As the copyright owner, you provide YouTube with a reference copy of your eligible content. YouTube uses the reference to scan uploaded videos for matching content. When a match is found, YouTube applies your preferred policy: to monetize, track, or block the video in question.

The major steps for using Content ID are:

Set up your content owner.

When you've been approved for Content ID, your YouTube partner manager creates your content owner, which represents you in the YouTube content management system, and grants you access to the Content Manager tools in Creator Studio. You need to configure your content owner account. Depending on your needs, you may associate an AdSense account with the content owner or grant additional users access to the Content Manag