Content ID claims on live streams and Hangouts on Air
Content ID scans all live streams and Hangouts on Air for third party content. When Content ID identifies third party content, a placeholder image may replace your live broadcast until Content ID no longer detects third party content. In some cases, it may terminate your live broadcast. Live streams and Hangouts on Air can also be terminated if they receive a copyright strike or a Community Guidelines strike.
If your live stream or Hangout on Air stops, the quickest way to confirm whether you have received either type of strike is to check your Account Standing.
How to tell if Content ID interrupted your live broadcast
If your live broadcast was terminated and you did not receive a strike, Content ID has identified copyrighted content owned by a third party in your video.
Before your live broadcast is terminated or replaced with a still image, you will be warned to stop broadcasting the third-party content our system has identified. If you comply with this warning, your broadcast will be allowed to continue. If you do not, it will be temporarily replaced or terminated, and you may lose access to this feature.
If Content ID terminates three of your live broadcasts within a six-month period, you will lose access to live streaming and Hangouts on Air for six months. You can check the number of live broadcasts blocked by Content ID in your Live Events.
What to do if you believe a Content ID claim was made in error
If you believe the system has misidentified the content in your video, or you are authorized to use the content in a YouTube live stream, you may dispute the claim. You should not dispute Content ID claims unless you have reason to believe they were made in error or are otherwise invalid. You will only be able to dispute a Content ID claim on a live stream if you have archived the video. Please note that YouTube does not mediate copyright disputes.
Please understand that a Content ID claim may interrupt your live broadcast even if you licensed the third-party content in question, or even if you restricted your broadcast to a territory in which you own all the necessary rights. If a third party has claimed the content in your video through Content ID, you may ask the content owner to whitelist your channel to facilitate future live streams and Hangouts on Air.