California
Let me explain the situation in a nutshell before asking for help.
A few years ago, my freshman year in high school I made these little short videos called AMV's, AMV standing for Anime Music Videos. What that is is an independently (or may be collaborated with a friend) music video containing clips of a japanese cartoon(usually a japanese cartoon) with music edited together to create a synced video. Purely for creative use, testing skill and sharing/"teaching" video editing abilities and techniques.
I uploaded such a video onto youtube that contained copyrighted materal from Warner Music Group. Today I wanted to watch my video over youtube, and I find that it was taken down due to a copyright claim from WMG.
Now, this is my "argument".
This piece should fall under the fair use act, as it is a demonstration of skill and was uploaded for the intention of criticism. No money is being made, nothing is being sold, and no advertising is linked or associated with the piece.
I quote § 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
"(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;"
I wish to dispute the copyright claim with Youtube in order to get my video back up. What would be ideal to state in the dispute?
Unless I am completely in the wrong in this situation. Which I hope for my creativity sake, I'm not.
Thank you.
Let me explain the situation in a nutshell before asking for help.
A few years ago, my freshman year in high school I made these little short videos called AMV's, AMV standing for Anime Music Videos. What that is is an independently (or may be collaborated with a friend) music video containing clips of a japanese cartoon(usually a japanese cartoon) with music edited together to create a synced video. Purely for creative use, testing skill and sharing/"teaching" video editing abilities and techniques.
I uploaded such a video onto youtube that contained copyrighted materal from Warner Music Group. Today I wanted to watch my video over youtube, and I find that it was taken down due to a copyright claim from WMG.
Now, this is my "argument".
This piece should fall under the fair use act, as it is a demonstration of skill and was uploaded for the intention of criticism. No money is being made, nothing is being sold, and no advertising is linked or associated with the piece.
I quote § 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
"(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;"
I wish to dispute the copyright claim with Youtube in order to get my video back up. What would be ideal to state in the dispute?
Unless I am completely in the wrong in this situation. Which I hope for my creativity sake, I'm not.
Thank you.