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Universal Music says that it will pull its song catalog from TikTok tomorrow at midnight, as the companies are unable to reach a deal on rights. Huge implications. (twitter.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No, they just put it as background music in their videos, but didn't actually pay for it. I would guess it constitutes fair use?

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Fair use is context based. There is no simple yes or no answer.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In this case there is. Background music is not fair use.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And in many cases it's not. But not in all cases. For example, this sketch is a parody of this scene from the O. C.. It uses copyrighted music as background. Parody is fair use.

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