Why does my Clipchamp video get a copyright warning on YouTube or other sites?

Note: The information in this article applies to Clipchamp for personal accounts and the stock media assets you can add to videos. To learn how to access and use Clipchamp's work version, see this FAQ.

Microsoft Clipchamp provides access to thousands of stock audio, image and video files that you can use in your editing projects. When you export a video that contains stock files and you paid for them through one of our subscription plans, you have the right to use the resulting video for commercial and non-commercial purposes and share it freely on social media and other platforms. This content is cleared for use!

You may not, however, redistribute the individual underlying stock media files, use them in other editing programs, share, or sell them.

There are cases where Clipchamp users have been experiencing claims on social media sites and video platforms stating that their videos contain copyrighted materials and are therefore restricted, which we know can be frustrating. 

This article contains information to help you understand why this is happening and what actions you can take to dispute these claims.

In many cases, the affected material is an audio track, which is why we're mostly referring to music, songs, or audio tracks in this article. The same information and suggestions to remove copyright claims apply to stock videos and image files. The platform where copyright claims may occur the most often is YouTube, which is why we're describing the claims dispute process for their site in more detail.

Clipchamp's audio library

The collection of stock media files and audio tracks you have access to in Clipchamp primarily comes from our stock media partner Storyblocks.

Tracks from the catalogue are fully licensed to be used in your video projects and to be shared on social media sites incl. YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

What is YouTube Content ID?

YouTube's Content ID system is a digital fingerprint tool designed to help content creators manage copyrighted material effectively. The tool scans copyrighted material and monitors its use on the platform.

When users upload videos, the Content ID system compares them with registered content to identify matches. For a more detailed explanation, see YouTube's help center.

Understanding copyright claims

Receiving a copyright claim isn't necessarily cause for alarm. It simply means the system has detected copyrighted material within your content that may belong to someone else. In many cases, these claims are necessary steps for authorizing your video and its contents with YouTube's Content ID system.

Why am I receiving claims if the music is "copyright-free"?

It may sound contradictory or confusing when copyright-free music still leads to claims and dealing with content claims can be frustrating, especially when you've put effort into crafting your content. Many users expect copyright-free music to be entirely free from restrictions.

However, YouTube (and Meta's in the case of Facebook and Instagram) systems currently are not designed to automatically recognize whether you have a license to use your music. As a result, in some cases you have to prove your rights to use the music after uploading.

Copyright claims can arise for various reasons. A common one is that a copyright owner may issue a claim for infringement, leading to the affected video getting blocked, audio track silenced, or to the video getting monetized by someone else with ads. However, if you've used one of our stock music files in your Clipchamp video, you have the license to use the file, and you can take action to get your uploaded content authorized.

How can I clear a claim on YouTube?

If your video that you created in Clipchamp has been flagged by YouTube's Content ID system, our stock media partner Storyblocks can help you clear the claim so that you can use your video on YouTube without restrictions.

To get their support, proceed as follows.

Most audio tracks in Clipchamp are sourced from Storyblocks, however some are not.

To make sure yours that received a copyright claim is a Storyblocks track and can therefore get released from the incorrect claim with their help,

  • Look for the name of the affected audio track in the media library of your Clipchamp editing project.

  • Then, check that your audio track is not included in the following list. This is because Storyblocks doesn't manage the tracks that are listed here.

  • To search the list, use your browser's on-page search option (click Ctrl & F on your keyboard to open the search), or scroll manually through the list entries.

Glitter

Get This

Side Hustle

Fresh Wind

Full Throttle

Happy Place

Get Going

Thinking the Same

Kicked In

Hustle

I Can Feel It

Altitude

Get Lost

Good Sunshine

Flashing Lights

Passion Groove

Joyful Jump Up

Up & Dance

Lightening

All About the Bass

Happy Grooving

4am in Chicago

Not from Paris Madame

Jump In

Relaxation

Summer Chill

Keep It Moving

Healing Vibe

More Bounce

Float Above

Aura & Light

Deep Pulses

Stratus Air

Misty Waterfall

Coffee for the Soul

Bittersweet Melodies

Coastal

Moonshot

Affectionately

Vans

Beach

Grace

Cosy Fireplace

Thinker

Your Homecoming

Rising Star

Book of Dreams

Blooming Sky

Warm Waves

Virgo Rising

Stepping Forward

Rain Drops

Quiet Joy

Rising Up

Time Ships

Cross Your Mind

Transcend

Clock

Simple Take Lovely

Doctor House

Sway

2am

Seaside

Hot Dog

Funk Showdown

Dreamboat

Smooth Day

Bossa Girl

Paradise Park

Cocktail Club

Share the Night

Bowl Blue

Whole Hog

Let It Roll

Crushing

High Roller

Sundowner

Country Roaming

Cowboys

Happy Farm

Redland Memory

In the Sky

All Hyped Up

Purple Road

Queen of Hearts

Fire It Up

A While

Driving Forward

Park Slop

Charging Up

Adventures

Not Guilty

Sunshine in My Mind

On the Move

Buckle Up

Fired Up

Buya

Dancing

Don't Be Scared

Hold Me Now

I'm A Queen

Kick It

Return

Robot Dance

Sunkissed

Tunnel

Wake Happy

You Call Me

Ice Tea

Spring City

Back Seat

Be Good

Even Flow

Calm River

Sunshine Memory

Puzzled

Heatwave

Rainy Groove

Go Hard

Right Away

Beach Party Time

Revelate

Push Pull

Discoteque Love

White Balance

Move with Me

Another Night

Gone Gone

Summer Splash

Kingston Town

Outdoor Dining

Desert Caravan

Mumbair Streets

Tropical Resort

Push Wildlife

Tea for Two

Open Spirit

Refreshment

Success Stories

Echo Bay

Peaches

Tackle It

Disturbia

Larger Than Life

Inesperto

Action Time

Folky Birthday

Rockin Birthday

Birthday Bash

Jingle Belly

Christmas Coffee

Oh What Fun

Holiday Magical

Candlelit

Balloon

Bouncing Back

Dance Away

Here With You

Hold On Tight

Keep It Up

Make It Great

Mamacita

Micro Boogie

On The Beat

Pump It

Spring Timing

Being Confident

Dancefloor Star

Feeling It

Just for You

Get Up & Dance

Golden Times

Let Go

Over and Over

Party Ranch

Summer Drive

White Horses

You Way

A New Light

Afternoon Chill

Awake

Breathing Mind

Misty Mountains

Motions

Ocean Sight

Ocean Sunrise

Rockaway

Seltzer

Sunny Afternoon

The Way I Feel

LFG

Four More Chords

Power

In Action Bar

Fight

Wild Chase

Never Settle

Flatmates

Aftershocks

Don’t Trust

New Shoes

Next Go Around

Saticoy Steal

Show Me Oh Yeah

Does Not Go Away

To You

Happier

Falling Away

Far Away Now

Bass Race

Bring It Back

Good Times

Yes We Can

Rebooty

Flow State

Think About It

Before the Night

Fractal

Dark Fire

Spirits Up

Forever Mood

Grind

Streets

Bounce Back

Horn

Malibu

Blissed Out

Destinations

Crybab

Chilled Mood

Punk Love

Right Now

Panic House

Tell Me Why

Para Siempre

Bring Da Funk

Wings

Bounce Bass

Sparks

Soaring Easy

Alive Now

What a Day

Early Movement

Midnight Fever

Say My Name

Arcade

Bicycle

Can't Stop

Claws

Clear Vision

Freeway Dream

Love Has Gone

Mai Tai

Mixer

Punch Drunk

Seaside Chill

Stay Fly

Wildlife Dance

If your track is not in the list (click on the section above to see the list), do the following:

This will allow their team to dispute the claim on your behalf and get your content cleared for use. This service is provided by Storyblocks and their rights management partner. After submitting the required information, they will process your submission and attempt to authorize and release the claim you received for your uploaded video.

How do I solve a claim on Facebook?

For Facebook and Instagram, you'll need to personally dispute a copyright claim. Here's more information on the dispute process for Instagram and Facebook.

We recommend including a link to the stock media asset in question on Storyblock's website when you submit a dispute notice to Instagram or Facebook. To do so, look for the track name in Clipchamp, then search for this exact name on Storyblock's website, copy the web link of the entry from their site and add it to your dispute.

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