Doctrine of Fair Use Summary

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On April 18, 2016, The United States Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari (refused to review the lower court’s ruling) in the case of Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., 804 F. 3d 202 - Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 2015.

That case let stand the ruling of the Court of Appeals which can be found at the following website:

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2220742578695593916&q=Authors+Guild+v.+Google+Inc&hl=en&as_sdt=4000006 last accessed July 9, 2016.

https://www.authorsguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Authors-Guild-v.-Google-Petition-no-appendix.pdf last accessed July 9, 2016.

Please write a 600-word summary of fair use as this court decision says it.

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Running Head: FAIR USE DOCTRINE

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Fair Use Doctrine
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FAIR USE DOCTRINE

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The Doctrine of Fair Use is highly essential when considering copyright law, which
exists in the United States. The doctrine provides a breathing room when considering
copyright and will also recognize copyright law. However, the principle has received a lot of
criticisms since many have found it lacking. One of the main criticisms focuses on the
application of the doctrine in some cases, which has failed to achieve the main objective of
the principle further diminishing the copyright incentives. The expansion of the doctrine,
although unprecedented, has been experienced following the case of Authors Guild v.
Google. In the case, the petition for certiorari was denied by the United States Supreme Court
on the basis that the ruling which had been presented by the lower court was sufficient.
The facts of the case featured authors who had published the books under the
copyright laws. The authors sued Google for breac...


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