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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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.
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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
At issue here is whether fair use principles are broad enough to cover the wholesale consumption of massive datasets in AI training.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Moreover, OpenAI faces multiple significant lawsuits, including from major publishers like The New York Times, highlighting ongoing contention around fair use applicability in the AI era.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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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
At issue here is whether fair use principles are broad enough to cover the wholesale consumption of massive datasets in AI training.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Moreover, OpenAI faces multiple significant lawsuits, including from major publishers like The New York Times, highlighting ongoing contention around fair use applicability in the AI era.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Fair use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20use. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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