What is the legal significance of stating that one does not own or claim rights in an uploaded youtube video?
<p>I mean often you see uploaded videos containing content presumably copyrighted by 3rd party with the uploader stating:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"I don't own any rights in this video"</p>
</blockquote>

<p>What effect does stating such have? Is this supposed to provide some sort of defense against takedown notices, remove personal liability / help establish parody or fair use defense or is jut a legal folk remedy?</p>

<p>There's no legal significance in that.</p>

<p>According to one lawyer, he saw someone give this as "legal advice" and some half-brains are using this "technique" for fair use or something.</p>

<p>Internet is full of people who don't know anything about the law yet give legal advice to others. Unfortunately, some others take this "advice" seriously. Who knows, maybe it's part of some cruel joke or social experiment.</p>

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