i’m secretly a lawyer
Recently, YouTube blocked one of the videos I uploaded from playing in “247 countries”. That’s like all of them. Thanks YouTube.
they got them in alphabetical order too
So here’s what I sent back.
I believe that my video’s use of “Die Antwoord-Daddy” constitutes fair use for the following reasons:> 1. Purpose of the use: This video is non-commercial (the event was free, and this video is freely viewable), and it is transformative: it provides new, novel dance choreography created entirely by UC Berkeley students.> 2. The amount of the portion used: This video of a dance performance only uses a small section of the original work — the part that the students created choreography for.> 3. Effect on the market of the copyrighted work: The market of the copyrighted work will not be negatively affected — there is loud clapping from the audience, so nobody would listen to the audio by itself. In fact, it is more likely that viewers will then go out and purchase the song so that they can listen to it by themselves.> In short, this is a recording of a free dance performance featuring student-created choreography, intended only for educational purposes of teaching newer generations of dancers about how to dance to music like “Die Antwoord-Daddy.” Because it is a transformative use of the song, and for all the reasons stated above, I believe this constitutes fair use.
Mic. Drop.