As someone who has been dragged through the legal system over the last 4 years (on a different matter unrelated to fair use) I can tell you it has nothing to do with wether it not the use of the material is covered under "Fair Use." It has everything to do with you financial ability to defend it in a long drawn out court case.
Mike
On Jun 29, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Dylan Reeve wrote:
> It's hard to imagine the video would work as well without that track.
>
> Copyright is a bitch sometimes - clearly by the letter of the law the use of
> the music is an infringement. Fair use probably doesn't apply really (and is
> a principle that is missing in many country's copyright law anyway). Jefery
> Harrell has is making no commercial gain from his use of the music though so
> it's certainly at the minor end of the spectrum.
>
> Dylan Reeve
> http://dylanreeve.com/
>
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