Does The First Amendment Really Protect Speech & Religion testu.be/1QDQGdD Subscribe! bitly.com/1iLOHml From books to movies, copyright law is essential in the protection of intellectual property. But what exactly copyright and how does it work? Learn More: All the 'Happy Birthday' song copyright claims are invalid, federal judge rules www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-happy-birthday-song-lawsuit-decision-20150922-story.html "None of the companies that have collected royalties on the "Happy Birthday" song for the past 80 years held a valid copyright claim to one of the most popular songs in history, a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled on Tuesday." Copyright basics: What is copyright law? www.copyright.com/Services/copyrightoncampus/basics/law.html "Copyright protection exists from the moment a work is created in a fixed, tangible form of expression." Fair Use fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/ "Fair use is a copyright principle based on the belief that the public is entitled to freely use portions of copyrighted materials for purposes of commentary and criticism." Music Track Courtesy of APM Music: "Circut Pulse" Subscribe to TestTube News! bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube News is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: testtube.com/testtubenews Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! testu.be/1ndmmMq Special thanks to Jules Suzdaltsev for hosting TestTube!