Legal FAQs
This is the center for any and all legal questions around Vimeo and its usage, including copyright, fair use, DMCA, creative commons, privacy, and trademark questions, as well as questions around violations of our guidelines. Scroll below to find the article that most closely corresponds to the question you have.
Copyright Law and Infringement
- What is a copyright?
- What does it mean to hold a copyright?
- Do I have to register my copyright with the government?
- Do I have to include a copyright logo (©) to maintain my copyright?
- Can I use someone else’s copyrighted work in my own work?
- Are my videos safe from piracy?
Fair Use
- What is fair use?
- Does fair use give me free reign to reuse any material I want without getting permission?
- Who decides what does and does not count as fair use?
- How is fair use determined? What are the “four factors”?
- What do the four fair use factors mean?
- How does Fair Use apply to parody?
DMCA
- Video and Account Takedowns on Vimeo
- What is the DMCA?
- I found a video on Vimeo that infringes my copyright. What can I do?
- When can I expect the video to be removed?
- My video was removed due to a DMCA notice, but I own all of the copyrights in the video. What can I do?
- What is a copyright strike?
Creative Commons
- What is Creative Commons?
- How do I add Creative Commons licensing to my video?
- How do I put licenses on all my awesome videos at once?
- What do the different Creative Commons licenses mean?
- Can I search by Creative Commons licenses?
- I want to use a video I saw on Vimeo. Do I need permission?
Privacy
- Where can I learn more about privacy on Vimeo?
- Is Vimeo HIPAA compliant?
- Can Vimeo fill out a security audit form from my organization?
- Someone on Vimeo has posted a video of me and I don’t want it on the internet. What can I do?
- How does Vimeo handle privacy complaints?
- If I make a privacy complaint, do you share my information with the Vimeo member?
Trademark
Guidelines Violations
- How does Vimeo define hateful, harassing, defamatory, and discriminatory content?
- Commercial Content Guidelines
- What’s up with Vimeo’s stance on marketing videos?
- How does Vimeo determine the difference between pornography and artistic or non-sexual nudity?
- What does Vimeo consider commercial content of an erotic nature?
- How does Vimeo deal with violent content?