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Social Media Copyright and Fair Use Rules to Know

Ignite Social Media

As you use social media platforms to build your brand, you shouldn’t overlook the legal consequences that might arise. Fair Use in the Social Media Age. It’s a no-brainer that you shouldn’t use other people’s intellectual work without a fair use exemption or the owners’ permission.

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Social Media Quotes, Music and Photo Copyrights

Ignite Social Media

People relate to them and share them with their friends almost as much as memes. The question is, if you’re a brand, can you legally use the quotes? Most of us are used to music copyrights, products and photos but quotes don’t seem to trigger the same “is this legal?”

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The Ugly Side of Social Media Sharing

Waxing UnLyrical

Susan didn’t even know the image had gone viral until she saw another Facebook friend shared the meme on April 22. ” After she saw the meme, Susan started reporting the image and private messaging pages on Facebook with a request that they take down the image and/or meme. No harm intended. The crazy part?

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Hitler Downfall: Constantine Film vs The World

Laurel Papworth

Mashable reported this morning that, after the Hitler Downfall meme had done it’s work and made tonnes of money for Constantine Films, that Constantine Films was forcing the parody videos to be removed. If you’re not sure if your video qualifies, you can learn more about fair use here.

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$100,000 in One Week, a Viral Nova Follow-Up

Viper Chill

The meme’s aren’t that great and the implementation is quite sloppy (huge black bars on pictures, some very pixelated, etc.), Companies like Time Magazine and The Huffington Post know whether they can use images from other websites or not. Is this fair use?

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