FAIR USE

EXAMPLES AND FACTORS

FAIR USE

• is a doctrine in the law of the United States that permits limited use of
copyrighted material without having to first acquire permission from the
copyright holder. Fair use is one of the limitations to copyright intended to
balance the interests of copyright holders with the public interest in the wider
distribution and use of creative works by allowing as a defense to copyright
infringement claims certain limited uses that might otherwise be considered
infringement.
• Examples of fair use in United States copyright law include commentary,
search engines, criticism, parody, news reporting, research, and
scholarship.[4] Fair use provides for the legal, unlicensed citation or
incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work under a four-
factor test
FAIR USE FACTORS

• The fair use doctrine of copyright law is possibly the most difficult section of
the law to apply, particularly to digital uses of works.
• The fair use provision of Copyright law is intended to provide reasonable
access to works without permission, when the use is limited and in the public
interest rather than for commercial gain.
• It is important to recognize that this provision does not grant individuals a
broad right to run through the four factors and determine that their work is
fair and proceed with impunity.
• Rather, this provision sets forth some of the criteria to be used in evaluating
whether or not a particular use is fair. There are no absolute measures for any
of these factors and in the case of a dispute, only a federal court may rule on
whether or not a particular use is fair.
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MEMBERS:
JOANNE REALUBIT
JEANELLA SALAZAR
JUNEL TURQUEZA