What is the ruling on modifying copyrighted YouTube videos by compiling clips from them into one video to make it exclusive and profit from it?
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It is not permissible to modify copyrighted videos without the permission of their owners, whether by extracting clips from them or by combining clips from several videos into one segment. The impermissibility of infringing on intellectual property rights is among the issues affirmed by the Islamic Fiqh Academy.
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