Hello YouTube users, welcome back to my training! A member of my audience asked me this question, “Can I upload another person’s YouTube video content on my site without legal implications?” In this tutorial, I’ll show you exactly how you can legally upload other people’s YouTube video content on your personal website.

Of course, you should have known already that uploading someone else’s video material on your own website without seeking the owner’s permission first is illegal.

But I’m sure you are so eager to know you can legally upload another person’s YouTube video material without facing legal consequences.

Literally, using other people’s material without their prior consent, approval or permission can bring about a copyright assault on your own channel. And even in most cases, you can get banned from using the channel for life.

How to Legally Upload Other Users’ YouTube Videos

You can’t just go ahead and upload other users’ video content. However, there are certain YouTube videos that you can easily upload yet without facing a video copyright assault. These are featured as “Creative Commons”.



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      Mike1941 Premium
      Much obliged. Thank you.
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      Israel17 Premium
      Thanks for dropping by, Mike! Glad you found it helpful for your blogging business! While you can legally upload other people's video content on your own YouTube channel, blog or website, you can as well monetize those videos without ever getting a legal strike. This is the legal way of uploading video content that isn't yours be it copyright-protected or not.

      Israel Olatunji
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      Claudiojuan Premium
      Thank you very much Israel the truth did not know that we could upload to our web videos youtube not own. Now I will look for the best way to make it happen.
      Regards!
      Claudio
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      Israel17 Premium
      Thanks for leaving a valuable comment, Claudio! Much grateful! Yes, it's not officially legal to upload someone else's video content without seeking legal permission first, but you can always go about it the legal way if you utilize the Creative Commons (CC) feature to upload. You can upload this way either to your website or to your own YouTube channel without ever needing to create a video material of your own. You can also monetize your YouTube Channel this way without the fear of getting a legal strike ever. Thanks for your contributions!

      Israel Olatunji
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      BorisRoman Premium Plus
      Awesome, Israel!

      CC rule!

      Wish you all the best!

      Bob
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      Israel17 Premium
      Thanks for dropping by, Bob! Kudos to you for reading this training! Much appreciated! Uploading someone else's video content isn't legal according to Google, but there's a way of legally doing it which is through the Creative Commons (CC) feature. This enables you to upload another user's video material either to your own YouTube channel or to your personal blog or website without bothering to create a video of your own or having to worry about getting a legal strike from the copyright owner ever. Thanks for leaving a thought!

      Israel Olatunji
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      BorisRoman Premium Plus
      Awesome!
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      Ahimbe Premium
      I am glad to learn about Creative Commons.
      This is the best thing I have learnt today. Now I can grow my channel with other people's videos.
      Thank you, Israel. Always helpful.
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      Israel17 Premium
      Thanks for reading this training piece, Ahimbe! Glad you found it awesome and useful for your online business! Yes, the use of Creative Commons feature will enable you to upload another person's video content (whether copyright-protected or not) on your own channel, blog or website without facing a legal strike ever. Thanks for leaving a valuable thought!

      Israel Olatunji
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      Ahimbe Premium
      I am definitely starting a YouTube channel with your advice.
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      Israel17 Premium
      Glad you made a great decision to move forward with your ideal online business by earnestly starting a YouTube channel and making money from making quality videos, Ahimbe! Do not forget that even if you don't yet have the required equipment to make high-quality and engaging videos, you can, of course, upload the Creative Commons videos that are of high quality and monetize them to move your business to the next level. Thanks for dropping by, my friend!

      Israel Olatunji
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      Niagara1 Premium
      Thanks for sharing, I always thought about making money on you tube but didn't know how. Now I know with your article.
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      Israel17 Premium
      Nice meeting you, Niagara1! Thanks for finding it interesting and informative! And kudos for letting us know you didn't know this before about uploading YouTube videos! Please, keep it up. While you may want to enrich your blog with lots of YouTube videos, you may not necessarily create a video of your own once you can understand how the Creative Commons feature works. Thanks for reading!

      Israel Olatunji
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