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Wonder how can I deploy the bitmovin drm / anti-piracy video or a live stream to be hosted on youtube platform
Hello!
For the question about drm / anti piracy please check out the section about DRM and Security in our documentation. See: [Digital Rights Management (DRM) Overview](https://DRM and Security)
Answering the second question:
Yes — in principle you can use Bitmovin Live Encoder to stream to YouTube, since YouTube now also supports HLS and DASH ingest.
However, you need to carefully align your encoding settings (e.g. segment duration, renditions, audio layouts, manifest structure) to match YouTube’s specific ingest requirements to ensure compatibility.
So it’s technically possible — just make sure to follow YouTube’s ingest specifications closely.
Kind regards,
Matthias
Hello Mattias
Thank you for your response to my technical question. However, I was told that the YouTube platform did not accept any Protected DRM contents. Unfortunately, My destination is Youtube platform since. what a pity !!! I have attempted to find a tool /software that I can strat my live stream /Upload my videos where it enables anti-pircy /DRM as built-in or at least enables the integration with Multiple DRM , encoding, transcode and has the ability to multistream to different host platforms like FB , Youtube, etc. But In vain. I’m using OBS studio by the way. I have tried with VDOCIPHERures , but VdoCipher needs to have your web site to apply DRM and did not have integration or a plugin with Youtube to playback/save the protected content on the youtube host I was tol that The Youtube has its own content ID system , but to be eligible you have to have 4000 watch hours and 1000 subs, to be able to protect your content from piracy or a fraudulent copyright malicious reports. That simply means , that any one who has a content ID system or one of the Youtube partner program member , can take a snapshot of your live stream and upload it to his channel , get the content ID and file a fraudulent copyright infringement claim against your content. The bloody Youtube system once the claim is valid and the stolen content has a digitl fingerprint throug the conhtent ID system, It accepts the request and remove immediatly your content with a Srtike !!! even if you provide your counter notification with the video metadata , The stupid Youtube copyright team would not accept it, simply because the claimant has the the content ID and it was prior than your content. That is why I was shopping around to find a technical solution to be able to live stream at the same time my content is encrypted, decrypted , coded, encoded and cqn be hosted to the youtube where the viewrw can view it but not able to download/screen record it . However, the issue is pretty easy if you are hosting your stream/vod and host it to your own web site.
This is where I have stopped at,
Regards,
Hello Mattias,
It it possible to have a discussion around the integration between OBS , BitMovin and the Youtube platform and if there is any work around?!!!
Best Regards,
Tarek
Hello Tarek,
Thank you for your detailed message and for sharing your experience. I understand your frustration. YouTube’s lack of support for ingesting DRM-protected content is indeed a limitation, especially when it comes to protecting valuable live or VOD assets from piracy.
Unfortunately, as my colleague also confirmed: Bitmovin does not offer a dedicated integration or support for pushing encrypted/DRM-protected streams directly to YouTube.
YouTube does not accept externally DRM-protected content as input, and their protection mechanisms (such as Content ID) only become available under the conditions you described (1,000 subs / 4,000 watch hours, etc.).
In your case, the most viable technical setup would be:
Tools like Restream can help with multi-destination delivery, but the moment content goes to YouTube, it cannot remain protected from downloads or screen recordings, due to their platform limitations.
If full protection is your priority, I’d recommend making your DRM-protected content available only via your own platform, and using YouTube just for teasers or traffic redirection.
Best regards,
Matthias
Thank you, Matthias, for your response and reply.
The issue is that for the past three years, I have been targeted by someone who has been filing fraudulent copyright claims using my content. even while I’m broadcasting or live streaming, especially on the YouTube platform. I believe he is a member of YPP with full access to the matching tools and the content ID system. He takes a snapshot of my live stream, uploads it to get content ID, and files a copyright infringement claim against my running livestream on the YouTube platform. To be a member of YPP or at least have the content ID system feature, I need to pass a high bar of preconditions. That is why I thought of an anti-piracy / DRM solution. Looks like there is no way to broadcast protected content to the YouTube platform
warm regards,