fair use

fair use. Copyright. A reasonable and limited use of a copyrighted work without the author’s permission, such as quoting from a book in a book review or using parts of it in a parody. • Fair use is a defense to an infringement claim, depending on the following statutory factors: (1) the purpose and character of the use, (2) the nature of the copyrighted work, (3) the amount of the work used, and (4) the economic impact of the use. 17 USCA § 107.

— Also termed private-use exception; (in Canadian law) fair dealing. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 53.

2. C.J.S. Copyrights and Intellectual Property §§ 45–46, 48–50.]

“[Fair use is] the most troublesome [problem] in the whole law of copyright.” Dellar v. Samuel Goldwyn, Inc., 104 F.2d 661, 662 (2d Cir. 1939)(per curiam).

“Fair use is a judicial safety valve, empowering courts to excuse certain quotations or copies of copyrighted material even though the literal terms of the Copyright Act prohibit them.” Paul Goldstein, Copyright’s Highway 84 (1994).


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