[aazaa]

Looks like making a claim is reserved for producers showing more than 4000 hours/year, AFAICT. The video was far from clear to me, though.

The solution appears to be filing through a company that can make such claims on your behalf.

[jmccorm]

If you don't have access to directly make a claim, that solution is exactly what he walks you through. But if you're looking for more clarity, the original video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz14Ul-r63w also discusses the use of a third party to make a claim through the Content ID system. Jump to about 3:30 into The Original Ace video.

Just don't stick around the outro on the original vid. It's terrible, more proof-of-concept than anything.