I have a blog and once a month will write a post about an visual artist that has inspired me. I would like to post examples of their artwork. Their given credit, its about them, would this be fair use?

Both guest and host are revealing their incredible disregard for what it means to be an independent artist. It is hard enough to be an artist of principle, without having pop stars copying your moves EXACTLY, and giving NO CREDIT, even on an informal basis! It's not a question of money for Beyonce, she and her producers have more than enough to pay for royalties - it has everything to do with STEALING the blood, sweat, and tears of underpaid artists, and claiming that she thought of this herself! HOW COULD ONE BE SO CALLOUS?! And dear God, Keersmaeker is still alive, just barely 50, WHY NOT send an email, saying, "thanks, you're an inspiration to me"? I have often responded to Soundcheck with embarrassment, but seldom have I responded with such immediate disgust. PLEASE don't ever invite Aufderheide back ever again, or I might have to lodge an ant-Soundcheck campaign at OWS!!!!!

so i guess, elvis presley, must have been the "rudest" of all. talk about shameless, "appropriation", of black culture and music.

Your guest talks about "fair use rights." Most copyright lawyers, for both rights owners and users, will advise that fair use is a defense to an infringement suit, it is not an affirmative right. Although, maybe it should be.

The Beatles comment is surely questionable. Presently Yoko Ono wont allow Sesame Street to publish or release Sesame versions of Beatles songs.

I think it's important to clarify that "Fair Use" is not a type of use, nor is it a right, rather it is a defense to an allegation of copyright infringement.

Your guest talks about "fair use rights." Most copyright lawyers, for both rights owners and users, will advise that fair use is a defense to an infringement suit, it is not an affirmative right. Although, maybe it should be.

Blurred logos on hats and t-shirts on TV shows: Really necessary?

In an interview "Weird" Al explained that he always asks permission and always pays royalties.

re fair use:
What about in a movie about a woman with super short term memory (less than 5 minutes) a scene where she's miraculously having another birthday and the song "Happy Birthday" is sung. Is using that song a fair use, or do royalties have to be paid?

re fair use:
What about in a movie about a woman with super short term memory (less than 5 minutes) a scene where she's miraculously having another birthday and the song "Happy Birthday" is sung. Is using that song a fair use, or do royalties have to be paid?

when does a remix constitute fair use?

If a powerful group wants to, can they tie up a work in the courts in order to keep it off the airwaves for a while? My example is a youtube cartoon Im working on that will use real people voice & words (Speaker Boener for example) to make a strong political statement)

"The Copyright Act" should have been named "The Lawyers Eternal Employment Act".

Here we go.. more stories in the media down playing copyright law. It's not about culture.. it's about artists making a living. This woman's an idiot. There are very clear rules for 'fairuse".

And the host's snarkiness on the topic is pathetic.

Isn't the extension of copyright in large part due to the political influence of Disney Corp., which lobbies to keep Mickey Mouse and other classic Disney characters copyrighted, which were copyrighted in the late 1920s and 1930s and should have gone public domain long ago?

When I have as many lawyers as Beyonce, I'll delved into "Fair Use". Until then I'm going to avoid the Cease and Desist orders...