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> Education doesn't make it automatically fine. You can't just stream a Hollywood movie to study cinematography.

yes you can... we do this all the time in schools.

Copyright Act allows you to use other people's copyright protected material for the purpose of research, private study, education, satire, parody, criticism, review or news reporting, provided that what you do with the work is 'fair'.

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>provided that what you do with the work is 'fair'.

This requires a comprehensive evaluation. When using something like a movie for fair use you will need to make sure that what you making is for a different use than just entertainment and also use as little of the work as possible. Streaming a movie on twitch and titling your stream "Cinematography Class" isn't enough for it to be fair use.

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