I think you are correct that it would not be a copyright issue. It would be a publicity and privacy rights issue if you are using the author's...

If you are 100% certain no infringement has occured and you know this because you never set eyes on any of their work in the first instance, then...

No, the consent is not required to be notarized.

Doing so for your own personal enjoyment and use will not be an issue of course. If you wish to use this in any kind of commercial setting, then...

We really can't weigh in properly here. They may have a good argument, but it depends on whether or not there is actually a likelihood of market...

This has really not been an issue so long as the content is not leaving YT's servers. That is, merely embedding a video through a link has been...

That content was published during the copyright regime in place from 1964 to 1977 which provides anything published with a notice is protected...

Assuming the works were done by a bona fide W-2 employee within the scope of that employee's work with the company, then the default rule is that...

You are operating on their terms and as you can imagine, they control what happens on their platforms. You really have no basis to sue them as they...

As others have noted, it may not be enough. In some cases, where the marks in question are very saturated, and I suspect the term "intent" is an...