Why Copyright is important

        When making films, copyright is one of the laws that is at the utmost importance. Copyright is one of the most important laws to follow because of how easily it can be broken and how you can be charged. Breaking copyright law can be as easy as putting a copy written song for too long in your video. One time, I had the idea of making a dumb video late at night, where "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry was in the background as I dance like an idiot. Once I finished the video, I posted it to Instagram. In less than an hour, the video was taken down for a violation of copyright. The part that confused me about the take down, was that I made a meme edit of "This Is America" by Childish Gambino, set to the same Katy Perry song, and it hasn't been taken down by Instagram. I believe that it hasn't been taken down because it falls under the laws of fair use.