Fair Use Tale Vs Disney Case Study

We all know, or at least hear about, Disney’s relationship with copyright, and how they refuse to let anyone touch their work. The character Mickey Mouse alone has lasted 87 years with a copyright over its head. Disney doesn’t want anyone to use their work under any circumstances. Although there is a brave man, who goes by the name of Mr. Faden, who used the loophole in the system in order to educate others in the most ironic way. This paper is discussing the court case of Mr. Faden’s remix “Fair(y) Use Tale” vs. Walt Disney. Mr. Faden’s remix is an educational video about the rules and laws of copyright and how it works, but the entire is told through clips of Disney movies. Walt Disney is claiming that Mr. Faden’s remix,“Fair(y) Use Tale, is copyright
Once something is in the public domain it can never be removed from the public domain. The consequence for copyright infringement is decided by the judge. You can get off with a simple cease of the work or get a hard punishment of getting sued. Copyright infringement is when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner. The copyright owner isn’t always the creator it can also be the company or organizan that owns the right to the work. The reason why we have copyright laws is so people who make creative work or show creative expression have protection from others who would wish to copy and take credit for work they didn’t make or do. Although there is a limit to how long a copyright can last .Walt Disney (the copyright owners) can sue Mr. Faden for copyright infringement, but Mr. Faden is claiming fair use. Fair Use a law that allows you to use small portions of copyrighted materials under certain circumstances. Those circumstances include: commentary and criticism,parody and satire, quoting, news reporting, and educational