HEADSHOT: Diary of a Fair Use Cryer

The term "fair use" is indeed an oft-used, valid argument, but it's a valid argument that's been misused beyond belief. Observe...

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• copyright
• infringement
• violation
• youtube
• dmca
• fair
• use
• abuse
• family
• guy
• clip
• it's
• raining
• sideways
• illegally
• uploaded
• misunderstanding
• Animation
• digital
• millennium
• act

[bobina321]

Dude...why does it matter?

[Akriloth2160]

@bobina321

Ever wondered why videos often end up getting taken down when people are sure it falls under fair use?

[TwinsaneIncarnation]

>How do you put a comical spin on something that's already comedy

It's been done before, there's an entire community made that does this.

Here's a hint: Where there's smoke, they pinch back!

[Akriloth2160]

@TwinsaneIncarnation

Key word, somethiing that's already INTENDED for comedy. It certainly helps that YTPs can already be considered Fair Use due to significant alterations to the original content which would put it under Fair Use's "Transformation" clause.

[BlazingMosquito]

I usually hate people who use the fair use card these days. That is why I hate most of the anime fan base, that they don't know anything how copyright infringement works.

[DerAmerican]

@RocMegamanX You may disagree with it, but that's the way these screwy laws are

[bobina321]

@Akriloth2160 Hmm. i suppose you're corrdct.

[Koladikal]

LOL

[BlittleMcNilsen]

@RocMegamanX

In addition, it's not even a full episode, just a short clip from one. If it was a full episode, then people could just go there to watch it for free, but the most a short segment would do is make people interested in seeing the full thing...which is free advertising.

[JustASpaceCowboy1]

It fine it full ep or movie uploading clips are a ok.

[RocMegamanX]

One thing I'd disagree with: "Even if you don't make money off it, it's still copyright infringement."

I disagree with that part of copyright law, because if we're not making money off someone else's intellectual property, why punish us for using it anyway?