Fair Use? Kenrg gets warned!

I've just had one of my videos deleted by YouTube for a copyright violation complaint, and have voluntarily removed (or made private) any other of my videos that may also be in violation.

But... What is Fair Use? What a reasonable person would call fair use and what the law considers fair use is not always the same thing.

I also call on YouTube to clarify whether or not our use of music in our videos constitutes "a commercial nature."

U.S. Copyright Law, Fair Use Section:
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107

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• copyright
• fair
• use
• law
• youtube
• violation
• deleted
• reasonable
• kenrg

[bathlarper]

musical tracks aren't printed words. They are covered international broadcast legislation. which states (basically) that you can use up to one minute of a track as recorded by the creator without any liablility and up to three minutes without paying performance royalties.

[kenrg]

I don't know where you get that information, but I think you'll find a few major media companies willing to disagree with you in court.

[dickdiana161]

this was just phony drama you and renetto used for your vh site

[kenrg]

LMAO - Dude, check the date this was posted: June 07, 2007. Right. We did this as phony drama more than a year before launching VH. Damn, we're evil geniuses!

[phalxor]

sounds like you got screwed. illegaly screwed

[kenrg]

No, I admit it, I used the music without permission, and it's the copyright owner's choice whether or not to be an ass about it. But have you ever tried to get permission to use a song in an amateur video? Just asking about the rights starts at $500. Wouldn't it be nice if they worked with YT to lease you song rights for a buck or two? Eventually some sort of common sense arrangement will be worked out, but right now it's a war of extremes.

[BHandJK1619]

__┌┐______'┌┐ Copy and paste

__││_______││ if the COPYRIGHT is pissin you

┌┬┬┬┐___┌┬┬┬┐Off!

│____│┐_┌│____│

[zombieX111222333]

is stolden even an english word

[presspasstv]

Check out the Press Pass Tv Video " Fair Use for Fair Play"

[SmokingEssy7887]

How did you do your hair like that it's soooooooooooooo cool!!!

[SmokingEssy7887]

Hey Ken why do you think video game music is fine with youtube and WMG music isn't???

[SmokingEssy7887]

Video game music is fine with youtube

[doublek642]

My video got deleted for having 4 MINUTES OF MARIO KART MUSIC in the background. -_- What do I do? I sent a DMCA counter-notification and answered the questions correctly. Do I just wait for 10 days and hope Youtube decides to put my video back up? Or are they just gonna pretend nothing happened? I WANT MY VIDEO BACK

[wwemitch]

i've got videos with music and i got emails saying that they infringe copyright but there is no action required on my part, should i remove them or not?

[GenuineHeather]

@FanOfThings1092 That is absolutely incorrect. I don't know where you are getting your info, but it is wrong. It amazes me how so many people have misconceptions about this. Every page on YouTube has a link at the bottom of the page labeled "Copyright." Click that, then click "Copyright Tips."

[FanOfThings1092]

a copyright law made in 1970s still aplies today that if u make NO money off it it's fair use. look it up online.

[AGENTURIEL09]

viacom we rally want to know just beacuase we put your clips why sue we were practitly making you better viacom you back stabber

[757chelle]

nothing to do with the topic....I like your hair long!!! ;-)