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What
is this Fair Use thing I keep hearing about?
You need to consider four specific factors
when determining whether or not you can use
a copyrighted work without asking the copyright
holder for permission
The
four Fair Use factors:
- The purpose and character of the use,
including whether the use is of a commercial
nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
- The nature of the copyrighted work;
- The amount and substantiality of the
portion used in relation to the copyrighted
work as a whole; and
- The effect of the use upon the potential
market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Simply...
Fair use normally entails copying and is
of three kinds (Guide
to Copyright and Fair Use):
- Creative Fair Use by authors who copy
from other works to create their own work.
- Personal Fair Use by individuals who copy
from works for their own learning or entertainment.
- Educational Fair Use by teachers, scholars,
and students who copy for
teaching, scholarship, or learning
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