How to report copyright infringement on Facebook

Report Copyright Infringement

Report Copyright Infringement

Copyright infringement occurs when an unauthorized individual utilizes another person's copyrighted material without obtaining prior consent. We can report Copyright Infringement on that unauthorised person.

In this Blog we are going to see detailed Informations about what is Copyright Infringement and how to report Copyright Infringement.

Now a days Social Media has become the number one Entertainment platform for each and everyone. Many people use social media to share their Talent, knowledge, opinion etc by creating Videos.

There are lots of Social Media Apps like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram etc were we can earn Money.

Many people earn money in social media, by making their own content videos.

When to Report Copyright Infringement

Numerous individuals produce self-made videos on various social media platforms to generate income through their dissemination.

Videos they post on Social media should be created by their own knowledge without copying anyone. They should follow all the guidelines given by that Particular social media App.

To upload a video on Facebook, it is essential to produce the video in accordance with all of Facebook's guidelines. It is important to ensure that the rules are not violated during the video creation process.

After creating and achieving all Facebook Eligibility, you can become a Facebook creator and earn money through Facebook App.

Some people may post our photos or videos on their Facebook pages without asking us.

By doing this, they may get a lot of followers and they may develop their own Facebook page. Without any efforts, they easily download the videos which we made with lots of efforts, from our page and post it on their own Facebook page. Even they may earn money through this.

Some may post others Photos and Videos without their knowledge in all Social media Apps. This is not safe. Many of them don't know what to do and how to remove their Photos and videos out from someone's account.

We can avoid all the above by reporting Copyright Infringement. By taking this action, you can prompt them to remove all of your photos and videos from their Facebook page.

How to Report Copyright Infringement on Facebook

• Suppose If you see your photos or videos in someone else Facebook page, first thing you have to do is, copying & saving the URL of that post. Take a screenshot of that post too.

• As a next step, Search for "Facebook Copyright" in Google. Click on the first option "Copyright Report Form" in that page.

Google search for copyright infringement form

• After Clicking that option, one form will open, Fill the form After reading it carefully.

Copyright infringement form

• The first option is to specify who is the owner of the post to be removed. You should mention that the video is related to you. If you are doing this for someone else you have to mention that too.

• Fill in your contact Details there. First you need to mention your full name, your address and your email address.

Steps to report copyright infringement form

• We should mention the country name and mention the copyrighted post too. Mention the post's owner name. Click on the content you are reporting.

• Next we have to go to the "content that you want to report" section below.

Steps to report copyright infringement

• In the first box you should mention the URL of your copyrighted original post or video. If you have posted that reported video somewhere else, provide the URL of that post. If you probably don't have a URL, you should clearly mention about your copyrighted photo and video at that point.

• In the second box, we have to specify the URL of that copyrighted Facebook photo or video that we have already copied.

Next few steps on How to Report Copyright Infringement

• Next we have to select the reason for why we are reporting, from the given option below.

Additional information about the report

• Fill in all the additional information about the report. Mention the purpose of the report clearly in the box.

• Read the declaration statement carefully and put your Electronics Signature on the form. Your full name is your Signature too. Now click on submit.

• Next to that, a box will open where you can give an OTP. That means an OTP number will be sent to above mentioned email address.

• That OTP number should be mentioned there. Enter the CAPTCHA inside the box and submit it.

• All informations related to Infringement will be sent to your email address. The photos and videos that you have reported will be removed from that Facebook page in certain period of time.

• Now you have successfully removed your own photo or video from someone's page. And you have given them a copyright infringement too.

• From now on, they will afraid to post your photo or video.They cannot post any videos on their Copyright Infringement page, and they will delete your videos from their Facebook page.

• If they ask for apology, telling that they will not post your video or photos again, you may even Retract and remove your Copyright Infringement on them.

How to Retract Copyright Infringement on Facebook

• After removing a post for Copyright Infringement, we will receive a "Corporate Report Form" in our Email Address.

Email of copyright report form

• First link given on that form is a link to Retract. If you click on that link Retract form will open and that form will look similar to the Copyright Infringement form.

• In that form we have to fill our Full name and Email Address. The report number will be there in the form automatically.

Steps to retract copyright report

• In the Next box, We have to give the link of the Video or post for which we have given Copyright Infringement.

• Next we should select the reason for why we are retracting them. You can Briefly explain the reason of Retract, in the box given below. You can even upload the screenshot of the post for which you have given Copyright Infringement if needed.

More steps to retract copyright report

• Click on the Submit button. After this you will get an OTP in your email Address. After giving that OTP and entering CAPTCHA you have to submit that form again.

• By doing the above, After a certain period of time, the post which we have given Copyright Infringement will restore again.