How does fair use work in an age of social media? Fair use — the tradition that individuals may make use of copyrighted works for a range of purposes that are legal — is enshrined in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Other countries have their own versions of fair use. Many people mistakenly […]
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Comparing Terms of Service at video sites
Target group: Cause organizations, nonprofits, NGOs, educators, students, businesses, general public Drop down to see: YouTube Blip.tv Ourmedia Internet Archive Yahoo Video Revver Google Video Metacafe DoGooder TV Many organizations and users don’t give a second thought to the rights you forfeit over the use of your […]
Podcasting, music and the law
Bad news for podcasters who want to abide by the law — it’ll cost you Guest post by Matt May ASCAP has updated its Internet licensing to reference podcasts — oh, excuse me, pod-casts. The move may have been intended to answer some questions as to the legality of using music in podcasts, but, as […]