How To Report Copyright On The Facebook Copyright Report Form

A demonstration of How to Report Copyright On The Facebook Copyright Report Form is given. The practice of downloading someone's Youtube video, and uploading that video to Facebook is sometimes known as "freebooting". Facebook provides a form to report this activity.

Facebook Copyright Report Form:

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[grokshop]

UPDATE 8/4/2018: After 6 reports with 3-4 videos in each report, they finally took the whole page down.

[HunniBeeASMR]

I just found a page that has posted over 2500 videos of mine on facebook.... a second page that has posted close to a thousand.... thanks for your video and thanks for the help!!

[hashrulsubzero]

"The practice of downloading someone's Youtube video, and uploading that video to Facebook is sometimes known as "freebooting"."

I couldn't agree more. I hate it when people reposting stuff on Facebook without giving the original author a credit and providing a link in status post to the original content they found it, some jerks even use it for their mediocre TV shows without telling the author for permission and blurred the watermark (I believe he gave up on it because the local TV station just ignore it).

It's things like this why small time YouTubers have a hard time trying to gain some attention from viewers to get them watch their videos and receive revenues from their videos (of course like all YouTubers do).

[SamuraiArmor]

We've had many issues with people reposting our pictures and text without permission. Facebook doesn't seem to think copying text and images from a retail website is an issue. They removed a few images but many of them remain. After demonstrating that I took the pictures with my own camera, for my company and have not given them permission to use them, this is the responses I receive:

Hi,

Thanks for your report. Based on the information you have provided and context of the reported content, it is not clear to us that the reported content infringes your intellectual property rights. Specifically, we don’t understand the basis for your assertion that you own the copyright in the reported content or are otherwise in a position to submit this report.

For this reason, we are unable to act on your report at this time.

Thanks,

Mason
Facebook

[TheDankness]

Thanks for your report. Based on the information you have provided, it is not clear to us that you are the rights owner or are otherwise authorized to submit this report.

[coptercowboyquadcopter]

I'm having trouble making an electronic signature, is it necessary or can I just type my full name in the last box, or will this void the complaint form?

[sportactusenegal]

What about if you are doing live video streaming and 1000 of people share it on YouTube and Facebook?

[christaylor]

Okay, I came to this page after a guy took my paintings without notice and used them to drive traffic and gain revenue to his page via Facebook ads. I messaged him to rectify the issue either by removal of the content or licensing and he launched out on a verbal assault even after I showed my copyright certificate. It boiled down to him just ignoring me...hopefully Facebook delivers on this one.

[robertkay]

Good video. So I have a technical question re trademark. I know you're not an IP attorney but what if someone has taken the name of your website, in this case mind's a popular travel website, and used it to "brand" their travel facebook page--same destination? In other words they have liberated your brand? Would FB management take action? Mahalo

[tuklasph]

Facebook is terrible. I did the same and they don't wanna take it down. What the f

[TheUnknownOtaku]

So does facebook look at each case individually? Or do they just say "If they don't fight it, it is taken down"?

[YoutubeLEDAGO]

Someone in facebook litteraly just reupload videos from good youtubers and has around 50, 000 followers
He also reuploaded my video

(He also covers their names or watermark in the videos)

[Myshowbro]

thank you i needed he help I just don't understand how Facebook is getting away with this

[nobabjada]

Thanks for your report. Based on the information you have provided, it is not clear to us that you are the rights owner or are otherwise authorized to submit this report.


Why is this review.?

[mrx_bhl]

Hello,

Thank you for your report.  Based on the information that you have provided, it appears that you are reporting content that you believe violates your copyright.  However, to be able to process your report, we will need you to provide the following:

- An explanation of how you believe that the reported content is infringing your copyright(s)

Once we have received this additional information, we will be able to investigate this matter further.

Thank you,

Seth
Intellectual Properties Operations
Facebook.

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