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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Would this afford them stronger protections under the law related to fair use and free speech?
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David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
So some of the face match results may be false positives from channels that have used a short clip under fair use guidelines.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2025
Tech companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Nvidia have used these datasets to develop generative video tools that can churn out custom clips, raising unresolved legal questions about copyright and fair use.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
But fair use doctrine is a defense, not a blanket right, and whether mass training of AI models qualifies is now being tested in court.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
So some of the face match results may be false positives from channels that have used a short clip under fair use guidelines.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2025
Tech companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Nvidia have used these datasets to develop generative video tools that can churn out custom clips, raising unresolved legal questions about copyright and fair use.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
But fair use doctrine is a defense, not a blanket right, and whether mass training of AI models qualifies is now being tested in court.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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