Two Old Pros - Doing Their Thing

[Angrboda]

Right.  Obeying the law is anal.  Gotcha.

Legal and moral are two different things.

"Fair use" is also law, but they are abusing that. It is only illegal to pass something off as your own. It isn't illegal to play short clips of anything. This is just Youtube trying to avoid lawsuits. 

Good luck with your "fair use" defense in court. Fair use covers the distribution of all or part of a work for certain purposes, something Youtube is not doing. And the distribution of complete works you do not have the rights to outside of fair use is a crime, even one song. It doesn't matter whether you credit the original author or pass it off as your own work. And profit or monetary compensation isn't a requirement for a violation.

So, no, Brian, you've simply been caught with your pants down around your ankles.