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YouTube Copyright Risk Checker
Estimate copyright risk for a YouTube video from public metadata only. Get risk level and detected signals. Does not detect claims or provide legal advice. Paid users get AI keyword extraction and safer alternatives.
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How it works
Video Input
Enter a YouTube video URL or video ID to begin copyright risk estimation using public metadata only.
Metadata Analysis
The tool analyzes video title, description, license type, and metadata flags available through the YouTube Data API.
Signal Detection
Rule-based logic identifies potential copyright signals such as official content keywords or licensed content indicators.
Risk Aggregation
Detected signals are aggregated to produce an overall copyright risk level for the analyzed video.
Paid Enhancement
Paid users receive AI-assisted keyword extraction and safer alternative suggestions based on detected risk signals.
Synchronous Processing
All analysis occurs synchronously without background jobs or long-running asynchronous processing.
Expected Results
Risk Level
An overall copyright risk level indicating whether the video metadata suggests low, medium, or elevated copyright exposure.
Detected Signals
A list of metadata-based signals contributing to the assessed copyright risk classification.
License Information
Identification of the video's declared license type when available through public YouTube metadata.
Keyword Flags
Keywords or phrases in metadata that commonly correlate with copyrighted or restricted content.
AI Suggestions
Paid users receive AI-generated alternative keyword suggestions intended to reduce perceived copyright risk.
Transparency Notes
Clear disclosure that results are estimations based on metadata, not actual copyright claim detection.
Use Cases
Pre-Publish Checks
Estimate potential copyright risks before publishing or promoting a YouTube video using metadata analysis.
Content Auditing
Review existing videos to identify metadata patterns that may increase copyright-related exposure.
Risk Awareness
Understand how certain keywords or phrases may signal copyrighted material within YouTube's ecosystem.
Metadata Optimization
Adjust titles or descriptions to reduce unnecessary copyright risk signals while remaining descriptive.
Educational Use
Learn how YouTube metadata influences perceived copyright risk without relying on legal judgments.
Content Planning
Plan safer content approaches by understanding which metadata signals may raise copyright concerns.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this tool detect actual copyright claims or provide legal advice?
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Which metadata fields are analyzed when estimating copyright risk?
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What additional insights are unlocked with paid AI enhancements?
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Can the tool flag risk signals for videos that are fully original?
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Is copyright risk analysis performed instantly or does it require background processing?
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Does a low-risk result guarantee that a video will not receive copyright claims?
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