Soleron on 15 December 2013
d21lewis said:
Personally, I'm okay with youtube making money and I'm fine with copyright protection (unless I want to watch something like old WWE matches or a TV show from my childhood...but I don't get mad when the rules are enforced.) |
Using game footage for the purpose of criticism and commentary (in a review) is explicitly protected under Fair Use in the US. There is no legal basis for many of these takedowns, even if the game companies disapprove. There's no ambiguity. It's just Google letting them do it anyway.
