Question regarding copyrights before creating YouTube channel...

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I want to create a YouTube channel where I celebrate the cinematography from some of my favourite movies, past, present and in the future.

The idea is that each video will showcase the cinematography of a particular movie, and using one of the soundtracks from the movie as the background music.

I will not be monetising the channel.

Considering I will be using clips from movies, and a selected soundtrack from the film, will there be any copy rights rules that I'd need to be aware of? Basically, will I be allowed to create the videos mentioned?

The reason I ask is that I always watch YouTube videos where they use clips from movies/tv series, etc, some channel's videos consist entirely of clips from movies.

I'd be most grateful for any advice. Many thanks.

What matters isn't the law, what matters is Youtube's policies.

Youtube often accept copyright "claims" even when the law would consider it fair use or fair dealing. What usually happens is your video is "demonetised". And if it previously wasn't running ads, they can be added with the revenue going to the copyright claimant. But the claimant can instead demand your video can be taken down altogether and you are given a "strike". Three strikes and you're out - all your videos are removed, your channel is closed, you're banned from making another. And those can be three complaints made by the same company on the same day against you.

Audio has a much greater risk of this than video, since it's easy for automated bots to look for audio matches and submit the complaint to Youtube without a human ever being involved.

Honestly? Consider looking into different platforms. Independent videomakers are moving away from Youtube now, because of copyright policies that favour the megacorps and the copyright trolls.