Who is this for?
Businesses that look after other people’s channels and need copies reported across all of them:
- Creator agencies managing talent whose videos are re-posted as Reels, TikToks and full re-uploads.
- Multi-channel networks that want one process across the roster instead of each creator starting from a blank form.
- Media brands and publishers running several channels.
If you look after fewer than 10 channels, each creator can take Protection at £9.99 a month.
What does a pack do?
A pack turns one copy into a report that’s ready to submit:
- The copy is paired with the original by its title and thumbnail; anything short of a clear match is marked possible, with links to both, so the filer decides.
- Every box of the platform’s own form is filled in, in the order the form asks, counted to its limits, each with a copy button.
- Named accounts are watched daily, and a new pack is built whenever they post the work again.
- Each link is checked afterwards, so there’s a dated record of what was reported and what came down.
Why doesn’t anyone file for you automatically?
Because the platforms hold the person filing responsible for every report, and they build their forms to stop automated filing.
- YouTube wants one request per copy. Its help centre says “a copyright removal request must be sent for each allegation of copyright infringement.” You can’t ask for a whole channel or playlist to be removed.
- Misuse costs access. YouTube says misuse of the Copyright Match Tool “may result in loss of feature access or termination of your YouTube account or partnership.” TikTok’s form warns that “misuse of the removal request webform, such as submitting false information, may result in the suspension of using the webform.”
- Only owners and their representatives can file. Meta says: “Only the copyright owner or their authorised representative may file a report of copyright infringement.” TikTok asks for documentation showing you are the owner or authorised representative.
- Reports aren’t anonymous. Meta can share the rights owner’s name, email and report details with the person who posted the copy. For a report from an authorised representative, it shares the name of the organisation or client that owns the right.
So TakedownCheck does the slow part, matching and filling in the form, and the owner or their representative reads the report and submits it.
What about Content ID and Rights Manager?
The platforms’ matching tools are worth having where your creators qualify. They don’t cover everything, and they aren’t open to everyone.
| Tool | Who can use it | Where packs fit |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube Content ID | Owners who “own exclusive rights to a substantial body of original material that is frequently uploaded to YouTube,” and are approved. | Copies outside YouTube, and channels that don’t qualify. |
| YouTube Copyright Match Tool | “Any channel that’s filled out a valid copyright removal request.” It looks for full or nearly full re-uploads on YouTube. | Short clips, cut-down parts and everything off YouTube. |
| Meta Rights Manager / content protection | An application and approval, for owners of mostly original content. Meta says people without access “may report individual infringements through our IP reporting forms.” | Those individual reports, filled in and ready to submit. |
| TikTok | A copyright report through TikTok’s webform, by the owner or an authorised representative. | Each report, including numbered parts cut from one video. |
What we don’t do
- We don’t search the internet for copies. You tell us who is copying your creators; we watch those accounts.
- We don’t submit reports. The owner or their authorised representative does, from the pack.
- We don’t guarantee results. Platforms decide what comes down and which accounts are removed.
- We aren’t a law firm. We don’t give legal advice, send legal letters or contact the person who posted the copy.