@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years agoUniversal Music says that it will pull its song catalog from TikTok tomorrow at midnight, as the companies are unable to reach a deal on rights. Huge implications.twitter.commessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1319arrow-down117
arrow-up1302arrow-down1external-linkUniversal Music says that it will pull its song catalog from TikTok tomorrow at midnight, as the companies are unable to reach a deal on rights. Huge implications.twitter.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•2 years agoNo, they just put it as background music in their videos, but didn’t actually pay for it. I would guess it constitutes fair use?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish54•2 years agoLuckily, copyright law is based on guesses!
minus-squareFaceDeerlinkfedilink12•2 years agoFair use is context based. There is no simple yes or no answer.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•2 years agoIn this case there is. Background music is not fair use.
minus-squareFaceDeerlinkfedilink3•2 years agoAnd in many cases it’s not. But not in all cases. For example, this sketch is a parody of this scene from the O. C.. It uses copyrighted music as background. Parody is fair use.
minus-square@[email protected]BlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): this sketch is a parody this scene from the O. C. Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
No, they just put it as background music in their videos, but didn’t actually pay for it. I would guess it constitutes fair use?
Luckily, copyright law is based on guesses!
No
Fair use is context based. There is no simple yes or no answer.
In this case there is. Background music is not fair use.
And in many cases it’s not. But not in all cases. For example, this sketch is a parody of this scene from the O. C.. It uses copyrighted music as background. Parody is fair use.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
this sketch is a parody
this scene from the O. C.
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.