Is a parody illegal? o.O

[kami]

Parody falls under "fair use" however "fair use" is fairly ambiguous and really only courts can officially decide what is/isn't fair use. If the content you create is completely your own and poking fun at the source content, that should fall under fair use.

If you're willing to fight the battle, you can dispute it, sometimes YT picks up on things that it thinks are infringement when they are not. If it rejects you, you may want to look into what company it is you're parodying from, since many typically don't like others making money from "their work", regardless of fair use. (Greedy mean peeps abusing the system xc) However, it may be worth it to either elevate the dispute or contact someone in the company directly.

I think it is more to "copy" if you make a game video.

That's the main reason why gamers make commentary as that's another type of fair use.

"Section 107 contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered fair, such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research."
via copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

If they aren't covered by fair use protection, as mentioned Palidor, they'll often just get a license or form some agreement with the company. There are also some companies that promote game play videos and will not come down on you regardless. You'd have to do more research on how picky companies are to know how to deal with them.

 

[offbeatbryce]

Bart baker make so many song parodies, I think he must be paying them for license!

Bart Baker would not be given a license for the songs he's doing. He basically names calls the celebrities. No manger or publisher would authorize him a license for that[DOUBLEPOST=1430090774,1430090704][/DOUBLEPOST]

Hi everybody,

My friend and I have currently made three parodies. Each time, YouTube said that we do not have rights and therefore the videos do not make money for our benefit. Can it really be true?

We have even made both video and music. I think maybe it's because YouTube can see similarities between our song and the original. But then there is a bug in their system, I have tried to dismiss their claim on the rights three times. But it has been rejected every time.

Anybody with the same problem??

If you want to know more about this. Email me offbeatbryce@gmail.com I can provide you with information on parody etc. It's very complex[DOUBLEPOST=1430091035][/DOUBLEPOST]

Parody falls under "fair use" however "fair use" is fairly ambiguous and really only courts can officially decide what is/isn't fair use. If the content you create is completely your own and poking fun at the source content, that should fall under fair use.



If you're willing to fight the battle, you can dispute it, sometimes YT picks up on things that it thinks are infringement when they are not. If it rejects you, you may want to look into what company it is you're parodying from, since many typically don't like others making money from "their work", regardless of fair use. (Greedy mean peeps abusing the system xc) However, it may be worth it to either elevate the dispute or contact someone in the company directly.


That's the main reason why gamers make commentary as that's another type of fair use.

"Section 107 contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered fair, such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research."
via copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

If they aren't covered by fair use protection, as mentioned Palidor, they'll often just get a license or form some agreement with the company. There are also some companies that promote game play videos and will not come down on you regardless. You'd have to do more research on how picky companies are to know how to deal with them.

Fair Use is only Parody if you comment or poke fun of the source as mentioned in this Quoted text. Weird Al actually does Satire/Parody which is half Fair Use Half Not. Meaning he can't get away with what he does.

His Eat It parody of Michael Jackson is Satire. It pokes fun at the culture of Eating. It would only be Truly Parody if he mentioned Michael Jackson. Some can argue his accordion is poking fun at the source or some funny sound effects. In all honestly he's using almost the whole song. This totally throws Fair Use out of the water. Fair Use is taking only what you need and short segments to make it funny.[DOUBLEPOST=1430091113][/DOUBLEPOST]

I think it's okay as a number of people do it. I just think you can't earn profit from it.

You can say that. Some companies still go after you if you don't make any money. AKA Shane Dawson

 

[notingnow]

Actually my biggest problem isn't that I can't make profit of the videos. Our number 2 parody of Hey Brother is banned to be played on mobile devices because of the rights? What??

This is costing a lot of views. Can anybody explain that/experienced that?

 

[offbeatbryce]

Actually my biggest problem isn't that I can't make profit of the videos. Our number 2 parody of Hey Brother is banned to be played on mobile devices because of the rights? What??

This is costing a lot of views. Can anybody explain that/experienced that?

YouTube does not know/care if you have done anything Fair Use. The owner of the song cares. If they don't want you make a parody they can go after you.