united-states copyright united-kingdom music parody
Copyright infringement of 10 second music clip
<p>I have recently created an animation/parody of famous song and have added about an 8 second clip of the song as the background audio for my animation. 
However, I would like to post the animation (with background audio) to Instagram and YouTube but have heard that because I am using some of the original song that this could infringe on the copyright and I could potentially be sued. Is this true? Is there any way I could post the animation (with the song clip) without infringing on the copyright laws?</p>

<p>Just to clarify, I will not be making any money from the animation/video as I will not be advertising on it, etc. Does that change this situation?</p>

<p>Thanks for any helpful advice. </p>

<p>The situation you describe could be protected under <a href="/questions/tagged/fair-use" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;fair-use&#39;" rel="tag">fair-use</a> law.</p>

<p>For details see <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/7683/in-the-us-when-is-fair-use-a-defense-to-copyright-infringement">In the US, when is fair use a defense to copyright infringement?</a></p>
