

Through this initiative, YouTube indemnifies creators whose fair use videos have been subject to takedown notices for up to $1 million of legal costs in the event the takedown results in a copyright infringement lawsuit. In rare cases, we’ve asked creators to join an initiative that protects some examples of “fair use” on YouTube from copyright takedown requests. Because of this, we often ask copyright owners to confirm they’ve done this analysis. Courts have decided that copyright owners must consider fair use before they send a copyright takedown notice. Sometimes these requests target videos that seem like clear examples of fair use. YouTube gets many takedown requests to remove videos that copyright owners claim are infringing under copyright law. Works that create new meaning for the source material may be considered fair use. The remixes create a new message about the effect of provocative rhetoric in times of economic crisis. This remix combines short excerpts from different source materials. "Donald Duck Meets Glenn Beck in Right Wing Radio Duck" Example of fair use Donald Duck Meets Glenn Beck in Right Wing Radio Duck

Courts have sometimes made an exception under this factor in cases involving parodies. Uses that harm the copyright owner’s ability to profit from their original work are less likely to be fair uses.
