<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Jun 6, 2009, at 11:41 PM, C. Park Seward wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite">I use the excuses that Ted posted, </blockquote></div><div><br></div>I wouldn't call them "excuses." They are legally allowed uses of material that is otherwise under copyright protection.<div><br></div><div>Whether the "shoe fits" under a particular use is open to interpretation, depending on whether a copyright owner wants to make it the subject of any legal action or threat to do so.</div><div><br></div><div>The Copyright exemptions <i>don't </i>cover other rights or permissions, such as performance or synchronization rights to any music that may be involved, the right to use the likeness, image or voice of people seen or heard, and so forth.</div><div><br></div><div>There is a lot of stuff on YouTube that would be easy pickings for record companies or other content owners if they chose to spend the time/money to do so.</div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div><div><br></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div><div><div><div>Ted Langdell</div><div>Secretary</div><div>Skype: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>TedLangdell</div><div>e-mail:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</a></div></div></div></div> </div><br></div></body></html>