Where is the Fair Use? A simple yet important question was
raised a few weeks ago by non-other than the Nostalgia Critic himself, Doug
Walker. A man who started off like all other YouTubers at the bottom and slowly
built his way towards the top reviewing movies and the occasional Television
series in a laughable and sometimes thought provoking way.
I’m sure by now, many of you have seen his video. If not,
here is a link to it. Please watch it.
Fair Use is not just a guideline nor an idea, it is LAW. A law that is broken every single day.
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You have companies like Nintendo who have been allowed to
control Fair Use to their own advantage by allowing only censored content to be
seen. Music companies silencing critics of songs by hitting them with take down
notices. Random, faceless corporations flagging popular video’s and illegally claiming
the revenue during its peak viewing time.
Channels like Four Star and IHE have been taken down in the past yet they have done nothing wrong.
Without Fair Use, free speech, a basic right that all should have will be taken away. Critics will only be heard if they praise a piece, musicians will be silenced and so on.
The list goes on and on and yet, nothing is done to stop it.
So I along with countless others ask the question, Where is
the Fair Use?
