Writer sues Illumination over Migration; South Africa fair use bill becomes law; YouTuber faces over 3,000 copyright claims.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/06/30/3-count-migration-dispute/

#Copyright #Migration #SouthAfrica #FairUse #YouTube

Anyone have a contact in #Alphabet / #Google / #YouTube who could help Angela of #ParkrosePermaculture defend against a campaign of clearly malicious and vexatious abuses of the #copyrightStrike system?

Or maybe if someone's in contact with Steve Burke of #GamersNexus, or with #LouisRossmann, each of whom have dealt with this before, one of them could advise?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=962PcnCWp2c

#censorship #copyright #lawFedi #fairUse

Unser Recht schützt die Geldgier.
Daher musste ein kostenloser Dienst an der Gemeinschaft nämlich fyyd.de , die richtig gut kuratierte Podcastsammlung jetzt schließen.

Auslöser ist die Abmahnung wegen eines Logos eines NDR Podcasts.
Das Logo ist ja mit Fernsehgebühren finanziert worden.
Heißt es nicht public Money public Logo?

Danke an @eazy für die wunderbaren Jahre mit fyyd.de die du uns geschenkt hast.

https://chaos.social/@eazy/116812185845386955

#abmahnAbzocke #dankefürnichtsVoss #fairuse #fyyd

#SRF:
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KI-Firmen kaufen Antiquariate leer – und vernichten die Bücher
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"Palettenweise wandern Sachbücher u. Romane aus europ. Antiquariaten in die USA. Dahinter stecken mutmasslich KI-Unternehmen: Sie nutzen gedruckte Bücher als Rohdaten .. werfen sie nach dem Scannen in die Tonne .. Kulturgut geht .. verloren."

https://www.srf.ch/kultur/gesellschaft-religion/jagd-auf-alte-buecher-ki-firmen-kaufen-antiquariate-leer-und-vernichten-die-buecher

17.6.2026

#Abhängigkeit #AI #Antiquariat #Buch #Digitalisierung #Europa #FairUse #KI #Kultur #Kulturgut #Macht #Urheberrecht #USA #ZoomBooks #Zugänglichkeit

EFF Thanks SerpApi For Helping Us Protect Free Speech Online

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/eff-thanks-serpapi-helping-us-protect-free-speech-online

#FreeSpeech #FairUse

Fair use laws. (u.s variant.)

They give some limited legal permission to use copyrighted content without permission. But what exactly do they mean and how do you know if your actual use case applies for that fair use protection.

There are four general factors.
1. purpose and character

a. transformative use: potentially remixes, mashups memes could apply here.

b. Educational, research, criticism, news reporting, and parody are strongly favored legally. I could legally post an image of anything copyrighted if I'm reporting on something, commentating, or making some type of statement.

2. Nature of the Copyrighted Work
This looks at the original work itself.

Using material from factual works (like biographies, news articles, or scientific papers) is likely to be considered fair use than using material from highly creative works (like fictional movies, novels, poems, or music).

However, you can reduce the risks by cropping and using a smaller ammountof the content in question.

3. Amount and Substantiality of the Portion Used
This examines how much of the original work you took.

a. Quantity: Using a tiny snippet (like a few seconds of a video) is more likely to be fair use than using the entire thing. This could also apply to cropping out portions of an original image.

b. Quality ("Heart of the Work"): Even if you only take a small piece, if that piece is the most memorable, important, or central part of the work, this factor can weigh against fair use legally.

4. Effect of the Use Upon the Potential Market

This looks at the financial impact on the original creator.

If your use is a direct substitute for the original work—meaning people would buy or watch your version instead of purchasing the original—it is rarely considered #fairuse

in most cases you need more then one factor to be on your side. Aim for as many as you can. #copyright #dmca

Enshittification Merch That Actually Fights Enshittification

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/enshittification-merch-actually-fights-enshittification

#Creativity&Innovation #Competition #FairUse #BigTech

Tell Congress: Just Say No to NO FAKES

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/tell-congress-just-say-no-no-fakes

#Creativity&Innovation #FairUse