Hi Dawn,

I’m not sure this answers your question, but I found the following on YouTube itself:

“It is your responsibility to verify that a work is indeed in the public domain before you upload it to YouTube.”  So in theory, everything viewed on YouTube is in the public domain and can be viewed.  If YouTube receives a copyright complaint, a video is taken down.

I also found this:

“YouTube cannot grant you the rights to use content that has already been uploaded to the site. If you wish to use someone else’s YouTube video, you may want to reach out to them via our messaging feature.”  By “use” they mean take someone’s video and use part of it to create your own video.

Hope this helps,

Tracy Earnshaw

Library Media Specialist

Coginchaug Regional High School

P.O. Box 280

135 Pickett Lane

Durham, CT 06422

(860) 349-7215

(860) 349-7218 (fax)

From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces+tearnshaw=rsd13.org@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Dawn Zillich
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 11:26 AM
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Subject: [CASL-L] Youtube and copyright

Does anyone have a legitimate source they can share regarding fair use of viewing movies on Youtube? I’m having a discussion later today with a teacher and want to make sure I’m crafting my message correctly. The teacher seems to think that all movies posted on Youtube are fair use and I don’t agree, please advise.

Thanks,

Dawn M. Zillich, librarian

St. Paul Catholic High School

"Until it is clear that a library is the portal of learning, students will be without the means to accomplish their essential, lonely task. Libraries are the common intellectual meeting ground of individualized learners,"  -- Diane Ravitch, education historian/policy analyst, and NYU professor.