I've recently tried to make a meme based on Gravity Falls scene. As I have Disney+ subscription, I opened browser, navigated to desired scene and took screenshot on MacOS. To my consternation, the screenshot went black.
I have learned the hard way, that current application of WideVine DRM disallow making the screenshots. However I've always thought that making a screenshot is an example of fair use. I wonder how could I, for example, make an article on some movie and attach screenshots, if I am not allowed to make them? Should I use those which are only on official site? What about bloopers (like e.g. Star Wars badly done fighting scene choreography)?
My question is - is WideVine taking my rights to fair use away? If yes, can I fight for them somehow? Also I live in Poland and I'm convinced that our rights of fair use are really widened comparing to those that are in US. Deepl translation of the Polish act follows:
The Act provides that it is permissible to quote excerpts from distributed works or minor works in their entirety in works constituting a self-contained whole to the extent justified by explanation, critical analysis, teaching or the rights of the creative genre.
I hate that they’ve stooped to stopping a screenshot — note, that they haven’t stopped you picking up a camera, though — but they absolutely haven’t infringed on any of your rights, in any currently extant country, by doing so.