How do some YouTubers keep uploading football and TV clips without copyright infringement issues?

Originally Answered: How do some YouTubers keep uploading football and sports clips without copyrights infringement issues? This happens because the people who own the original clips dont care what is done with those clips.

Is posting NBA highlights on YouTube legal?

Sports highlight videos, posted without permission of the sports league, are copyright infringement. Not all copyright infringement is enforced by the copyright holders.

Are NFL highlights copyrighted?

Is it legal to create a video compilation from copyrighted videos?

For these, the answer is generally no, even under the relatively loose copyright laws in the US. In the US, we have something called the “Fair Use defense.” It only applies after you’ve been sued (although places like YouTube also try to apply a similar standard if the owner complains.

Can I use NBA clips on YouTube?

You can’t legally use clips from NBA games without the permission of the NBA. So there are no such websites. And a YouTube video with NBA clips will be taken down (likely the moment you upload it, maybe a couple weeks later) and the account will get a copyright strike.

Are sports clips copyrighted?

All footage of sports matches are protected by copyright. You cannot upload one without infringing on copyright, unless you have permission.

Can I upload Premier League match highlights on my YouTube channel?

So, Uploading Premier league football video matches on your channel will easily get a copyright strike and in some cases the entire channel. But still you can find many YouTube channels uploading highlights of matches just after the match and they upload hd quality videos. and their channels don’t get banned

How do I avoid copyright on my YouTube videos?

If any branding appear on the screen like the TV station name you can blur that out during editing your video. Now, Changing the audio, stretching the video , can easily help you bypass the copyright detectors on youtube until someone from the league sees and flags the video it will stay there for now.

Does fair use apply to YouTube videos?

“Fair Use” is a very gray area when it comes to using copyright content. It can be a little complicated sometimes. For those who chose to go with distort the original video content making it difficult for youtube or the copyright owner to detect here is how to do it.

Why do people distort the original video content on YouTube?

Some people distort the original video content making it difficult for youtube or the copyright owner to detect. Distorting the original video so youtube can accept it, doesn’t makes it legal, it just means you are getting away with it for now.