I don't want to kill your sunday, but today in my mailbox at 9.48 AM:

Posted by: @gdh

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@michaeldetorrice   A few seconds falls use under 'Fair Use,' for most publicly-disseminated work, as long as there was no misuse of the copyrighted material for financial benefit.  One thing many lawyers seem to forget is how many people will hear a snippet and end up buying the album, which I have done more times than I can count.

Excellent point about it actually bringing in MORE money; stupidly squandered. In fact, it is so bad that several YouTube video channels that I watch, are effected too. They film live events. An example; a man in Germany who records remote control planes and jets. During the performances, the 'control tower' at the field plays accompanying music picked out by the flyers. there's not only the performance licensing fees but the recording YouTube presenter is absolutely liable for fees as well. Most of these presenters now delete the audio of all such music.

There is a certain, extremely hot locale, specially placed for such litigious-oriented individuals. They should bring plenty of SPF 2,000,000 lotion with them.

I understand in France, "fair use" does not apply. It is not a thing there.

@lloyd-mecca  As I noted in the other thread: "You are correct, strictly speaking, but French law does allow 'specific uses like private copying, educational use, and certain public performances,' which is not dissimilar to fair use, when applied to the Mar circumstance, wherein Mar was disseminating information in an 'educational use' manner, and not for financial gain."