First docu style video tips

Uh, it seems entirely made from footage that was created by, paid for, and owned by other people. What gives you the right?
 
I will release the video under the "Fair use" policy.

99% of your video is made up of other people's work, That is not fair use.
Most people on this forum are content creators ourselves and should be concerned about your blatant stealing of footage that does not belong to you. Okay, if you were reviewing the films you have stolen from, or doing a documentary about one of the actors in the films, or something tlike that, MAYBE that might be considered fair use. But you are just grabbing a bunch of footage from famous films and using pieces of it as stock footage to cover a story that has nothing whatsoever to do with the films you have stolen from. That is not fair use and I hope YouTube shuts it down or someone sues you. But beyond that, you need to step back and think about your own ethics. You are using the work of other people without their permission and without compensating them.

Please point me to an official "fair use" policy that condones what you are doing. I'd love to read it.
 
I'm not going to watch that other video.
But, just because someone else is doing something similar, that is clearly unethical and potentially illegal, is that really all the justification you need to do the same thing? If so, your mother did not raise you very well.

What would you do if you found someone using 30 minutes of your content to cover 90% of their video. Would that make you happy? And even if your answer is yes, that doesn't mean it is right for your to do it to someone else unless they also tell you yes.

I think you know you are doing something wrong but you think you can get away with it so you don't care.
 
We may just agree to disagree, I am just following/applying the rules. Lets leave it at that. Any other feedback that does not have anything to do with law interpretation?
 
We may just agree to disagree, I am just following/applying the rules. Lets leave it at that. Any other feedback that does not have anything to do with law interpretation?

No, we cannot just agree to disagree.

I'm happy to make this my final post on the topic. I have no feedback for you about the work as a whole. In my opinion, you are committing a crime, or at least doing something highly unethical by ripping off footage from so many films. So, asking us to comment on how well you are committing that illegal/unthical act seems a little strange. It's kind of like a plagiarist who didn't write the actual words, asking people to comment on his choice of fonts and formatting. Hey, maybe you'll want to publish a coffee table photo book next that is made up of other people's photos you found on the web. What's the difference?


In my opinion, you are in violation of at least three of the four factors.

I'm out.
 
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