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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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Can I Use This Photo on Social Media? Understanding Image Copyright

Hootsuite

From Attribution Noncommercial-No Derivative Works licenses to “fair use,” there’s a lot to unpack. What is fair use? Fair use is an exception to the rule when it comes to copyright. It pertains to specific cases when copyright-protected works can be used without permission. What is Creative Commons?

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Live Tweeting Requires Ethical and Legal Considerations

Socialized

The best guidance for whether live blogging and live tweeting is acceptable comes from the Fair Use provision of U.S. Factors that affect whether reproduction of a copyrighted work is fair use are: “The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.

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What you need to know about social media copyright

Sprout Social

Fair use : US legal doctrine that allows for circumstances when copyrighted material can be copied and/or used without permission. Common examples include reporting news, teaching and researching. For example, reposting and promoting UGC as part of an ad campaign is usually considered commercial intent.

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How to Tackle YouTube Copyright Issues

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You can, however, protest that the content is your full original work, that you have a license (which in our case, we did), that you have fair use, or that the content claimed was public domain. The good news is that copyright issues on both sides of the aisle are relatively easy to resolve on YouTube. Final Thoughts.

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Hitler Downfall: Constantine Film vs The World

Laurel Papworth

The intriguing piece of news for me was the fact that YouTube seemed to be taking the side of us naughty content “pirates&# complete with instructions on the YouTube blog on how to fight the charge. If you’re not sure if your video qualifies, you can learn more about fair use here.

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Google Penalizes Copyright Infringers: Are You At Risk?

ProBlogger

In some cases, using work without permission is allowed. For criticizing, commenting, and news reporting, short quotations are considered fair use. You can also use material that’s available in the public domain. Finally, you are allowed to use a brand name on your site under nominative fair use laws.