Legality of Re-Dubbing the Audio Portion of a Video
Hello, and thanks in advance for taking the time to look at this question.
I'm questioning the legality of editing a copyrighted video and changing the audio track to something else -- mainly, making a comedy out of serious TV show by changing the audio track so that the actors seem to say things that are funny, rather than the serious things they said in the actual show.
From what I understand from doing my own research, it would be illegal to use old TV shows without the permission of the copyright holder. I wonder about it though, because I see things like this on YouTube all the time and they don't seem to be getting taken down. Why might this be? Is there a way that this falls under fair use as a parody? Is there some duration of video clip that is legal to use?
Also, is there a time limit on how long a video might be protected? From what I've read, US Copyright extends for 70 years after the death of the author -- which would mean that almost all videos would be subject to this.
I'm interested in creating some comedic parody like this, but I want to make sure it's actually legal and isn't going to get me sued.
Thanks again.
Re: Legality of Re-Dubbing the Audio Portion of a Video
There are many copyright violations on YouTube, yes. But as mommy told you, the fact that your friends are all throwing stones at the vacant building and breaking its windows doesn't mean it's okay for you to do so.
You're correct that, with current extensions, pretty much any video you can lay your hands on is under somebody's copyright.
Re: Legality of Re-Dubbing the Audio Portion of a Video
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There are many copyright violations on YouTube, yes. But as mommy told you, the fact that your friends are all throwing stones at the vacant building and breaking its windows doesn't mean it's okay for you to do so.
You're correct that, with current extensions, pretty much any video you can lay your hands on is under somebody's copyright.
Thanks for the reply.
I'm wondering if there are any circumstances that this would fall under fair use. For instance, say I'm using the video with different audio in a way that makes fun of the original work. Would this fall under fair use for parody and not require permission?