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41. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

@Danny - Meme dances like Harlem Shake I believe area a classic example of fair use since they put an original spin on the song and would be considered transformative. For a compilation of Harlem Shake ...

42. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... use. If you do still want to say it's fair use and continue the dispute process, you might want to stress that it's non-commercial and doesn't compete with the original work. Really you don't have to say ...

43. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... video to music or cover cases where the original recording is incorporated in the cover in some way. Personally I believe most amateur cover recordings probably fall under fair use and they have never ...

44. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... hunting. I filed the original appeal, and now they have reinstated the block. On some of the songs we use shortened versions and on some we re-arranged or slowed down songs. I am having trouble coming ...

45. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... The video contains the original recording playing in the background with my drumming overdubbed. YouTube flagged the video as copyright infringement and has it "blocked in some countries". I found that ...

46. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... being claimed (versus music content), will the entity who owns rights to the original content be less likely to worry about a 480p vid versus a 720p or 1080p vid? ...

47. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Jessica, you are right that your use is borderline commercial. That doesn't necessarily mean it's not fair use, though your pictures may or may not add enough original meaning to the song to count as transformative ...

48. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Hi there I am an artist and I make videos using photos of my original work. They are only about a minute long and I like using my favorite songs in the background. I posted a video recently and got a notice ...

49. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... as follows on each song: "This video is fair use under U.S. copyright law because it is (1) non-commercial, (2) transformative in nature, (3) uses no more of the original work than necessary for the video's ...

50. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... a movie into something else would probably be fair use just because the clips are so short and could never substitute for the original movie. ...

51. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Did they say you couldn't monetize it for copyright reasons or something else? If it's all your original material and you don't use anyone else's copyrighted material, just tell them that. If it was denied ...

52. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... As to the original video makers, compilations like this (especially where you edit them down and provide your own original commentary) would probably be fair use. News shows like the Daily Show actually ...

53. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... the episodes contain mostly 4 clips of combined fun clips from all around the internet, i dont have the rights to this clips from the original copyright holders. No i upload a compilation of the best most ...

54. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

I actually have a video trailer from one of my shows and at some point I was hyping ppl on lil johns track my part lasted about 7 seconds then it cut to the original track for another 10-15 seconds then ...

55. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Providing your own original commentary on a sports event like the Olympics would probably be fair use. The reason Astro Malaysia is claiming it is probably because that was the regional syndicate for the ...

56. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... short clips no more than a couple seconds long, well-timed to the beat and the lyrics of the song. @George - If you are commenting on the original story it is okay to use some footage from the original ...

57. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Thank you, Patrick. I certainly can't find the original creator of the traditional Japanese dances, but the guy who filmed them and put them up on You Tube, isn't he the "owner" of that footage, even though ...

58. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Josh, Brief uses of content to illustrate something are usually fair use, especially when it's something you could never really find the original creator to ask permission. I can't give you a direct opinion ...

59. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Hello Patrick, I'm making an original music video to go with an original song, and I want to use 10 seconds of Japanese festival dancing performed on stage that I found on You Tube, (in which no faces ...

60. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... copyright on the internet--otherwise known as the world's biggest whack-a-mole game (though if you did get a court judgment, it would apply to the original uploader and anyone acting for him, but not to ...