BEFORE YOU PUBLISH
The Use Check is a free preliminary issue-spotting tool from Harrison Legal Group. We help creators, broadcasters, podcasters, journalists, publishers, teachers, advertisers, and social-media users identify facts that may increase copyright or defamation concern before publication.
COPYRIGHT & FAIR USE
The fair-use check asks what you plan to use, where it came from, whether permission exists, why you are using it, how much you need, and whether the new use could substitute for the original. There is no automatic safe number of seconds, words, or percentage.
Explore copyright and fair-use guidance →DEFAMATION & PUBLICATION
The defamation check asks about the proposed statement, available support, the person involved, the seriousness of the allegation, how it will be presented, and whether unresolved doubts remain. Labels such as “opinion” do not automatically eliminate risk.
Explore defamation guidance →COMMON QUESTIONS
No. Fair use is a fact-specific legal defense. The tool identifies facts commonly associated with stronger or weaker fair-use arguments and provides a preliminary concern level.
No. Attribution may be ethically appropriate, but credit does not replace permission and does not by itself create fair use.
Yes. A statement labeled as opinion can still create risk when it implies undisclosed or false provable facts. Context, wording, support, and the reasonable meaning conveyed to the audience matter.
The selected answers and email address are stored with consent to provide the result, understand usage, improve the tool, and prepare a consultation-ready summary. Do not submit confidential or privileged information.