The RIAA and MPAA have been going after YouTube and other online video services diligently for the past few months, removing content left and right for alleged copyright violation, no matter whether it is a clip from a television show or a home movie with music in the background. The EFF is shedding light on this heavy handed practice by suing the RIAA over their removal of a home video from YoutTube: a 30 second clip showing someone’s kid dancing to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy”.
The EFF has been leading a charge against the RIAA ad MPAA’s thug tactics for the past few years, and this case is no exception. How this seemingly simple fair use case shakes out could have ramifications on how copyright law is enforced online for years to come. It may seem innocuous to you, but if you are any kind of artist, if you post home videos and pictures, if you want to share music you own with friends or any other online application of copyrighted material like that, you’ll need to follow this one closely.
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DAMN. I need to pay attention to this. I am FOREVER making family videos, which are on YOUTUBE with music…
“but if you are any kind of artist, (YES) if you post home videos and pictures, (YES YES) if you want to share music you own with friends (YES I DO) or any other online application of copyrighted material like that,(OH) you’ll need to follow this one closely.(DAMN)
Maybe I should take the 70s graphic I have UP on my site DOWN… Its not mine! I credit the source at the bottom of the post from Google Images, but I did ALTER the image…. is that illegal? I’m so uneducated in this area.
I see millions of bloggers using google images in their posts. ….
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