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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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[–] 22 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Wouldn't all those cringe lip syncs count as fair use under parody?

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  • [+] 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago*

    A lot of people on the internet don't realize how much content is plain copyright infringement that simply doesn't get pursued. Memes, fanart, edits, covers, so forth.

    Personally I think that should be reason to rethink how IP law is written, if the average person doesn't find so many uses infringing and they have become part of the typical cultural habits. But that hasn't happened.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago*

    You could make that argument, but the users would need to get the unedited songs from a legitimate source first. Tiktok wouldn't be able to provide them directly without infringing copyright.

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