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What is fair use?
(In US copyright law)
The doctrine that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstances,
would be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and
research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder.
In general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and
“transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work.
Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. In other words, fair use
is a defence against a claim of copyright infringement. If your use qualifies as a fair use, then
it would not be considered an illegal infringement.
What types of media/things are protected by copyright?
Literary works
Includes books, newspaper articles, and blog posts. Even your last email would be
considered a literary work. The definition of literary works is so broad it even includes
computer programs.
Musical works
Includes musical notations of all kinds. The famous guitar notes that make up the intro to
Stairway to Heaven is considered a musical work.
Dramatic works
Includes plays, screenplays, and TV scripts.
Choreographic works
Includes dances, ballets, and mime performances.
Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
Includes paintings, drawings, photographs, and digital illustrations.
Motion pictures and other audiovisual works
Includes movies, live webcasts that are being saved, slideshows, and video podcasts.
Sound recordings
while the musical notes that make up a song is protected as a musical work, the actual
recording of that performed notation is protected as a sound recording. Sound recordings
are a distinct and independent category from musical recordings because they also includes
everything that can be recorded and reproduced that isn’t music, including speeches, sound

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What is fair use? (In US copyright law) The doctrine that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstances, would be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder. In general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. In other words, fair use is a defence against a ...
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