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21. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Yes, since it's factual news footage and you'd only be using short clips to illustrate a topic for educational purposes, that would most likely be covered by fair use. For things like documentaries, I ...

22. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Janey - The fact that it's for profit runs against you somewhat, but you are not selling the videos directly but merely using them to illustrate a point. Because of that and the fact that news segments ...

23. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Seth - That should probably be fine. It's only brief parts of songs, and aside from the fact that it's done mechanically, it's not much different than thousands of other violin covers on YouTube. ...

24. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Minsar - There's no particular length you have to be under to qualify as fair use. The amount of the original you used is just one factor in the fair use test. You have to go through the whole analysis. ...

25. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Hmm, yeah the fact that it's unreleased could decrease the likelihood of fair use, though the law is clear that the fact that something is unreleased alone is not enough to disqualify a use as fair use. ...

26. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... by a factor of 3 (I'm not monetizing the videos in any way -- just want more people to see them). I feel these videos are clearly Fair Use, but I'm scared to file the claim in the event that one of the ...

27. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... the rigid 4 factors. So I don't really know. It certainly could be fair use, but it might not either. One thing with the new appeals system on YouTube, you are pretty much free to define fair use as you ...

28. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... one way or the other on your specific use because that would be legal advise, but just go through the fair use factors above and I think you'll find your answer. ...

29. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... re-usable, in fact anyone liking the music would be likely to buy it. I think that meets three of the four criteria to qualify as "fair use", but can the fact that usually most of the audio track is included ...

30. Disputing Copyright Notifications (Comments)

Hi, i have an Automotive channel with promotional video's/commercials from car manufactories. There are at least 10 channels that do the same but today I got 3 claims and my account will be closed in 7 ...

31. Disputing Copyright Notifications (Comments)

If you're wondering who it was I was arguing on Google Help forums.It was gbcali. I was arguing with him on the fact he/she insist that I need permission regardless if I using copyrighted work for fun ...

32. Disputing Copyright Notifications (Comments)

Yeah,you're right.I decided not share with Google help forums.I think other users are gonna chastise me again because my videos aren't transformative enough and that fact I used the whole work but it ...

33. Fair Use FAQs (Comments)

... not sure, since it fulfills factors 1 and 4 but not factors 2 and 3 so much. ...

34. Are Anime Music Videos Fair Use? (Comments)

... transformative. I don't know if that would necessarily hold up in court, but it's the basis I use to file counter-notices on my own AMVs when the music is blocked. The fact that it's the whole song doesn't ...

35. Book Review: "Reclaiming Fair Use" by Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi (Comments)

... employ fair use. In fact, this fall, it seems that the Copyright Tribunal will once again entertain arguments for exemptions to the criminal penalties for breaking encryption to access material for fair ...

36. Open Letter to YouTube Regarding Content ID (Comments)

... youtube (despite the fact that the videos have not been actually removed, just one of them blocked), as that's the only option I can find on their site? Or should I just contact my attorney now and start ...

37. YouTube Copyfraud & Abuse of the Content ID System (Comments)

In case anyone wants to pursue a fight against YouTube and Copy-Fraud on PD works, the best place to ask is "New Media Rights" as they are a law firm that helps fairuse. In fact Patrick recommended them ...

38. YouTube Copyfraud & Abuse of the Content ID System (Comments)

here is my dispute: Also I take issue that I cannot do anything unless I check-mark this text and put my name to it. Because clearly these are not errors, but on purpose and I have to get threatened by ...

39. YouTube Copyfraud & Abuse of the Content ID System (Comments)

... 2012 Christmas season. The problem isn't necessarily in the fact that Google is letting these copyright bullies get away with making these false claims (bogus as they may be)... the problem is that WE, ...

40. YouTube Copyfraud & Abuse of the Content ID System (Comments)

I still haven't had a response from EMI on a claim that they made about one of my videos containing a tune by them but is in fact an iMovie software jingle which under the iLIfe software contract users ...