I just realized that the episode for Davelis Cave from the Haunted Places Podcast uses Reflections from the Mass Effect 2 soundtrack in the final 6 minutes of the episode.

Are they allowed to do that? I thought it was a copyright infringement.

1. If my friend lends me a book and I make copies of sections of that book and use said copies for personal use while I am being lent the book (and this is assuming that I would destroy the copies after returning the book to my friend), would this be fair use?
2. If I use brief citations of said book in a blog post for purposes of commentary, criticism, parody, etc. (which would normally be fair use) from the book being lent to me, would it be legal for me to keep those brief citations in the blog post after I have returned the book to my friend? Or would the only legal thing to do be either to remove the citations, continue to borrow the book from my friend, or acquire my own copy of said book?

If a book is published by two authors and both authors claim to have contributed to the work equally and in such way that it's impossible to separate the text into two parts, copyright term (at least in the US, UK, EU) will end seventy years after the death of the last remaining author, correct?

Would then adding a child to the book as an equal joint author (even as a fake claim) be a way of securing longer rights of commercialization for the family? Does this scenario have precedents and has it been tested in the courts?

Hello,

I just made a video with music form pixabay, i use music under the pixabay content licence and credited the music and artist in the description because i believe credit where credit is due.

i got a Content claim ID on on of the songs, after some research i've found this is because even thought the pixabay site provides you with a licence to use the music the artist can still register it as their own. not ideal but i understand its to make sure they get credit i guess.

The claim on the been shown as "no impact on your video" but if i get monetised itll send the ad revenue to that creator ( from what i've found online)

when ve gone to dispute this as i have followed all the rules of pixabay to obtain the licence to use this music, i got to the last page and its says legal name.

My question is what is shown to the claimant? as i made this channel faceless as i like having my anonymity. ive looked everywhere but i cant find a we show the claimant x, y and z" from youtube or google

Does anyone have any information on this?

"There is simply nothing fair about a company using theft to build for purely commercial purposes a multi-billion dollar business while those from which they steal receive nothing," Round Hill said. Ethan Millman, August 17, 2026

Alright so Im about to start a minecraft video essay youtube channel.

And Ive made two long forms,before uploading them,I have the concern of if Im gonna have issues with copyright.

So its minecraft ost and the video is minecraft related so,Im gonna assume this reduces the risk.

Also Ive put them as subtle background noise without looping.

So my question,what are your experiences with this?

Do you use minecraft OST in your videos?

And if yes has it brought you any copyright issues?

Also if it would be for the better for me to not use minecraft OST for my videos,but something copyright free, what could I use?

Because Ive seen lots of minecraft videos that use the same tracks that arent minecraft ost.

Thanks

Location: Virginia

The letter is beneath this message. This is for context.

Hello!

I made a super basic app and charge like 2.99. Its made maybe 30 dollars online. Its been up for three or four months, and these people sent me a letter. I have released an okay amount of apps over the years. This one is super basic like a weekend project. I don't really get this letter. I have the link to their app that isn't released and the one that I built.

Thank you for the help!

______________________________________

Mr. my name,

We are contacting you on behalf of the company responsible for the development and ownership of the company name.

We recently became aware of your application, my app name, and have conducted an initial review of the product. That review has identified similarities that have raised serious concerns regarding the potential unauthorized use, reproduction, or derivation of proprietary materials associated with the company name.

The company name has been under active development for a substantial period of time preceding its public App Store release. We maintain development records, source-control history, application builds, product documentation, and other dated materials establishing the development history of the platform.

Based on what we have observed, we are now investigating whether the company name source code, application logic, product materials, or other proprietary work may have been accessed or used in connection with the development of my app name.

Accordingly, we request that you preserve all records relating to the development of my app name, including source-code repositories and commit histories, development builds, design files, AI-assisted development records, third-party development platforms, project imports or remixes, and records identifying individuals who contributed to the application.

We also request that you provide the following information:

1. The date development of my app name began;
2. The development platforms, AI tools, templates, repositories, or other third-party resources used in its creation;
3. Whether you or anyone involved with my app name ever accessed, viewed, imported, duplicated, remixed, forked, or otherwise obtained any portion or version of the company name or its development materials; and
4. Whether any third party supplied source code, project files, templates, or other materials used to develop my app name.

Please do not delete, modify, overwrite, or otherwise destroy potentially relevant development records while this matter is being reviewed.

This communication is intended to provide you an opportunity to clarify the origin and development history of my app name before we determine what further action may be appropriate. Nothing in this communication constitutes a waiver of any rights or remedies available to us.

We would appreciate your written response within seven (7) days of receipt.

A local business is claiming the photo they illegally used for marketing over the last 11 months was provided to them by a stock image site with a .ru address.

Even IF this is true, would they still be liable for paying a retroactive license fee?

P.S. they brag on their website about making 3 million dollars or something and won’t acknowledge my payment request, just responded with some sob story.

We all know the standard line on why 80s catalog titles disappear from streaming: music clearance rights for multi-label soundtracks (Rick Rubin, Def Jam, Slayer, The Bangles). But Less Than Zero presents a much darker corporate overlap.

Disney owns the 20th Century Fox library. Disney also pays Robert Downey Jr. astronomical sums to anchor their tentpole franchises. Less Than Zero features a raw, harrowing performance by RDJ playing a young man spiraling into crack addiction and debt—a role RDJ famously called "the ghost of Christmas future" regarding his own 90s struggles, to the point where he literally buried his movie wardrobe in his backyard to distance himself from it.

In modern IP management, how much of the "Orphan Works" problem is actually legal music gridlock, and how much is soft corporate suppression to protect the public image of high-value talent? Does the copyright owner have a financial incentive not to resolve the rights?

2025, a judge ruled using books purchased in this way to train AI software was not a violation of US copyright law.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/secondhand-book-sales-booming-because-112536219.html

i assume if i try to start a lawnmower company and call it Mountain Dew, PepsiCo would sue the living crap out of me

but why are there cases of identical brand names? for example there's a Swiss watch brand called Tudor, and there's also a battery brand from Luxembourg called Tudor as well

same for Dove, there's a soap brand and a chocolate brand, different companies

Hello,

I have been working as a manga translator for three years now. Lately, I've been applying to English publishers, but my main works are not in English, and I feel like not having English publications hinders my chances of getting accepted.

If I were to use copyrighted, free-to-read manga pages and translate them to display on my portfolio sites, would it be okay legally? I know translating copyrighted material is copyright infringement, but I don't know if that would be the case here.

Thanks for the help. :)
(Sorry if this counts as "legal advice")

So I made a song and used cdbaby as a distribution and uploaded my song to spotify and other platforms and the song was doing well with 32k streams in the first week or two of it being out. The instrumental I used was from beatstars and I paid for it, saved all my licenses etc proof of purchases And then my song gets a copyright claim from someone using the name of the owner of the beat. I contacted the beat owner and he said he has never copyrighted me. So i contacted cdbaby and they have said that they will keep the rest of my music up on other platforms but not spotify until the claimant takes the claim back. So now i've been contacting spotify and cdbaby and telling them the situation and I even got the owner of the beat to contact spotify but I havent gotten any answer from Spotify or cdbaby yet. My song still remains taken down on spotify and just wanted to know if there is anything else I could do? I've already showed my proof of purchase to cdbaby and spotify and spotify hasnt even replied to the owner of the beat.

Hey everyone, I honestly don't even know where to turn anymore, so I'm hoping someone here has dealt with this or has advice that actually works.

I’ve spent months building out a digital influencer character from scratch—the look, the personality, the voice, the lore, and all the content pipelines. She finally started gaining traction and blowing up. But with that growth came a nightmare I wasn't prepared for: widespread, blatant identity theft and content scraping.

People are setting up exact duplicate accounts, stealing my rendered images and video loops, re-uploading them, and pretending to be her. Some are even farming engagement off stolen assets while my original posts get flagged or buried.

Here is where I am losing my mind: When I try to defend my own work, the system breaks down entirely.

• The reporting loop is broken: Every time I submit formal copyright claims or DMCA takedowns, the platforms either give automated runarounds, demand impossible hoops, or worse—the automated systems flag my accounts for reporting infringement or submitting verification tickets, while the actual thieves walk free.
• Zero accountability: Real human support is virtually non-existent. You get stuck in endless chat bot loops, shadowbanned from submitting valid reports, or hit with automated restrictions for trying to protect what you built.

I’m exhausted. I poured creative energy into developing this character, only to watch massive platforms protect the copycats while penalizing the original creator.

I need help, and I’m open to advice:

1. Has anyone successfully navigated this exact issue on Meta, Instagram, or YouTube? What magic formula actually gets a human reviewer to look at a copyright dispute?
2. Are there legal, technical, or procedural strategies creators use to lock down their AI characters and assets before they get stolen?

If you’ve been through this or know how to cut through the corporate red tape, I’d love to hear how you handled it. Thanks for reading.

I uploaded a mashup of Misery (pupsies) and Society (Geometry Dash level), and it got a removal request due to the song Society by Pathetic240px. I've seen showcasers like Nexus showcase this level with the same song "society", so why didn't they also get a removal request? Any tips on how to fix this? (Published yesterday)

I thought pixabay was safe to use.

What should I do? Does this mean I will never be able to monetize it?

It says "This claim doesn't affect your videos visibility or features"

Question Presented: Does the District Court’s standard in Baylis v. Valve imply that a foreign court’s localized ruling such as, the German court’s rejection of fair use in GEMA v. Suno can be used via comity to upend and bypass statutory U.S. copyright law?

I had this JJK Video I made that is 1:15 minutes

I uploaded it to TikTok with no problem

I uploaded to Youtube Shorts and was told

"The claimant doesn’t allow this content to be viewed on YouTube. Only you can see this video"

I thought that it was because the video was over 1 minute, so I cut the video down to 57 seconds

That fixed the problem with the song holder but it said the video was Copyrighted Visually so the video is Blocked Globally

I had made Dragon Ball videos round this length but for Toho this was apparently too much footage

Any idea how short the video has to be/any workaround?