

Here's the supposed plagiarized version: https://youtu.be/0-JW_IQx1RU

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1 Lawyer Answer
Will Blackton
Will Blackton
Answered
  • Intellectual Property Lawyer
  • Raleigh, NC

A: YouTube has a user-friendly copyright management platform called Content ID. You can file a copyright complaint against the YouTube user here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2807622?hl=en&ref_topic=2778544

If you feel uncomfortable initiating this legal process on your own, or find the process overwhelming, contact an attorney who focuses on copyright law - ideally one with experience submitting Content ID copyright claims.

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