fair use
noun
: a legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used without permission of the copyright owner provided the use is fair and reasonable, does not substantially impair the value of the materials, and does not curtail the profits reasonably expected by the owner
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Tech industry accuses Copyright Office of overreach Only courts can effectively weigh the balance of fair use, the Copyright Office said.
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ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
This is a departure from other AI companies, who’ve often trained their models without permission from rights holders while arguing AI generation is a fair use case.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
The only caveat to this is that Starlink does say that some users may experience temporary speed reductions during peak usage times if their bandwidth consumption is unusually high, as part of Starlink's fair use policy.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
So the issues of intellectual property and fair use in AI go far beyond what we are used to dealing with in the legal world.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
This is a departure from other AI companies, who’ve often trained their models without permission from rights holders while arguing AI generation is a fair use case.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
The only caveat to this is that Starlink does say that some users may experience temporary speed reductions during peak usage times if their bandwidth consumption is unusually high, as part of Starlink's fair use policy.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
So the issues of intellectual property and fair use in AI go far beyond what we are used to dealing with in the legal world.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fair use
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“Fair use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20use. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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