Retention & Deletion · Permission or license
Licenses continue after removal; YouTube may retain server copies
The licenses you grant continue for a “commercially reasonable period of time” after you remove or delete Content. YouTube may also retain, but not display, distribute or perform, server copies of removed or deleted videos.
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The licenses granted by you continue for a commercially reasonable period of time after you remove or delete your Content from the Service.
YouTube may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of your videos that have been removed or deleted
Qualifications & exceptions
- Retained server copies may not be displayed, distributed or performed.
data: video · data: content
Not stated here
- No specific length is given for the 'commercially reasonable period' or for retention of server copies.
Cross-references
- qualifies (model-proposed): Broad license to YouTube to use your content — Sets how long the license to YouTube lasts after removal.
- qualifies (model-proposed): Other users get a license limited to YouTube features — Applies to 'the licenses granted by you', including the other-user license.