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21. Are Anime Music Videos Fair Use? (Other/Articles)

Anyone who knows me probably knows I like studying issues related to copyright law–a fascination driven by the fact that as a child of the Net Generation, I have grown up immersed in what Lawrence ...

22. It Pays to Know your Rights under Copyright Law (Other/Articles)

...  being blocked by YouTube’s copyright filters. This caused a huge problem with the same artist as my video above–Within Temptation, who in November had just held an innovative YouTube contest in which ...

23. About This Site ('Uncategorised Content')

... containing my credentials are below. Because I am now a licensed attorney, I am available for phone consultations and can provide legal advice regarding copyright matters and online videos for a small ...

24. Video Tutorials ('Uncategorised Content')

See below for video tutorials on how to dispute copyright notices on YouTube. More videos coming soon. 1. How to Dispute Content ID Claims (Updated Nov 2012) -9PSaTv-Mb0 2. How to Appeal Reinstated ...

25. Home Page ('Uncategorised Content')

... some much needed reforms, including a new appeals process which will put an end to copyright claimants acting as the ultimate judge of their own false claims. Both Ars Technica and Extreme Tech have published ...

26. Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials (Web Links / Fair Use Resources)

Another good primer on fair use in general.

27. Fair Use Crash Course (Web Links / Fair Use Resources)

A good primer on fair use as part of the "copyright crash course" page by the University of Texas. ...

28. YouTube Help: Content ID (Web Links / YouTube Copyright Pages)

YouTube's help page on disputing copyright identifications by the automated Content ID system. ...

29. YouTube Copyright Tips (Web Links / YouTube Copyright Pages)

YouTube's general copyright tips help page. ...

30. YouTube Counter Notice Form (Web Links / YouTube Copyright Pages)

YouTube's webform for submitting DMCA counter-notices which you can use to get your video restored if your video is taken down by a DMCA notice.

31. Study: Recut, Reframe, Recycle (Web Links / Fair Use Resources)

This study, Recut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User-Generated Video, by the Center for Social Media, shows that many uses of copyrighted material in today's online videos are eligible ...

32. Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video (Web Links / Fair Use Resources)

A code of best practices published by the Center for Social Media that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine ...

33. Electronic Frontier Foundation - Guide to YouTube Removals (Web Links / YouTube Copyright Pages)

The Electronic Frontier Foundation's excellent guide to disputing copyright notices on YouTube and filing DMCA counterclaims. ...

34. Stanford University - Fair Use Overview (Web Links / Fair Use Resources)

A good overview of fair use law from Standford University.

35. Internet Law Treatise: Fair Use (Web Links / Fair Use Resources)

A good article on fair use on a legal information wiki site.

36. ChillingEffects - Fair Use FAQs (Web Links / Fair Use Resources)

A good list of frequently asked questions about copyright and fair use. ...

37. Guide to YouTube Removals (Updated Nov 2012) (Category)

... YouTube removals in three steps: Determine why and how your video was removed. If the video was blocked for copyright reasons, decide whether you think it qualifies as "fair use" or is otherwise ...

38. Articles (Category)

This section contains various articles I have written about copyright, fair use, and user-generated video. Most of these originally come from my personal blog: http://prelator.wordpress.com ...

39. Determining How Your Video Was Blocked (Comments)

I have few questions. I understand that if you get 3 copyright strikes, your account gets terminated. And if you get a copyright strike or 2 and wait 6 months without another copyright strike, then those ...

40. Determining How Your Video Was Blocked (Comments)

Carl, you appear to have the same dilemma I did with my memorial video for my son. Both of us had our videos flagged for incorporating a copyrighted song. In my case it was Westlife's I'll See You Again, ...