No, the law is wildly inconsistent. For example, using part of a song in another song is not protected. Using a photograph in a painting is protected. Using a p

No, the law is wildly inconsistent. For example, using part of a song in another song is not protected. Using a photograph in a painting is protected. Using a photograph in a video may be protected, but this video apparently won't be the one to tell us. I know wikipedia isn't the best source, but i think it's good enough to show there is no accepted standard across media types. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collage