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Questions tagged [fair-use]

An exception to the limitations that can be imposed by a copyright owner. A similar concept in the U.K. and other commonwealth jurisdictions is called "fair dealing."

The U.S. law that provides for fair use is 17 USC § 107.

The UK has fair dealing instead of fair use. (UK gov. description). It is also an affirmative defence. It is less permissive than the fair use standard in the US, requiring that the re-use be from one of four categories of use, and then that that use also be fair (this second step roughly follows the US test).

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Is it legal to duplicate illegally distributed materials, if being used for fair use purposes?

Suppose I wish to use copyrighted printed materials under fair use, and let's assume for the sake of argument that it is completely obvious that my usage correctly falls under fair use guidelines. As far as I can tell, fair use says nothing one way…
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Using quotes in a text you publish under creative commons

Fair use allows quoting other texts (or images) as part of your text, but how does this interact with you publishing the work under a creative commons license that allows derivatives.
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Legality of putting ads on an academic studying tool that contains user-generated content?

I made a web app that helps users generate interactive study notes, which facilitates their studying. The nature of this kind of user-generated content is that it will inevitably contain copyrighted material from textbooks and other studying…
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Use of Images in a book

Concerning modification of a photograph. is cropping a section of a photograph considered modification of the picture? That I can then use commercially? our is it the adding something into the picture referring to modification?
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Do I need copyright permission for a blog

I am thinking of creating a sports blog, and would like to know if you need permission from a team or the league to write this blog. For example if I am writing a article about the Philadelphia Phillies would I need to obtain permission from the…
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Is using video games to train computer AI considered fair use?

Consider a scenario where I'm thinking of building an automated driving system for my own learning, I use driving simulation video games to aid a specific computer vision module as a test bench since I don't have the financials to actually hire a…
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Using some reference photos from 1970s textbooks on a non-profit educational website with reference

I have a book from the 70s which contains some images of art from museums that I'd like to use on an online article for the purposes of discussion/education. For a more concrete example, imagine talking about a specific type of art such as Ancient…
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Fair use vs Photo of Convicted Criminal

Imagine writing an article about a convicted criminal, only to discover that there are no photos of the individual that are in the public domain. You find a couple photos in magazines, but your requests for permission to use them go…
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Can someone create a podcast and read public content outloud?

I've stumbled upon a podcast, where the author is simply reading public docs and blog posts outloud. Does this violate any copyrights? Can he monetize this by including ads?
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Is reposting a video from youtube on vimeo for purposes of criticism and commentary fair use?

The reason for reposting would be to not give exposure to someone getting 'famous' for problematic behavior that is likely causing injury to others and certainly endangering lives. Credit is obvious since it is included in the video. Video would not…
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Using excerpts from works for student reading comprehension book. Fair use?

I am writing a reading comprehension book for students. This book is for-profit. I would like to use excerpts from copyrighted literature books to set up comprehension questions as a learning exercise. From what I've read, there would be 3 factors…
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Re-using a small part of an artwork in a logo design

The artwork La Gerbe by Matisse was created in 1953. It consists of about 30 fern-like shapes on a white background. I am making a logo for a non-commercial academic website and it was suggested to me to use one of those shapes, albeit recoloured to…
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