YouTube YT policy on copyrighted stuff

[AleksandarUra]

Hello Freedomers!

I'm planing on making a series of "Top 5 cartoons series" (it will probably have 4-5 episodes at least) that are mostly unknown in my country, and I need a little help regarding YT policy on copyrighted stuff.
I know they dont care about screenshots from the shows, but im concerned about intros. I would post them, but without sound from the actual show. The original sound will be muted, and I'll do the talking, with some editing (effects, transitions etc) inbetween.

Will YT strike me where I stand or will they let it slide?

 

[LW]

Hello Freedomers!

I'm planing on making a series of "Top 5 cartoons series" (it will probably have 4-5 episodes at least) that are mostly unknown in my country, and I need a little help regarding YT policy on copyrighted stuff.
I know they dont care about screenshots from the shows, but im concerned about intros. I would post them, but without sound from the actual show. The original sound will be muted, and I'll do the talking, with some editing (effects, transitions etc) inbetween.

Will YT strike me where I stand or will they let it slide?

This sounds like a Fair Use question.

Here's the thing: You can use some content from these shows, though your own content should make up most of the video still if you don't want to get in trouble for Copyright. Just playing intros and showing screenshots for the entirety of the video may not get you through as Fair Use. The definition of Fair Use is as following:

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17 U.S.C. § 106 and 17 U.S.C. § 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include:

1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

Basically you will need to add more of your own content than you use Copyrighted Content without devaluing it and you'll have a strong defense to use these clips in your video.

 

[AleksandarUra]

Thanks!
Ok, so - more Original The Content, got it. I'll try and put something that will not trigger the YT storm troopers on me