Yeah IANAL but I thi
[2022-07-20 08:38:48 AM] : Yeah IANAL but I think it comes down to the copyright owner's desire to enforce.
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[2022-07-20 08:43:07 AM] : And regardless of whether you legally could use it in 'fair use', Youtube aren't interested - they'll side with the copyright owner each time.
[2022-07-20 01:14:02 PM] : That being said, such a comment can be the difference which influences the copyright owner to not enforce.
By giving credit, it reduces the chance that someone might think "This person is stealing my work!"
and might move them to
"This person finds value in my work, and is helping to build off of it."
[2022-07-20 01:15:20 PM] : Can be! Depends on the owner. It's not a protection but attribution is ALWAYS the right choice.