Can I use clips from movies?

Yes you can use movie clips as long as it falls under fair use/fair dealing or if you get permission from the owner of the movie. There are six ways to know if something falls under fair use/fair dealing: The Purpose of The Dealing: This means how is using the movie clip in your video being used for your benefit.

Do movie trailers have copyright?

Copyright for movie trailers is exactly the same as the copyright for movies, it is held by the copyright owner. Copyright owners are, however, far more interested in licensing movie trailers for the low, low price of ‘free’.

Is it legal to post movie clips on Instagram?

You cannot use someone else’s content without permission. Doing so is illegal copyright infringement. You cannot post these sort of clips on Instagram. For that matter, Instagram only wants you to post stuff YOU created yourself.

Is it legal to use movie clips in a YouTube video?

To answer the title of your post- in order to use third party content legally you actually need to get permission from either the rights holder or, in the case of fair use, from a judge (at the end of the day only they can decree that alleged fair use IS fair use).

Is it legal to show movie trailers?

Yes, they are copyrighted. The precedent-setting case was filed by the Walt Disney company, so you should definitely get their permission first. On the other hand, I have heard that very old trailers, say earlier than the 1970s, were never issued with a copyright notice and are usually Public Domain.

Are trailers Public Domain?

Trailers for movies released before 1964 are in the Public Domain because they were never separately copyrighted. However, the trailer is published (run in a theater) before the movie itself is published. Thus, the trailer requires a separate copyright, and the scenes contained in the trailer are in Public Domain.