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I agree with what other repliers have said, that there's a difference between footage recorded by bystanders, versus footage produced by the actual attacker, wh
by danso 8y ago
I agree with what other repliers have said, that there's a difference between footage recorded by bystanders, versus footage produced by the actual attacker, who stands to gain by having that footage disseminated.
That said, it is interesting to me how platforms are going to deal with transformative "fair use" cases. The obvious scenario is news coverage which excerpts/screenshots the video. But I've also seen clips of the raw footage being shared by Muslim/Arabic-speaking groups on Twitter, seemingly in the context of wanting to point out to their community the horrific reality they face. It being Twitter, the posts are visible to the world even if it's meant for a specific audience. I didn't bookmark the tweet, but I assume these videos got taken down. But I wonder if the users faced different sanctions. They are significantly different in situtation than those sharing the video to glorify the shooter.