What is copyright infringement?

It's essentially just a law that discourages people from using content that they didn't create, which is why Ты won't hear too many Бейонсе songs in the background of youtubers' videos.

An absolute pain in the ass.

Basically it is that Ты can't monetize property that does not belong to Ты / that Ты did not create and when Ты try to claim it as your own original work.

However this 'copyright infringement' deal is very much abused by content owners that aren't aware of the fair use act (i.e. for educational purposes).

There is a big grey area regarding copyright. Think about artists that create fanart. That there is a huge grey area of copyright. Technically it is the artist's own work, however they are using intellectual property that is not theirs. It's pretty stupid and overly complicated.

Another grey area is AMVs (animated Музыка videos). That is a huge passion of mine, and despite me putting hours into creating my own idea of a Музыка video, they often get a copyright infringement stamp on it due to the music, so all money that video now makes goes to the musician. I think that in those cases it should be some sort of percentage трещина, сплит in profits. It is unfair that all profits go to the person that did not make the original video, however it is a good idea that profits are трещина, сплит to the creator of the music.

This is also why Ты see your favourite youtubers not using Популярное songs in their videos. They use what is called royalty free Музыка so they don't get a copyright infringement notice.

Stealing someone's фото like Ты did just now.