A copyright disclaimer is a statement that claims ownership of original content or discloses your use of copyrighted materials for “fair use” purposes. You need a copyright disclaimer on your website or app if you have branding, materials, videos, images, or other creative works you own and want to express your intellectual property rights over. It can also help prevent your works of parody, commentary, or criticism from getting unfairly copyright-struck. There are two types of copyright disclaimer we focus on in this article: Original work copyright disclaimer: This disclaimer can be used on blogs, websites, images, videos, music, and even social media to establish your ownership over original content. Having this statement helps protect your work against theft. Copyright disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act: This disclaimer appears on content — commonly YouTube videos — that uses someone else’s copyrighted content. Including this statement of “fair use” helps protect…
