YouTube released a new Copyright Transparency Report indicating that:

• Its copyright efforts rely on three main tools and features: 1) Webform; 2) Copyright Match Tool; and 3) Content ID;

• Out of 729 million total copyright claims in the first half of 2021 submitted to YouTube, 2.2 million claims were found to be invalid and were ultimately overturned; and

• YouTube claims its platform and efforts are responsible for unlocking a “new creative economy” that has paid more than $30 billion to content creators.

Read about YouTube’s copyright transparency report that is supposed to provide insight into the usefulness and efficiency of YouTube’s copyright infringement tools.