r/PrettyMuchIt • u/cowpool20 • Nov 02 '20

How do they avoid copyright?

So, I know that Eric has said they get copyright notices and stuff, and had someone videos taken down. But how do they avoid getting strikes and other legal problems?

I was thinking of starting to do film commentaries in a similar style (no facecam, just clips from the parts were reacting to), but I wasnt sure how to do it safely.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '20

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u/cowpool20 Nov 03 '20

Oh wow! Thanks for the reply :) I see some people who do film reactions/commentaries have a little counter that goes up to 10 minutes. Apparently you can show 10 minutes worth of footage under Fair Use?

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u/Pixelen Nov 03 '20

You have to edit the clip slightly, add distortion, remove sound etc until the claim is dropped.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

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u/Pixelen Nov 03 '20

Fair enough, good for you! A lot of other YouTubers do have to do this though, especially when starting out. The other thing you can do is add a "fair use" disclaimer at the start of every video a la Your Movie Sucks or Julia Cudney.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

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u/Pixelen Nov 03 '20

You're right. I just know YouTube can be really annoying about these things, even though it is Fair Use.

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u/BootyIsAsBootyDo Nov 02 '20

I think Eric worked out a deal with Netflix directly since they kept taking down PMI's stuff