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
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Using data to train A.I. systems, Meta’s lawyers said in their meetings, should similarly be fair use.
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Nico Grant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Still, Drew has maintained her project is fair use protected by the First Amendment.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024
Printing short quotations from books or displaying thumbnails of photographs in search results are considered fair use, for example, as are parodies that use a story’s plot and characters.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
But even after that ruling, the overall question of fair use must still be decided by the jury at the trial set to kick off Tuesday.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
And there’s a credible fair use defense that OpenAI’s legal team could deploy.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
The underlying image was a photo taken by Mannie Garcia for the Associated Press; Fairey had sued the AP, arguing fair use, but ultimately settled and agreed to seek permission for future projects.
—Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2024
Educational and nonprofit uses are more likely to be found to be fair use.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
OpenAI, Microsoft and other companies have said that their AI training is protected by the copyright doctrine of fair use and that the lawsuits threaten the burgeoning AI industry.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
Nico Grant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Still, Drew has maintained her project is fair use protected by the First Amendment.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024
Printing short quotations from books or displaying thumbnails of photographs in search results are considered fair use, for example, as are parodies that use a story’s plot and characters.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
But even after that ruling, the overall question of fair use must still be decided by the jury at the trial set to kick off Tuesday.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
And there’s a credible fair use defense that OpenAI’s legal team could deploy.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
The underlying image was a photo taken by Mannie Garcia for the Associated Press; Fairey had sued the AP, arguing fair use, but ultimately settled and agreed to seek permission for future projects.
—Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2024
Educational and nonprofit uses are more likely to be found to be fair use.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
OpenAI, Microsoft and other companies have said that their AI training is protected by the copyright doctrine of fair use and that the lawsuits threaten the burgeoning AI industry.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Fair use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20use. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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