You found your video on someone else's account. Same cut, same thumbnail, their name under it, and their view count climbing while you read this. The next hour matters more than the next week.
This page is the practical version. First, the evidence to capture before you do anything else. Then the reporting steps for each of the 4 big platforms, taken from their own help pages. Then what JubJub adds to a claim, stated precisely, including what it does not do.
01Before you fileWhat to do if someone steals your video: the first 10 minutes.
Every platform's form asks for the same core things: where the copy is, what your original is, and something that shows the rights are yours. Gather them before you open any form, because a copy can be renamed, set to private or deleted while you are typing.
Copy the full link to the copy.
The exact URL of the infringing post. Not the profile, the post.
Screenshot the copy with the uploader and the date visible.
If they change the title or take it down, your screenshot is the only surviving record of what you saw.
Find your original and its date.
The link to your own post, the date it went up, and your file. If you publish through JubJub, your record is already dated; section 07 covers how to attach it.
Decide whether to message them.
Instagram and Facebook's help pages say you may be able to resolve it by messaging the poster. If you do, do it after you have captured the evidence, because a deleted copy is harder to claim against than a live one.
File through the form, not a comment.
A comment or a DM produces nothing. The platform's form produces a decision, a reference number and a record that you asked.
One more thing every platform says in its own words: a knowingly false or misleading report has consequences, from the report being denied to the account being closed. Report what is yours.
Checked against each platform's help pages on 10 October 2026. Platforms change their forms, so if a label differs, follow the platform's own page linked in each section.
02YouTubeHow to report stolen content on YouTube.
YouTube calls this a copyright removal request, and it is a legal process. For a video, you can submit it inside YouTube Studio or by email, fax or post. The Studio route is the fast one, and it is the only route that lets you block reuploads.
On a computer or mobile browser, sign in to YouTube Studio.
Use the channel that owns the original.
From the left menu, select Content detection, then click New removal request.
Removal requests is where you later see the requests you have already submitted. You can also open the form directly at youtube.com/copyright_complaint_form.
Give your contact details.
One or more of your email address, your physical address or your telephone number.
Describe the work you own and paste the direct link to each infringing video.
Links must be direct: youtube.com/watch?v=... for a video, youtube.com/shorts/... for a Short.
Agree to the 2 legal statements and sign with your full legal name.
A good-faith statement and a statement under penalty of perjury that you own the right or are authorised to act. The signature is a first and last name, not a company name.
Choose the timing, and whether to block reuploads.
You can schedule the removal to take effect in 7 days, which gives the uploader 7 days to take the video down themselves and avoid a copyright strike. The option to prevent future copies of the same content being uploaded is only available when you submit through YouTube Studio.
Know what is shared. Your full legal name and primary email address may be shared with the uploader, and the copyright owner's name may be shown on YouTube in place of the removed video. Your physical address and phone number stay confidential unless they are required in a lawsuit.
If that is a concern, an authorised representative such as an attorney can submit for you. You cannot request removal of a whole channel or playlist, only specific content.
YouTube asks you to consider first whether fair use or another exception applies. It may ask you to confirm that you considered it, and a request can be invalid without that.
YouTube Help: submit a copyright removal request · The removal request form
03TikTokHow to report stolen content on TikTok.
TikTok's Intellectual Property Policy says a copyright owner, or someone authorised to act for them, can file a Copyright Infringement Report to request removal of the content, either through TikTok's online form or in the app. Both routes land on the same form.
Open the Copyright Infringement Report form.
Directly at tiktok.com/legal/report/Copyright, or from the app: open the video, tap Share (or press and hold) and choose Report, then choose Intellectual property infringement. Menu wording can vary by app version.
Verify your email address.
The form starts by confirming the address it will reply to.
Give your contact details.
Who you are and how TikTok reaches you.
Describe the copyrighted work and where the original is.
What the work is, and a link to where it was first published.
Paste the links to the TikTok content you are reporting, with any supporting material.
The copy, and anything that shows the work is yours.
Make the statement and sign with your full legal name.
The declaration that the report is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act.
Only the copyright owner or someone authorised to act for them can file. Consider permitted use first, because TikTok denies intentionally misleading or fraudulent reports.
TikTok: Intellectual Property Policy · The Copyright Infringement Report form
04InstagramHow to report stolen content on Instagram.
Instagram's help page says copyright reports are filed through a form, and only the rights owner or their authorised representative, such as an attorney or agent, can submit it. Reports from anyone else cannot be processed.
Open the Copyright Report Form.
It is for your copyright on Instagram or Threads only. Other claim types use other forms.
Choose your relationship to the work, then give your details.
I am the rights owner, I am reporting on behalf of my organisation or client, or I am reporting on behalf of someone else. Then your full name, mailing address and email. Instagram passes the rights owner's name, your email and the nature of your report to the person who posted the content, so a business email is a sensible choice.
Name the rights owner and the country where you are asserting rights.
The owner may be you or the organisation or client you act for.
Describe the work: what it is, one link to your original, and a short description.
Photo, video, text or other. Each report covers one type of work.
Say what you are reporting and paste up to 30 links, one per box.
Photo, video or post; story; ad; or other.
Choose the reason "This content copies my work" and describe how it infringes.
This is the place to paste the link to your JubJub publish record as supporting evidence, next to the link to your original post.
Make the declaration and sign electronically.
The signature must match your full name.
Abuse of the form can lead to your account being terminated. If you report copies often, you can apply for Meta's Brand Rights Protection.
Instagram Help: how do I report copyright infringement? · The Copyright Report Form
05FacebookHow to report stolen content on Facebook.
Facebook's Help Center points to Meta's copyright report form. Only the copyright owner or an authorised representative may file, and Meta may pass the rights owner's name, your email and the report details to the person who posted the content.
Open the form and choose copyright, not trademark.
Meta's copyright report form is linked from Facebook's Help Center. Trademark claims take a different path.
Give your contact details, the rights owner, a link to your original and links to the content you are reporting.
Your original first, then each copy. This is where the link to your JubJub publish record goes, next to the link to your original post.
Make the declaration and sign.
The statement that the report is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act.
Keep the confirmation email and its case reference number.
You will need it for any follow-up.
The alternative is to contact Meta's DMCA designated agent. If you go that way, you must include a complete copyright claim.
Facebook Help: how do I report copyright infringement? · Meta's copyright report form
06The evidence problemEvery form asks for the same thing, and most creators do not have it.
Read the 4 processes above again and notice the shared step: show that the rights are yours. A screenshot of your own dashboard proves you have the file. Your project folder proves you have the file. Neither proves you had it first, and both come from you.
What carries weight is something dated before the copy appeared, held somewhere neither side of the dispute can edit, and checkable by someone who is not you. That is a narrow description and almost nothing a creator keeps by default meets it.
Dated before the copy. Held by neither side. Checkable without asking you. That is the whole test.
07What JubJub addsA dated, public record of your publish, ready to attach.
When you publish through JubJub, the publish itself writes a record. It is written to Base, a public network, as a transaction and a contract that nobody can edit afterwards, including you and including JubJub. Anyone can open it on a public block explorer without an account.
The record shows 3 things a claims form wants:
- When the video went out. The moment of publishing, stamped as it happened, not reconstructed afterwards.
- From which account. The platform posts the publish produced, with their links, sit on the same entry in your vault, so the record ties to the channel the copy is competing with.
- Who owns it, including the team. If an editor or co-creator has a share, the contract holds every owner and their percentage. It is the same record that pays them.
To attach it, open the piece in your vault at studio.jubjubapp.com, copy the public link to its transaction and contract, and paste it into the form's evidence or description field alongside the link to your original post. A reviewer can follow it without asking you for anything.
Strongest case
The record is written the moment the video goes out, so its date is the publish date. If the copy appeared later, the record predates it on its own.
- Dated at publish
- Tied to the platform posts
- Owners and shares on the contract
Pair it with the original date
An older video you imported gets its record when you register it on JubJub, not when you first posted it. The record proves ownership and shares from that day on. Hand it over together with the original post date on your own channel.
- Dated at registration
- Shows who owns it today
- Your original post carries the earlier date
It works for any platform. The record is about your video and its owners, not about where the copy turned up, so a form on a platform JubJub does not publish to can take it just the same.
How to prove a video is yours goes deeper on what the record is and is not. The ownership pillar covers everything else the record does.
