Memeology 103: Memes And Copyright

There are many hurdles that meme makers face when trying to make memes; however, if you follow these tips, you will be fine.

Fair use
Fair use allows you to use copyrighted material if you're trying to make a parody or react; it doesn't allow you to use such material for a monetary gain. With that in mind, you have to put the following disclaimer in your video: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Fair use is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching or scholarship. It provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author’s work under a four-factor balancing test.

If that doesn't work
If this doesn't work, then you can use these other tips to protect valuable memery: Apply these same tips for video clips if you want to create a YTP.
 * 1) Rotate the image 180°
 * 2) Resize the image
 * 3) Change the image's color