Fair Use
Fair use is a provision in Copyright law that:
- Allows some uses without permission
- Is very fact specific
- Considers both the work and the use
- Favors internal over external use
"[T]he fair use of a copyrighted work, including
such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other
means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for
classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement
of copyright. " 17 USC §107
The full text of the section of copyright law that addresses fair use may
be found at 17
USC Section 107: Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use.
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