Can you get sued from Youtube for using copyrighted photo as a thumbnail?
Like lets say for example that you use an image of bigfoot from google images and you use it as the thumbnail of the video. Can you get sued for that. If so, do you know around how much money you get can sued? I'm just wondering because I've seen youtube videos that has a thumbnail that never occured in the video. And chances are they probably used Google Images to get a picture of bigfoot(In all the fake videos.)
Can a voice impersonator be sued for copyright infringement?
Copyright law allows parody under the “fair use” doctrine. Impersonators can imitate away! See What Is Fair Use?.When imitating Public Figures, meaning famous persons, or those who are trying to become famous, anything goes, including false statements and even character assassination that might otherwise qualify for libel or slander claims!
Can you get sued for uploading copyrighted material to YouTube?
The "truth" is that the copyright owners have the exclusive right to decide when and how their stuff will be distributed and they can indeed sue anyone who violates that right. For a registered copyright, the statutory damages they will request tops out at $150,000 per film or song infringed. As for YouTube, they are legally required to disable materials when it is pointed out to them that it is a copyright infringement, otherwise THEY will be sued along with the member who uploaded it illegally. YouTube may also instantly terminate a violator's account, as a breach of the contract members sign when joining. Like any other property right, the copyright owners get to decide whether to enforce it and when not to. Ask the Minnesota housewife caught uploading 24 songs downloaded from elsewhere, refused a $3,000 settlement offer from the record producers and the jury came back with a decision for her to pay $80,000 per song for the violation. Virgin Records v. Thomas.
Why didn't Battle Royale sue Hunger games for copyright infringement?
Under US copyright law, copyright DOES NOT PROTECT any "idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work" 17 USC § 102(b). If you want an "idea" to remain your private property, you have to keep it a secret.
Can you get arrested for writing fanfiction since it's kind of copyright??
I wish I had a dollar for everyone who seems to think that "copyright" means the opposite of what it actually means... No, you generally can't be arrested for copyright *infringement* (which is what publishing fanfiction is). Copyright infringement is usually a civil offence, not a criminal one, meaning that the copyright owner, or someone authorised to act on his behalf, has to sue you in a civil court. If you're found guilty, the court can order you to pay damages to the copyright owner. If you don't pay, then you *might* get thrown in gaol, but it's unlikely. (There are types of copyright infringement that are criminal offences, where you can be arrested and gaoled for them, but these are on an industrial scale - manufacturing and selling thousands of counterfeit DVDs, for instance.) Having said all that, nobody is going to sue you for writing or publishing fanfiction, unless (perhaps) you try to sell it. Fanfiction is illegal, strictly speaking, but as long as the copyright owner can see that you're not trying to profit from it, they'll leave you alone. Most copyright owners are smart enough to know that headlines like "Billionaire author sues biggest fan" generally don't make for good publicity.
Why hasn't Alec Monopoly been sued for copyright infringement?
A few reasons.Copyright does not diminish if you choose not to sue. This is unlike trademark where your identity can lose protection if you do not take constant action to limit use by others.Suing an artist for appropriation of your symbol is a great way to get bad press. Any press is good press for people. The same is not true for products. It is especially bad if their use appears to be parody, which is protected use in the United States; both bad press and losing the trial would be pretty negative in the eye of the public.Also, it isn't clear if they actually own the copyright to art of that character. No one knows who the original artist was and Rich Uncle Pennybags's first appearance was in an era when copyright did not last 100 years. It is very possible that the copyright on this character has lapsed.
What are the consequences of unintentional copyright infringement?
In the eyes of the law, there isn't such a thing as unintentional copyright infringement. If, for example, you use an image you found online on your website, you are breaking copyright. If your employee did it and you din't know, you're still responsible.If you didn't know that something was copyrighted and that's why you used it, you're still responsible. Double check before using anyone else's content.
Could one be sued for copyright infringement without warning?
As Craig has said in his answer, the law (commonly called the DMCA) distinguishes two kinds of infringers. Providers are given what is called a "safe harbor" in which they can continue to host potentially infringing material so long as they provide and follow notice-and-takedown procedures.Safe harbor does not apply to individuals or most businesses. The Wikipedia article on the topic is pretty comprehensive: Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act