Tutorial:YouTube/Dispute

Whenever you get a dreadful copyright notice from false claimants you may want to dispute the process.

Prerequisite

 * Make sure that your parody does not use materials that the claimant seemed to claim (for example, a claimant that seem to be administering Latino music but you obviously didn't use anything of the sort)
 * Any claims by known false claimants (aka the Enemies of The State)

Step 1
When you first click the link to dispute the claims (worded "I believe this copyright claim is not valid.") you will be presented with the following text: "I believe this copyright claim is not valid because: Select the option bolded in this article.
 * I own the CD / DVD or bought the song online.
 * I'm not selling the video or making any money from it.
 * I gave credit in the video.
 * The video is my original content and I own all of the rights to it.
 * I have a license or written permission from the proper rights holder to use this material.
 * My use of the content meets the legal requirements for fair use or fair dealing under applicable copyright laws.
 * The content is in the public domain or is not eligible for copyright protection."

Step 2
You will be presented with the following text: "If you believe your use meets the legal requirements for exemption from copyright under appropriate law, you can dispute this claim. If you are unsure, you should seek legal counsel before submitting a dispute.

Learn more about copyright on YouTube. Continue to the next step.
 * I am sure that my video meets the legal requirements for fair use and I want to dispute this claim."

Step 3
This step will list out all claimants and what they are claiming. This example is from Smoglessbutton4's recent dispute process. "Claims to dispute
 * Audiovisual content administered by:
 * Farolatino
 * "El pulpo Nazi se vendió", visual content administered by:
 * America TV
 * "Der Untergang", audiovisual content administered by:
 * Constantin Film
 * Audiovisual content administered by:
 * geotv

Reason for dispute: This video uses copyrighted material in a manner that does not require approval of the copyright holder. It is a fair use under copyright law.

Please explain briefly (Text box is located here so you can enter your explaination. HitlerRantsParodies, for example, says "Misidentified content" and this is the recommended.)
 * I have a good faith belief that the claim(s) described above have been made in error, and that I have the right(s) necessary to use the contents of my video for the reasons I have stated. I have not knowingly made any false statements, nor am I intentionally abusing this dispute process in order to interfere with the rights of others. I understand that filing fraudulent disputes may result in termination of my YouTube account."

Do not check the claim by Constantin Film. For this example, all other claimants should be checked. Farolatino and geotv are known Enemies of State, and America TV misidentified the clips.

End
That's it! You've successfully disputed the false claims. The claims should be cleared within the next few days, though depending on claimants it could take anything up to a month.