Reply #45: I didn't say it was LIMITED to educational use!

[Atman]

It is one of the factors, that is what I said, same as you. And while there is no set number of seconds, it is generally accepted to be about five, especially if the section being used doesn't necessarily have to adhere to a set length (ie, you are reporting on a ten second clip, you can obviously show ten seconds).

The trouble is, different people here talking about different things. You are trying to help people on this thread believe that they can copy anyone else's intellectual property and as long as they think it's fair, it's okay to use. Not the case. "Fair use" was not intended to allow people to make mash-ups and upload their own videos to You Tube, as so many here seem to believe. It's intent was to allow for the uses you and I are both basically agreeing on -- editorial usage, reviews, commentary, etc, NOT for any kid with a PC to do a Google image search and create their own videos.

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