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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 53 points 9 months ago

Luckily, copyright law is based on guesses!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fair use is context based. There is no simple yes or no answer.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In this case there is. Background music is not fair use.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

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