_number8_@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoUniversal Music says that it will pull its song catalog from TikTok tomorrow at midnight, as the companies are unable to reach a deal on rights. Huge implications.twitter.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down118
arrow-up1298arrow-down1external-linkUniversal Music says that it will pull its song catalog from TikTok tomorrow at midnight, as the companies are unable to reach a deal on rights. Huge implications.twitter.com_number8_@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareLightdm@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down10·9 months agoNo, they just put it as background music in their videos, but didn’t actually pay for it. I would guess it constitutes fair use?
minus-squarePapaStevesy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59arrow-down5·9 months agoLuckily, copyright law is based on guesses!
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down5·9 months agoFair use is context based. There is no simple yes or no answer.
minus-squareSyntha@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·9 months agoIn this case there is. Background music is not fair use.
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·9 months agoAnd 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.
minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): this sketch is a parody this scene from the O. C. Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
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?
Luckily, copyright law is based on guesses!
No
Fair use is context based. There is no simple yes or no answer.
In this case there is. Background music is not fair use.
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.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
this sketch is a parody
this scene from the O. C.
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.