![]() Purpose and Character (Is it transformative?) YouTube evaluates fair use based on on four factors: purpose and character, nature of the copied work, amount and substantiality, and effect on market value. Whereas copyright law is a set of rules, fair use is a set of exceptions of equal importance. While it is open to interpretation, fair use balances the needs of content creators with those of content users and promotes the evolution and exchange of ideas. ![]() YouTube captioning and copyright rules are governed by the principle of fair use, a key component of copyright law. Is it legal to transcribe and add captions to YouTube videos that don’t belong to you? Note, however, that this means you need to personally edit (or check the quality of) those captions for adequate accuracy.īut what if you never hear back from the channel owner, they decline your requests, or you just don’t have the time to wait for an answer? This setting lets users edit YouTube’s automatically generated transcript to create captions for free. If they decline, ask them if they would be willing to allow crowd-sourced captioning. ![]() If you want to add captions to a YouTube video that isn’t yours, first try contacting the YouTube channel owner and request that they add captions to the video. One of the challenges of using YouTube for education is that most public videos lack accurate closed captions, which are required for accessibility compliance. ![]() YouTube is a treasure trove of information, entertainment, and educational video. ![]()
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