Are viral sports GIFs violating 'fair use'?

Published October 13, 2015 This content is archived.

An article on CNBC about whether sports GIFs that go viral via social media are violating copyright infringement “fair use” laws quotes Nellie Drew, a UB sports law expert. “(Social media reach) was not anticipated with fair use,” she said. “The ability to widely disseminate these things is different from me showing you a picture I took from the game.”

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/13/are-viral-sports-gifs-violating-fair-use.html