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Whether you're a local artist composing your own music or a massive studio filming the next blockbuster all

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Creators should understand how copyright public domain and fair use affect their work

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Although these legal concepts can be somewhat confusing. We are here to break things down into easily understood language

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Keep in mind that this video should not be taken as legal advice. Also, we'll be focusing on copyright in the United States

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Copyright is the concept that original works such as writing photos or music

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Belong to the people who create them and that you cannot use

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Copy modify or publish that work without permission if you violate copyright

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It's called copyright infringement. And you may face steep consequences such as lawsuits or criminal charges

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The vast majority of movies music books photos and other types of popular media are protected by copyright

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Generally those copyrights last for the lifetime of the creator plus 70 years after their death

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however, the duration of a copyright can vary due to its publication date and

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ever-changing copyright laws

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When a work has no copyright protection, it enters the public domain

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Content in the public domain can be used

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modified and published without permission or restriction

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This includes all works published prior to 1923 as well as works with expired copyrights

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creators can also place their content in the public domain if they desire

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Although you normally need permission to use copyrighted material in your own work. There is an exception called fair use

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Fair use allows you to use brief portions of copyrighted works without permission for certain types of use such as criticism

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teaching or news reporting

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However, fair use can get tricky

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for instance

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You may not be able to claim fair use if you use the copyrighted work for a commercial purpose or take too much of it

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When in doubt always?

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Respect the creator's copyright and use as much of your own material as possible to avoid issues

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although copyright public domain and fair use can seem like giant complicated subjects

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You should now have a better understanding of the basics

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