#COPYWRITE WII SPORTS MUSIC LICENSE#
I am actually a bit surprised they haven't already done so. The text of this site is freely licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). Nintendo) to take action and submit a copyright claim.
There is nothing indicating that YouTuber is authorized to redistribute the music or authorized to sublicense the music to others for use in their videos.Īs for why the video hasn't be taken down, it's up to the rights holders (e.g. So, for example, if you were to include short clip(s) from the Wii music in your video for the purposes of providing your own review and critical commentary on the Wii music, this is an example where the use of the short music clips may be legally protected or defensible.Īnd no, the YouTuber who posted the music on YouTube and who is claiming it is free to use is mistaken as far as I can tell. The use of the copyrighted material would generally have to be limited, transformative, and fall under one of the categories that traditionally gets recognized as fair use such as parody or critical commentary/review. However fair use is limited in what it protects, it doesn't allow you to just incorporate portion(s) of random song(s) into your video for any reason. The only time you can use copyrighted material without seeking explicit permission from the rights holders is in use cases that are legally protected under fair use. So the simple answer is no, you cannot use the music without explicit permission from the rights holders otherwise your video could be taken down and it's even possible you could be sued. Website operators need to know about copyright law because copyright materials are their stock-in-trade, and because dealing in copyright materials gives rise to legal risks. The Wii/Mii music is protected by copyright and I cannot find anything to suggest the rights holders have released the music under a permissive license allowing free use or distribution. This short article explains the key points of copyright law those which should be familiar to every website operator.