Hi Matthew. Mr. Higbee sent the following:
Pastor Spaulding-
Your understanding of the Fair Use Doctrine and DMCA protections are misguided. Do you have an attorney in your congregation that can assist you with this matter?
Or perhaps I an suggest some references as to what is covered by fair use:
https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/what-is-fair-use/I will be glad to present a reasonable offer to my client. However, I cannot go back to them and ask them to close the claim based on faulty fair use arguments. You used their work without a license and they deserve to be compensated. I would be glad to discuss this with you on the phone if you like.
Best regards,
-Mat
Mathew K. Higbee
Attorney at Law