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I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this yet: why is imgur allowed to use copyrighted material to promote this new feature? I'm pretty certain they didn't get pe

• bbayer 12y ago
  I think existing copyright law allows this kind of usage. Please refer to Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 107. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use
  • karl_gluck 12y ago
    That's exactly my point -- (editing clarification) that the Copyright Act does not consider this fair use. From the article you referenced, "A key consideration is the extent to which the use is interpreted as <transformative>, as opposed to merely <derivative>." These are not parodies, being used for education or being used for critical analysis of the subject.
    • Dylan16807 12y ago
      It doesn't have to be. Parody and education are the situations where you can pretty much use the entire thing... but they're not using the entire thing.
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• jawns 12y ago
  No immunity if you know it's copyrighted material and don't immediately remove.
• octo_t 12y ago
  part of the balancing test is the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; I don't think anyone can (reasonably) claim that a 10-20 second long clip (with no sound) is an any way a substantial portion of a ninety minute film.
• tdicola 12y ago
  Came to post this too--it's funny but will surely be DMCA taken down.
• gcb0 12y ago
  because it worked for youtube