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

Examples of fair use in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Copyright and fair use are huge issues and creators need to be compensated for being included in the training data that is powering these tools today. —

Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024 The fourth factor in the fair use analysis that a court would do is the effect of the new use on the market for the old work. —

Nilay Patel, The Verge, 11 July 2024 The organization generally asserts that its archives fall under the fair use doctrine. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 July 2024 The argument may be aimed at undermining a fair use defense, which was effectively reined in when the Supreme Court issued its recent decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith. —

Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for fair use

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