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General Copyright Inquiries: Copyright Tips A few guiding principles
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* It doesn't matter how long or short the clip is, or exactly how it got to YouTube. If you taped it off cable, videotaped your TV screen, or downloaded it from some other website, you still need the copyright owner's permission to distribute.
* It doesn't matter whether or not you give credit to the owner/author/songwriter -- it may still be copyright infringement.
* It doesn't matter that you are not selling the video for money -- it may still be copyright infringement.
* It doesn't matter whether other similar videos appear on our site -- it may still be copyright infringement.
* It doesn't matter if you created a video made of short clips of copyrighted content—even though you edited it together, it may still be copyright infringement.
* It doesn't matter if you purchased the content at issue; whether a CD, DVD, videogame, download or otherwise -- it may still be copyright infringement.