Taking steps: YouTube is putting its money where its convictions lie, saying it is willing to help defend some video creators who have received takedown notices from copyright holders for videos YouTube considers "fair use".
LOS ANGELES: YouTube said it will provide legal support to a handful of videos they believe are fair use yet have received takedown notices from copyright holders.
In a blog post, Fred von Lohmann, Google's copyright legal director, wrote that "with approval of the video creators, we'll keep the videos live on YouTube in the US, feature them in the YouTube copyright centre as strong examples of fair use and cover the cost of any copyright lawsuits brought against them."
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