The Plight of the Roma Europe's Unwanted People. More than 10 million Roma live in Europe. Tens of thousands of them are fleeing westwards from poverty and discrimination in the countries of southeastern Europe. But EU member states are failing to help them.
According to the Student Press Law Center's Guide to Music Licensing for Broadcasting and Webcasting, there's a longstanding myth that you can use up to 30 seconds of music in any way without fear of copyright infringement. Like many myths, this idea has at least a kernel of truth behind it, however poorly understood.
Courts will consider four factors to determine whether a personâs use of the copyrighted workâin your case, a songâqualifies as fair use: (1) the purpose and character of the use, for example if your project is for profit; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work, for instance, if the song is a famous Billboard hit or an academic piece of music; (3) the amount of the copyrighted work that you used in your project, and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of ...