Culture · 6 pages · 12 min
How fair use is a defense not a right you declare
Fair use is an argument raised when a use is challenged, not a label the user awards.
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From the opening
Fair use, in United States copyright doctrine, is a defense that a challenged use can be lawful without a license, argued from factors the statute sets out. It is not a right you successfully declare by putting a caption, a disclaimer, or a claim of good intentions on your own copy. The opening covers why a caption is not a ruling, how the factors get weighed together, and where other countries write exceptions.
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Inside
- Why a caption is not a ruling
- How the factors get weighed together
- Where other countries write exceptions
- What this account cannot decide
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Fair use as a statutory defense in United States copyright
- Weighing purpose, nature, amount, and market effect