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'No One Should Have a Copyright on Vance Being Booed': Video From Olympics Blocked on X
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this post was submitted on 07 Feb 2026
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The copyright doesn't apply to the event of Vance being booed itself, it applies to that specific video recording of it. Sure the video creator is a dick for getting it taken down, but they're within their legal rights to.
Copyright is a compromise, not an absolute. It has all kinds of provisions for things like commentary, public interest etc which generally speaking does allow short clips of a greater work.
In some jurisdictions