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Can I use fair use on YouTube?

Joe Ford

Can I use fair use on YouTube?

While we can’t decide on fair use or mediate copyright disputes, fair use can still exist on YouTube. If you believe that your video falls under fair use, you can defend your position through the Content ID dispute process.

How do I disclaim copyright on YouTube?

You can use the following text in your video or in video description, labelling it as DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.

How do I claim fair use on YouTube?

The four factors of fair use are:

  1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.
  2. The nature of the copyrighted work.
  3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.

What should I put in my YouTube description for copyright?

Jan Fassbender explains there how smart YouTube descriptions can satisfy both: the YouTube algorithm AND your audience.

  1. Include your most important keywords. Your description helps YouTube to understand the content (and context) of your video.
  2. Use natural language.
  3. Add value.
  4. Include hashtags.
  5. Follow legal rules.

Can I use public domain movies?

The term “public domain” refers to creative materials that are not protected by intellectual property laws such as copyright, trademark, or patent laws. The public owns these works, not an individual author or artist. Anyone can use a public domain work without obtaining permission, but no one can ever own it.

Can you make money off of public domain?

Question 3 – Can I Make Money Off of Works Within the Public Domain? Yes! You can freely create what are known derivative works. For example, you could take certain public domain documents, and add your original commentary and/or other information and obtain a copyright on that new derivative work.

Can I sell images from the public domain?

Yes. Many great works of art and literature are in the public domain, and there are no restrictions on people using them for free or profiting from them. While profiting from public domain images is permitted, individuals or companies should not falsely claim that they own the copyright in a public domain image.

Can you sell things in the public domain?

It’s important to remember that you can sell public domain works. But the more you change the work, the bigger of a chance you will find a market for it. This could mean taking something old (like a 1940s cartoon) and making it new again. You could sell it as a DVD or for digital download.

Can I sell copyright free images?

– No, you can’t. Royalty Free images are sold under a paid license, regardless of your intended use being commercial or non-profit. You cannot use Royalty Free images for free, because it’s an unlicensed, and therefore illegal use.