Fair Use Week 2026
by Kathryn Pope and Esther Jackson
Columbia University Libraries
Fair Use Week 2026
February 23–27 is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an “annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.” Learn more about Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, including public events on the themes of the week.
Select Events
- Fair Use Week Congressional Briefing Hosted by ARL and Re:Create
- Virtual Keynote Featuring Prof David Vaver Speaking On “User Rights Then and Now”
Fair Use
The idea of copyright–along with other intellectual property rights–is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution’s description of the powers of Congress. Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 states that Congress has the power “To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.”