YouTube is arguably the easiest platform for sharing video online. But for some time, YouTube has limited the length of video that is allowed on its site to fifteen minutes or less. This restriction is partly in place to deter users from uploading full-length film and television footage. In the last year, though, YouTube's ability to recognize footage with copyright held by third parties 'auto-magically' has steadily improved, and the site is now allowing its community of users to add video that is longer than fifteen minutes.

If an account is in good standing, upload limits on a user's YouTube channels can be increased by providing a mobile phone number, which is saved for additional security. Full details on how to increase the upload limit on your YouTube channel can be found in this article from YouTube's Help Center.