THEY REPOSTED YOUR WORK AND CALLED IT “COMMENTARY.”
They used your content, added a little commentary, and called it fair use. If their version replaces yours, that’s where the problem starts.
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You’re using someone else’s work.
Or they’re using yours.
The law is the same. The risk is not. I help creators, broadcasters, and publishers understand what actually matters— before it turns into a problem, or after it already has.
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Just a few of the situations that I handle:
I’m publishing something risky.
Defamation, privacy, editing choices, and the record that gets set forever.
Learn moreSomeone sent me a demand letter.
The tone may be dramatic. The legal position may not be.
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Most media lawyers recite risk and tell you no.
I know the law. I also know how content actually gets made.
This goes both ways.
Sometimes you used something and now there’s a problem.
Sometimes someone used your work and you need it handled.
Same law. Same risks. Different leverage.
Most of these situations are not about proving a point.
They are about resolving risk and moving forward.
I work on both sides of that line.
Start here.
Before you use that clip, know where the risk is.
Playing the Clip explains how fair use actually works for creators, broadcasters, and publishers—before it becomes a problem.
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