copyright fair-use
Is using a song in my outro considered fair use?
<p>I'm working on a youtube channel where I want to post only educational material and in my outro I want to use a part of a copyrighted song since the song and the theme of my videos send the same message.</p>

<p>I only use 20 seconds of a over 5 min song, that is less than 7% or about 1/15.</p>

<p>I plan to post a link in the description to the song's official youtube video and from where you can buy the song.</p>

<p>Since this cannot possibly hurt their income in any way (it's more likely that it will increase it) am I correct in saying that I'm covered by fair-use?</p>

<p>You're breaching copyright. The song sample is not necessary for the educational purpose of your video so you are unlikely to have a legitimate defence of fair use.</p>

<p>Claiming that "this can't possibly hurt their income" is irrelevant, even if it were true, which it is not. Your association with the song may well be seen as a negative, and you are abrogating the copyright holder's authority to (dis)allow such an association.</p>
