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Last updated August 2026

Copyright & Fair Use

Rabbit Reviews is a commentary and criticism site, and the images and clips on it are used the way film criticism has used them for decades. Here's exactly how, and what to do if you think we've gotten it wrong.

Our Own Content

The review text, ratings, site design, and the Rabbit Reviews name and logo are original to this site. A short excerpt with a link back is welcome if you'd like to quote a review — please don't republish one in full.

That includes the illustrated scenes used as hero imagery across the site — the den, the theater seats, the genre banners, and the artwork on this very page. Those are original artwork created for Rabbit Reviews, not photographs of a real place or real people, and they're original to this site the same way the review text is.

Movie Posters

Each review displays one official poster for that film, sourced from the studio or distributor's own promotional materials, used specifically to illustrate that film's own review — the same way a newspaper or magazine's film section has always paired a review with the movie's poster. This is long-standing, accepted fair-use practice for commentary and criticism, not a license to reuse the image anywhere else. Posters remain the property of their respective copyright holders.

We display exactly one poster per film, chosen once, rather than a gallery of promotional stills — the goal is to identify the movie being discussed, not to build an image archive.

Trailers

Trailer videos are embedded directly from each film's official channel on YouTube, using YouTube's own embed player. Rabbit Reviews doesn't download, re-host, re-encode, or otherwise modify that video — it plays straight from the source, and the embed only loads once you click play on a review page.

Titles, Names & Trademarks

Movie titles, studio names, actor names, and related marks referenced on this site belong to their respective owners and are used descriptively, to identify and discuss the film in question. Nothing here implies sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation with any studio, distributor, or rights holder.

If You're a Rights Holder

If you believe something on this site oversteps fair use or otherwise infringes a right you hold, contact us with the specific page URL and a description of the concern. We review every report in good faith — that can mean removing the material, replacing it, or explaining why we believe it's within fair use, depending on what the report actually shows.

Why Fair Use Applies Here

Fair use for commentary and criticism generally turns on a few things: whether the use is transformative or at least serves a different purpose than the original (illustrating a review, not replacing the poster's own promotional job), how much of the original is used (one poster image, not the full marketing kit; an embedded trailer, not the film itself), and whether it affects the market for the original work. A single poster next to a review doesn't substitute for the film or its official marketing — if anything, a positive review sends more attention toward the studio's own materials, not less.

Quick Questions

Is it legal to show a movie poster next to a review?

Using one official poster to illustrate that film's own review is standard, long-accepted fair-use practice in film criticism — the same thing a newspaper's film section or a magazine review has always done.

Do you host trailer videos yourselves?

No. Every trailer is embedded straight from the film's official YouTube channel; nothing is downloaded or re-hosted.

Are the hero images on the site real photos?

No — they're original illustrated scenes created for Rabbit Reviews, not photographs of real people or places.

How do I report a copyright concern?

Contact us with the specific page and a description of the issue — see the Contact page.