Fair Use Doctrine
/ˈfɛər juz ˈdɒktrɪn/
Definitions
- (n.) A legal principle permitting limited use of copyrighted material without permission for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research.
The fair use doctrine allows educators to reproduce small excerpts of copyrighted texts for classroom use.
Forms
- fair use doctrine
- fair use doctrines
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Commentary
Fair use is fact-specific and assessed using factors like purpose, nature, amount used, and market effect; carefully tailoring uses to these factors helps avoid infringement risk.
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