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Florida’s Boutique Festival Scene Gets a Major Upgrade Tampa Bay’s electronic music landscape is about to experience a significant shift. We Belong Here, the indie-forward festival that made waves with its inaugural run in Florida’s Gulf Coast hub, is returning for a much-expanded second iteration this December, transforming what was once a single-day affair into […]
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Social clipping has become one of the fastest-growing social media marketing strategies because it helps long-form content reach much larger audiences. Instead of relying on platform algorithms to promote an entire podcast, livestream, webinar, or interview, brands and creators encourage people to “clip” short, engaging moments and post them across social media platforms. In addition, many creators now pay freelance “clippers” to produce and distribute this content, turning virality into a structured marketing strategy rather than a matter of luck. But what are the legal risks involved with clipping?
Because clipped videos often look like authentic fan content, even when they are part of paid marketing campaigns, they blur the line between independent expression and advertising. So, are existing advertising rules flexible enough to cover social clipping?
That blurred line is precisely why regulators are likely to apply long-standing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) endorsement principles, as set forth in the FTC’s Endorsement Guides, to this new format, even though the agency has not yet issued clipping-specific guidance or brought a dedicated enforcement action.
FTC Endorsement Rules Apply to Social Clipping
The FTC’s existing endorsement framework focuses on one central principle: consumers should know when content is advertising. If a clipper is paid, receives commissions, free products, affiliate revenue, discounts, or another material benefit in return for creating or reposting clips, that relationship should be disclosed clearly and prominently.
Advertisers cannot avoid responsibility simply because promotional content is distributed by third parties. In other words, the mechanics of social clipping may be new, but the underlying compliance obligation is familiar: if money or incentives are shaping what consumers see, they should be told that.
This is especially important because clipped videos often appear indistinguishable from organic fan posts. A consumer may reasonably believe a glowing product clip was created independently when it is actually part of a coordinated campaign. The same concerns apply to clipped reviews and testimonials.
Selectively reposting favorable reviews, disguising paid endorsements, or presenting curated testimonials as representative of ordinary consumer opinion can all create regulatory risk. Disclosures may be required, and the marketer may be responsible for misleading and deceptive claims as well. For marketers, the practical lesson is that clipping should be viewed less as a loophole in existing advertising law than as another form of influencer marketing subject to many of the same expectations around transparency.
Copyright and Content Licensing Create Risks
Some marketers may seek to avoid endorsements issues by clipping publicly available content, but this strategy carries significant intellectual property risks. Such content is not necessarily free to reuse for commercial purposes. Brands should obtain permission from the original creator whenever possible, whether through a formal license or a simple written agreement. If permission is unavailable, they may have to rely on “fair use” as a defense if challenged, but that defense is highly fact-specific and generally stronger for commentary or criticism than for marketing. Asking for permission is almost always the lower-risk approach.
Beyond copyright, clipped content may contain trademarks, logos, music, graphics, or individuals whose names and likenesses are legally protected. Even permission from the original creator may not clear every embedded right, making it important to review each element of a clip before publication. A short video may contain multiple layers of protected material, each requiring separate consideration before it is reused commercially.
Deceptive Advertising Risks Extend to Editing
The way a clip is edited can also create legal exposure. Removing context, implying an endorsement that does not exist, or changing the meaning of the original content may result in claims of deceptive advertising, false association, or unfair business practices. The safest approach is to ensure clipped excerpts faithfully reflect the original message and context. This may sound like common sense, but it becomes more difficult when marketers are rewarded for producing short, attention-grabbing content that strips away nuance.
Social Clipping Compliance: Key Takeaways
While regulators have not yet brought a case focused specifically on social clipping, litigation has already begun to emerge. Companies should not assume this new marketing format creates a legal gray area–instead, familiar advertising and intellectual property rules apply in new ways. Organizations that build disclosure, rights clearance, and content review into their clipping programs now are likely to be in a strong position as the law catches up with the technology. For more insights into advertising law, bookmark the All About Advertising Law blog and subscribe to our monthly newsletter. To learn more about Venable’s Advertising Law services, click here. And listen to our Ad Law Tool Kit Show—a podcast from Venable.
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FISHER, Subtronics, it’s murph, Svdden Death, James Hype, Meduza, Level Up, TroyBoi, Wax Motif, YDG, and more are playing this year’s edition of Get Freaky in Salt Lake City.
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Axwell, Tiësto, Miss Monique, Lost Frequencies, Alison Wonderland, and more will head to Shanghai to perform at The Magic of Tomorrowland when it returns in October.
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Before Todd Snider passed away last November, he completed work on a new album of original material. Snider described the songs that he’d recorded as “the sound of country music 10 years from now.” By this he was referencing an approach that has been described as “a rhythmic, blues-based shuffle augmented by horns, background vocalists, and Snider’s own hand percussion.”
This music will be released on October 9 as My Second Rodeo. Snider recorded the 10 songs that appear on the album at his East Nashville studio The Purple Building. Here he was joined by his steady collaborators Joe Bisirri, Robbie Crowell, and Aaron Lee Tasjan. This core trio was augmented by vocalists Brooke Gronemeyer, Nikki Barber, and Alicia Gail, as well as horn players Emmanuel Echem and Roy Agee.
Bisirri, who produced the album with Crowell, notes, “This album is a glimpse into the creative outpouring from Todd in September and October of 2025. His ‘sound of country music 10 years from now’ meant taking his favorite country music tropes, dismantling and reassembling them over stretched-out, swampy grooves with New Orleans-style horns. He was so sure of this sound, feel, and his studio band’s pliability that he insisted on recording his vocal and guitar first, with no accompaniment or click track. Todd wanted the band to record after him, so they would HAVE to follow his lead wherever it went.”
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