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The US legal doctrine that there are, for practical purposes, limitations to the application of normal copyright infringement remedies in the interest of natural justice. These limitations were codified to that time in [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sup_01_17.html Title 17] [[United States Code|U.S.C.]] [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html Section 107] | The US legal doctrine that there are, for practical purposes, limitations to the application of normal copyright infringement remedies in the interest of natural justice. These limitations were codified to that time in [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sup_01_17.html Title 17] [[United States Code|U.S.C.]] [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html Section 107] | ||
... | Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair[http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html]: | ||
== | #the purpose and character of the use; | ||
#the nature of the copyrighted work; | |||
#amount of the copyrighted work used, measured quantitatively and qualitatively; and | |||
#the effect of the use upon the commercial value of the copyrighted work. | |||
== Links == | |||
* [http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html US Copyright Office - Fair Use] | * [http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html US Copyright Office - Fair Use] | ||
[[Category:Fair use]] | [[Category:Fair use]] | ||
[[Category:Copyright law]] | [[Category:Copyright law]] | ||
[{Category:CZ Live]] | |||
Revision as of 17:55, 25 January 2007
The US legal doctrine that there are, for practical purposes, limitations to the application of normal copyright infringement remedies in the interest of natural justice. These limitations were codified to that time in Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107
Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair[1]:
- the purpose and character of the use;
- the nature of the copyrighted work;
- amount of the copyrighted work used, measured quantitatively and qualitatively; and
- the effect of the use upon the commercial value of the copyrighted work.
Links
[{Category:CZ Live]]