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1. YouTube Refuses to Honor DMCA Counter-Notices (Other/Articles)

... is not infringing, it should be kept online unless the copyright holder sues for an injunction to have it taken down. This necessarily requires a court ruling that the material is infringing. YouTube ...

2. Victory! YouTube Reforms Content ID Dispute Process (Other/Articles)

... a quote on Ars Technica, at this point I am cautiously optimistic about this new appeals process. If implemented correctly, it will be a huge step forward toward protecting the rights of online video ...

3. Does Content ID abuse infringe copyright? (Other/Articles)

... how they wish. Alternatively, since online streams are considered "public performances" under copyright law, a false Content ID claim which interferes with the uploader's ability to control how their work ...

4. SOPA, Private Copyright Enforcement Systems, & Free Speech (Other/Articles)

Throughout the debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), there has been one refrain commonly invoked by the pro-copyright, anti-internet crowd. “There is no first amendment ...

5. YouTube Copyfraud & Abuse of the Content ID System (Other/Articles)

... process actually worked, the impact of the first two problems would be minimal, as false identifications could be easily corrected by filling out a simple online form. As it is however, this is not the ...

6. Book Review: "Reclaiming Fair Use" by Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi (Other/Articles)

... in copyright law for “fair use” and portrayed fair use as being too complicated for ordinary YouTube users to understand. Public Knowledge challenged the online video community to create a video presenting ...

7. New Copyright Rules Allow DRM Circumvention for Remix Videos (Other/Articles)

... the new participatory media culture that is thriving online, and it’s nice to see the government finally starting to recognize the legitimacy of that culture by protecting the right to rip DVD footage ...

8. Fair Use FAQs (Other/Other)

Below is a selection of FAQs from ChillingEffects.org, which give some basic information about the fair use doctrine and could be useful for online video creators. Please visit the ChillingEffects site ...

9. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Guides/Guide to YouTube Removals (Updated Nov 2012))

... the context of online video, could someone watch your video instead of buying the original work and still obtain the same value as from the original? If the answer to that question is yes, your video is ...

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

... Lessig calls the “read-write” culture fostered by digital technology, where virtually any action I take online raises potential copyright implications. Nowhere is this true than the hobby I have had ...

11. 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 ...

12. Home Page ('Uncategorised Content')

... and YouTube on Illumination Radio with Mr. Roger, which was broadcast on Motivational Radio (an online radio station) on November 23. You can download an MP3 of the interview here. Legal Disclaimer ...

13. 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 ...

14. 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 ...

15. Determining How Your Video Was Blocked (Comments)

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16. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... used in cultural reporting and criticism Journalists quote elements from movies, songs, books, articles, blog posts, exhibit displays, online videos, images circulated in social media, and other copyrighted ...

17. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... When it comes to posting things online though, it gets more tricky, since your audience is no longer just your students. I'd say if you're just going to be showing the commercials in class, that would ...

18. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... immediately re-appeared with "pending dispute reply within 30 days" 3. After 30 days (31st day)......the videos still are online with now "no copyright notices" Success!!! Thank you! ...

19. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

No, I've never heard of a case of Microsoft or any other game company suing gamers for posting videos of gameplay online. I think you should be fine filing a counter-notice. ...

20. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... system. No YouTube gives me this option: I believe this copyright claim is not valid. Followed by these options: I own the CD / DVD or bought the song online. I'm not selling the video or making any money ...