In determining whether the use of copyrighted material is considered “fair use,” four factors are brought into question: Purpose and and character of use (commercial vs. nonprofit educational), nature of the copyrighted work, amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole, and effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. (https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html). The biggest concern for creatives is to what extent will their work be protected and for others, how much of a work they can use in their own. Every day, thousands of videos are being taken down from YouTube for copyright infringement, ranging from just muting the video to blocking it entirely worldwide. Many of my favorite dance videos were taken down as a result of copyright laws. This leads me, the viewer, to be disappointed, but more important, the dancer to be discouraged from posting, in fear of of their future videos getting taken down as well. Fans of artists are not able to make their own lyric videos or fanmade music videos  for this same fear. DJs and music producers would not be able to sample specific sections of a track in order to create their own music. Amateur film critics and parody makers are unable to integrate clips of the movies in their own videos. As a result, many people resort to other video streaming websites such as Vimeo. YouTube is meant to be a platform where content creators should, in theory, be able to post as they please. Understandably, some content used in videos is fairly blocked but many record labels and recording studios abuse their copyright laws and end up hurting content creators in the first place. With almost five BILLION videos being watched every day, it’s unjust that the amateur filmmaker or DJ is reprimanded for wanting to put out their work and get recognized. At one point, there was even a hashtag trending on twitter, #WTFU (where’s the fair use) with content creators speaking out against this issues. These copyright laws should be revisited with cases of fair use being reviewed further, as opposed to giant labels abusing their power and “protecting” their work.