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Re:Sheriff's Office Told Officer to Play Copyrighted Music t... by dredmorbius on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:40PM (#28546916)
YouTube's Content ID ignores Fair Use.

Fair Use is an affirmative defence against copyright infringeement. That is, its effective power is used in a court of law as an argument in defence against a criminal or civil copyright complaint.

TL;DR: Present policy says "F-U" to Fair Use.

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