
The copyright information center at Cornell University and Columbia University Libraries have created public domain guides that can help you determine whether a video you’re uploading is in the public domain. For example, some videos may not be public domain but instead fall under the Creative Commons licensing. To avoid this, you should check the licensing before uploading any video to YouTube. However, you should still be aware that you can be sued for copyright violations if you claim a video to be in the public domain. Many videos are posted under the public domain, and you’re free to use them as long as you give proper attribution to the original creator. For starters, you don’t have to pay a license unless you intend to make a monetary profit from it.

If you want to use a YouTube video in a project that doesn’t violate copyright laws, there are a few things to keep in mind. YouTube videos fall under the public domain or Creative Commons licensing

If you do decide to download YouTube videos, make sure you’re in a country that allows this feature.

Some third party sites have malware or viruses that you don’t want to deal with. If you want to watch YouTube videos without an internet connection, you can save them to your camera roll.
