ownership gives the owner the exclusive right to use the work, with some exceptions. When a person creates an original work, fixed in a tangible medium, he or she automatically owns copyright to the work.
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If you don’t have permission to use copyright-protected work, your content could still be removed even if:
You gave credit to the copyright holder.
When giving permission to use their work, some copyright holders ask that you do this. In some cases, you may also need to credit the copyright holder if you plan to use their work in a way that you consider fair use or fair dealing. However, this doesn’t automatically give you the right to use the content without permission.
You bought the content, including a physical or digital copy.
Owning a copy means you might be able to sell that copy or give it to a friend, but it doesn’t give you the right to publicly share that content with the entire internet.
You’re not making a profit from the content.
While it’s more likely that non-commercial use can be considered fair use, or might satisfy the requirements of some licenses, not making a profit alone doesn’t always mean your use is non-infringing.
You’ve seen similar content elsewhere on the internet.
Those other users might have gotten permission to share the content, or they may be using the content in a way that can be considered fair use.
You recorded the content yourself from the TV, a movie theater, or the radio.
Making your own copy from one of these sources doesn’t give you the rights to the underlying content.
You copied the content yourself from a textbook, a movie poster, or a photograph.
As with the above, making your own copy doesn’t give you the rights to the underlying content.
You’ve stated that “no copyright infringement is intended.”
This never helps. Copyright infringement is a “strict liability” offense. This means that when the courts decide whether there was copyright infringement, they don’t look at whether you intended to infringe or not.
Can Google determine copyright ownership?
No. Google isn’t able to mediate rights ownership disputes. When we receive a complete and valid takedown notice, we remove the content as the law requires. When we receive a valid counter notification we forward it to the person who requested the removal. If there’s still a dispute, it’s up to the parties involved to resolve the issue in court.
What’s the difference between copyright & trademark? What about patents?
Copyright is just one form of intellectual property. It isn’t the same as trademark, which protects brand names, mottos, logos, and other source identifiers from being used by others for certain purposes. It’s also different from patent law, which protects inventions.
What’s the difference between copyright & privacy?
Just because you appear in a video, image, or audio recording doesn’t mean you own the copyright to it. For example, if your friend took a picture of you, she would own the copyright to the image that she took. If your friend, or someone else, uploaded a video, image or recording of you without your permission, and you feel it violates your privacy or safety, you may wish to file a privacy complaint.opyright infringement notification requirements
The easiest way to file a complaint is to use our legal troubleshooter.
opyright notifications must include the following elements. Without this information, we will be unable to take action on your request:
that will allow us to contact you regarding your complaint, such as an email address, physical address, or telephone number.
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