Videos can earn money during a Content ID dispute if both the video creator and the Content ID claimant want to monetize the video. You can dispute a Content ID claim at any time. If you dispute a claim within 5 days, we’ll hold any revenue from the video, starting with the first day the claim was placed. If you dispute a Content ID claim after 5 days from the original claim date, we'll start holding revenue the date the dispute is made.
Throughout the dispute process, we'll hold the revenue separately and, once the dispute is resolved, we'll pay it out to the appropriate party.
Filing a Content ID dispute
After a Content ID claim is made on your video, you have a few options to respond:
- Do nothing and let the claim remain on your video: After 5 days from the claim date, any held revenue is released to the claimant.
- File a dispute within 5 days: Ads will continue to run. We’ll hold all revenue the video earns while the claimant reviews your dispute.
- File a dispute after 5 days: We'll hold revenue from the date the dispute is made while the claimant reviews your dispute.
Learn more about what happens when you dispute a Content ID claim.
Filing a Content ID appeal
If you choose to appeal a reinstated claim or to escalate to appeal, you have a few options:
- Do nothing and let the claim remain on your video: After 5 days, any held revenue will be released to the claimant.
- File an appeal within 5 days: Ads will continue to run. We’ll also hold all revenue the video earns while the claimant reviews your appeal.
- File an appeal after 5 days: We'll hold revenue from the date the appeal is made while the claimant reviews your appeal.
Learn more about what happens when you appeal a Content ID claim.
Revenue from disputes in YouTube Analytics
For instance, let’s say you disputed a Content ID claim on July 12 and the dispute was resolved in your favor on August 6. You would see revenue data for July 12 to August 6 appear in Analytics between September 10 and September 20.
If you have access to Downloadable Reports in Content Manager, you'll find this info in your Adjustment Report.