Policy of YouTube:
The features described in this article are available only
for partners who use YouTube's Content ID matching system.
A set of policy rules that specify which content owner wants
to manage YouTube-claimed videos. When you claim a video, you claim ownership
of the video content such as audio, visual, or audio-visual elements. Learn
more about the claim.
As an owner, you choose whether users can watch the video
and show ads with YouTube videos. By linking policy with YouTube, you tell
YouTube that you want to manage videos:
• Track: Allow users to watch videos without ads; Collection
of statistics about video views.
• Block: Do not allow users to watch the video on YouTube.
If you select monetization, the claimed videos will be
reviewed to fill our advertiser-friendly content guidelines before the ads are
displayed .
This option allows YouTube to display ads with claimed videos, but
it does not specify which ads on YouTube they display. You can specify the ad using Ads Settings.
How the policy works
One policy has one or more "if-then" rules that
decide to take three steps. For example, monetize video for viewers in The United States and Canada and the following rules in a policy that blocks it for
the rest of the world:
Status Action
(1) If the user's location is monetized in the United States
or Canada video
(2) Block the content if the user's location is elsewhere
Whenever someone claims a video, YouTube associates a policy
with a video. When there are more valid claims on a video and there are over one valid policy related to it, then YouTube applies a policy to the most
restricted steps.
For example, if a policy prompts the video to be monetized
and another person is blocking it, YouTube blocks the video. See which policy
applies? YouTube determines which policy will apply to a specific video.
Using the rules rule
User's position is the most common condition for a policy
policy , although other terms are available for the policies used with YouTube's
Content ID system. Learn more about the usage policy and match policy.
YouTube suggests creating applicable policies worldwide. You
must include the Sector Rules in a policy only when your rights are to be
treated differently with viewers in the area where you own the rights.
• Monetization in all countries
• Track all countries
• Block all countries