Thursday, January 01, 2026

AI Upload: scary video extracts. Legal?

Interesting AI-related YouTube channel, with selection of snippets of other videos.

This is another "gray zone" area where YouTube is "flexible" with what is "legal".
Re-publishing large sections of third-party videos, with minimum "commentary".

On one side could be useful, it it help highlights key ideas.

But on the other, that is even worse than search engine or AI "quoting", since there is no even link to original, assuming original publishers would accept such practice. 

Here is Google's own AI overview

Re-uploading someone else's YouTube video without permission is generally illegal as it constitutes copyright infringement. The legality for a specific channel like "AI Upload" depends entirely on whether they have obtained the necessary permissions or if their use falls under the legal doctrine of fair use, which is determined on a case-by-case basis.

AI Upload - YouTube

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