Jim Class 2: Let's Understand Copyrights!

By popular request.

EVERYTHING you ever needed to know about copyright issues and how they affect you as a YouTuber.

Shoot me suggestions for future episodes. I plan on doing one on editing and probably one on chromakeying at some point.

Let me know what you want to know, and if I can, I'll show you!

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[JakAndKeiraFan]

Thanks for the explanations, but there are two situations in which I'm not sure how copyrights come into play: 1) making a music video with a copyrighted song and clips of a copyrighted movie, show, or video game, and 2) taping oneself singing a copyrighted song, with or without instrumentals.

[somecallmejim]

Playing a copyrighted song to video requires a synchronization license, and taping oneself singing would require the same, and likely a performance license. If you're only using clips of a song or video, that might qualify as fair use, but if you do the whole song or video, you have to pay to use it. That'll be at a minimum about $250. Hope that helps!

[Abbey7]

WOW Jim! This is EXACTLY what I needed! Awesome vid and I really like the "beam me up Scotty" effect!

[somecallmejim]

Excellent! I wondered if anyone would pick up on my geek-induced Star Trek intro :-D

If you edit with Sony Vegas it's a really easy effect to pull off, too. :-)

[Masterecords]

u the man

[somecallmejim]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! :-D

[ebutsol]

Thankyou! very informative,the video is very wel put together,but the background music is a little loud, just in case you plan to make any more of this important video.

[NikosDragan]

Thank you for the info.

[DarkOceanFilms]

SWEET-O. That helped alot.

[JakAndKeiraFan]

Thanks, that's good to know. I don't have that kind of money though, so I guess if I ever make a video like that, it'll have to be for my own enjoyment and not something I can distribute or upload.

[quanyin04]

Very informative. I am thanking my lucky stars I found your videos.

[thechickchannel]

Jim.... this chicky Loves ya.... thank you for all your help- I'm in the process of making a vid response to ya....

-spygrrl

[paraparanormal]

great video now i really understand it I did not have any ideaa thats how the laws were thanks

[nardelliwwespidey]

hey jim i hope you can respond but i just signed up for a directer account but can i get if ive gone agianst terms of violation because i have and im dying to get a directer account thx c ya peace