In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. use is a defense against a claim of copyright infringement. If your use qualifies as a fair use, then it would not be
So what is a “transformative” use? If this definition seems ambiguous or vague, be aware that millions of dollars in legal fees have been spent attempting to define what qualifies as a fair use. There are no hard-and-fast rules, only nd varied court decisions, because the judges and lawmakers who created the fair use exception did not want to limit its definition. Like free speec
Most fair use analysis falls into two categories: (
Commentary and Criti—for instance, writing a book review—fair use principles allow you to reproduce some of the work to achieve your purposes. Some examples of commentary and criticism include:
quoting a few lines from a Bob Dylan song in a music review
summarizing and quoting from a medical article on prostancer in a news report
copying a few paragraphs from a news article for use by a teamm or student in a lesson, or
copying a portion of a Sports Illustrated magazine artior use in a related court case.
The underlying rationale of this rule is that the public reaps benm your review, which is enhanced by including some of the copyrighted material. Additional examples of commentary or criticism are provided in the examples of fair use
Parody
A parody is a work that ridicules another, usually well-known work,mmmmy imitating it in a comic way. Judges understand that, by its nature, parody demands somimmmmmng from the original work being parodied. Unlike other forms of fair use, a fairly exte use of the original work is permitted in a parody in order to “conjure up” the original.
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Copyrm Overview (NOLO)
Fair Use
What Is Fair Use?
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