Fair Use – How We Quote & Remix

Purpose & Credit

Use short excerpts only when they support commentary, critique, education, parody, review, or comparison. Add your own point, credit the source, and link out where practical.

Fair use is strongest when the reader gets a new purpose from the AngryPages page, not a substitute for the original. Keep source names, context, and links intact.

Four-Factor Check

Ask whether the use is transformative, whether the source is factual or creative, whether the amount is minimal, and whether the use could replace the original market.

Decision flow: transform, minimize, check market harm, then pick the right outcome: allow, edit down, gate higher, link out, request permission, or refuse.

Quotes & Text

Quote the smallest useful passage. Do not rebuild articles, scripts, manuals, books, lyrics, poems, or paid text. Lyrics stay extremely short and analysis-driven.

Lyrics and scripts should be tiny, normally no more than 10 words or 2 short lines, and never stitched together. For code or docs, use only the snippet needed and link the license/source.

Images & Screenshots

Use low-resolution, cropped, watermarked, or contextual screenshots when they are needed to explain the point. Do not make galleries or substitute archives.

Keep credits and watermarks where they help attribution. For news or public posts, the original brand/source should remain clear enough that readers know what was being discussed.

Video, Audio & Embeds

Prefer official embeds and links. Use clips or frames only when each one is tied to specific commentary. Adult video and full substitute copies stay off-platform.

YouTube, TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and publisher links are better than uploading copies. Do not host user video as a workaround for rights or adult-content limits.

News & Social Posts

Summarize in your own words, cite clearly, and use screenshots sparingly. Keep the news brand, author, platform, and context clear enough for readers to understand the source.

Keep it to the essential facts and one contextual screenshot when possible. Avoid paywalled text, full-page layouts, outrage galleries, or screenshots that are not tied to a real point.

Brands & Trademarks

Use names or logos only when necessary to identify, compare, report, or criticize. Do not imply endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship, or ownership of someone else’s mark.

Nominative use is for identifying the real thing. The brand can appear as evidence or context, but AngryPages should not make the mark look like our own branding.

Review, Gating & Takedowns

AngryPages may edit, gate, reject, link out, or remove material when rights risk is too high. Rights-holders can use Legal/DMCA routes for review.

Pre-publish check: added commentary, minimal quote, intact credit, right tier, no market substitute. If permission is denied or unclear, keep only minimal fair use or move the material out of public release.