I want to begin a YouTube channel where I analyze movies and video games. Is it illegal/poor ethics to take footage from a Let's Play of a game, credit it properly, and use said footage instead of capturing my own? Is it transformative enough to edit a Let's Play to analyze the game?
>>18600532
I don't know if it is poor ethics, I am aspie so people often are angry at me for my poor social skills. I of course don't explain but they should relax.
It should be legal to use others material, copyright laws are always abused. Crediting them is ideal though
>>18600532
Give credit where its due in the footnotes, and you'll be in the clear.
>>18600532
It's safer to just record your own footage Or have someone do it for you. Post channel
>>18600532
As long as you add something and give credit it's all good.
Google "nutnfancy abridged"
>>18600532
It's not a matter of ethics. It's a matter of violating copyright law.
"Fair Use" in reviews has been legally defined for texts as "about 300 words". I don't know if there is case law for film og online. Google "fair use" to see. I suspect that clips of 30 seconds or less would get by.
>>18600532
You could also look for Creative Commons licenced LPs, but that's probably rare.
>>18600532
1. I would just use trailer/teaser footage, and screenshots/artwork.
2. This idea has been done before on Youtube, thousands of times.