YouTube question (one for the solicitors)

[ShockDiamonds]

What’s the rule with regards to using images/clips from websites or other companies in a vid? Am I allowed to do so provided I credit them either in the description, on the vid itself or both? Or really not at all? I assume the latter, but lately have seen lots of creators doing this, so presumably they’re all getting actual permission first?

[tim]

Copyright is copyright. IANAL.

[Mito Man]

You just get demonetised and the ad revenue goes straight to the people who own the original clip.

[integrale_evo]

Depends on your use of the clip.

[NotoriousREV]

There’s two answers to this: the proper legal answer and how Youtube and the lawyers acting on behalf of the copyright owner will treat it. The 2 aren’t often the same and YouTube themselves are massively inconsistent.

[ShockDiamonds]

Cheers. I'm basically creating clips using screen recorders of one or two used cars on the BMW website, and also putting up COVID-19 notices taken from dealer websites. Not actually using other people's vids from YT or anything. Still, the place the clips are created off isn't my own hence the question.

[integrale_evo]

There's a good video by Tom Scott on YouTube copyright issues, might be worth a look.

[ShockDiamonds]

Cheers will have a look