When making video content, the use of unauthorized film and television clips may involve the risk of copyright infringement. In order to use these materials legally, you can consider the following methods： ### 1. **Fair Use Principle (Fair Use)** -**Applicable scenarios**: The principle of fair use allows the use of copyrighted content under certain circumstances without authorization. These situations include： -**Comment or criticism**: Comment, analyze or criticize the clip. -**Teaching or educational purposes**: Used for educational purposes, such as classroom teaching or academic research. -**News reports**: Use clips in news reports. -**parody**: Used to create parody (parody works). -**Precautions**： -The proportion of clips used should be appropriate to avoid using too much original content. -Clearly state the source and copyright ownership of the clip. -Do not negatively affect the market value of the original work. ### 2. **Use of public domain content** -If the copyright of film and television clips has expired (usually 70 years after the author's death, depending on the country), they may belong to the public domain and can be used freely. -Some classic movies or early film and television works may have entered the public domain. ### 3. **Use content licensed by Creative Commons (CC)** -Find film and television clips licensed by Creative Commons. These materials are usually allowed to be used for free, but may be subject to specific license terms (such as attribution, non-commercial use, etc.). - Can be used on platforms such as [Vimeo] (https://vimeo.com/creativecommons ), [Internet Archive] (https://archive.org /) or [Wikimedia Commons] (https://commons.wikimedia.org /) Look for such resources. ### 4. **Purchase or obtain authorization** -If you must use a specific film and television clip, you can try to contact the copyright holder (such as a film company or producer) to purchase authorization or obtain a license to use it. -For some commercial music or video materials, licenses can be purchased through third-party platforms (such as Pond5, Artgrid, or Epidemic Sound). ### 5. **Homemade or use alternative materials** -If possible, try to shoot similar scenes by yourself or use non-copyrighted materials (such as Royalty-Free videos). - Many websites provide free or paid copyrighted video material, such as： - [Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/) - [Pixabay](https://www.pixabay.com/) - [Coverr](https://coverr.com/) ### 6. **The platform's copyright policy** -Some platforms (such as YouTube) have a Content ID system that automatically detects copyrighted content. Even if you advocate fair use, you may face the risk of copyright notices or videos being removed from the shelves. -If you are convinced that your use complies with the principle of fair use, you can resolve it through the platform's complaint process. ### Precautions： -**Avoid direct use of core content**: Even if it is used rationally, do not directly use the core parts of film and television clips (such as key plots or iconic scenes). -**Indicate the source**: Even if it complies with reasonable use, the source and copyright information of the fragment should be indicated. -**Consult a legal expert**: If you are not sure whether there is infringement, it is recommended to consult an intellectual property lawyer. In short, the safest way is to use authorized or free material, or to carefully handle unauthorized clips through the principle of fair use. Hope these suggestions will help you!