How to Change the License of Your YouTube Video to Creative Commons

Last Updated: June 13, 2021

When you upload a video to your YouTube channel, it will automatically use the Standard YouTube licence. If you want to change it to Creative Commons, read this article.

Steps

1
Go to YouTube. Open www.youtube.com in your web browser and log in with your account.
2
Navigate to the Creator Studio. Click on your profile picture at the top bar and click on the Creator Studio. Or directly go to www.youtube.com/dashboard.

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3
Open Video Manager. Select VIDEO MANAGER from the left panel. Now you will see your all videos on the new page.
4
Edit the video. Click on the Edit button near your video.
5
Open Advanced settings. Just click on the Advanced settings near the Monetization option.
6
Navigate to "Licence and rights ownership". Click on the Standard YouTube licence box.
7
Choose Creative Commons license. Select Creative Commons - Attribution from the list. Make sure that your video is eligible for a Creative Commons license.
8
Save your changes. Scroll to the bottom and hit the Save changes button. Done!