Sonnyboo Strikes Back Against Politicians Who Steal Clips

[syrupneko]

I can't find anything about stolen clips. All I can find is that some republican hated steelworkers so he hired an actor to portray them, then some guy pointed out it was an actor using some video clips, so the political ad producers tried to take him to court over it for copyright infringement. But the guy won his case, since it was well within fair use rights.

[sonnyboo]

@syrupneko actually, and I am not on either political side, the OhioDems ad used clips from 2 local, low budget movies without permission. One set fo the producers asked YouTube to remove the video, and then the Dems fought it on the basis of "Fair Use". They never contacted the filmmakers or attempted to get permission or pay. They are spending MILLIONS on the ad campaign. Both sides suck.

[sonnyboo]

@syrupneko actually, and I am not on either political side, the OhioDems ad used clips from 2 local, low budget movies without permission. One set fo the producers asked YouTube to remove the video, and then the Dems fought it on the basis of "Fair Use". They never contacted the filmmakers or attempted to get permission or pay. They are spending MILLIONS on the ad campaign. Both sides suck.

[Ebonlesser]

Sonnyboo, you really have no idea how fair use works or what it is supposed to accomplish do you?

[sonnyboo]

@Ebonlesser Fair Use is subject to certain limitations. Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair: 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 

[sonnyboo]

@sonnyboo and 3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4. The effect of the use upon the value of the copyrighted work

The use of a filmmakers clips in a political ad involuntarily easily to qualified in ANY of the 4 ways. Only #3 has any leeway, but who gets to determine how long of a clip is "Substantial"? A judge and jury.

[sonnyboo]

@Ebonlesser So, in closing, I think I have a much firmer grasp on what actual Fair Use is than you...

[spoddie]

Where did the music come from ?

[sonnyboo]

@spoddie It's a parody of the OhioDems spot. According to THEM, you can use audio and video from another source because it's "Fair Use", and I get to tack on PARODY LAWS too.

It's music from a library of production music.