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Universal Music says that it will pull its song catalog from TikTok tomorrow at midnight, as the companies are unable to reach a deal on rights. Huge implications.

https://twitter.com/alexweprin/status/1752485093950587391

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Fair use is context based. There is no simple yes or no answer.

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In this case there is. Background music is not fair use.

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And in many cases it's not. But not in all cases. For example, this sketch is a parody of this scene from the O. C.. It uses copyrighted music as background. Parody is fair use.

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