copyright

By Copyright Alliance

Fair use is an affirmative defense that can be raised in response to claims by a copyright owner that a person is infringing a copyright. Fair use permits a party to use a copyrighted work without the copyright owner’s permission for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. These purposes only illustrate what might be considered as fair use and are not examples of what will always be considered as fair use. In fact, there are no bright-line rules in determining fair use, since it is determined on a case-by-case basis. But copyright law does establish four factors that must be considered in deciding whether a use constitutes a fair use.

Read the full blog: https://copyrightalliance.org/faqs/what-is-fair-use/

By LeEtta Schmidt, University of South Florida Libraries

One of your research sources makes a provocative statement with authority and insight. You quote this source in your latest article to illustrate how other scholars are analyzing your topic. You have copied and reprinted part of their work, but copyright law makes an exception for this fair use.

A news article reports an event and witness insight that would benefit the students in your class, and help them fully engage with the course content. You share a portion of this article with your class.  You have made copies and distributed the work, but copyright law makes an exception for this type fair use.

Read the full blog: https://lib.usf.edu/edlibreport/2021/02/09/fair-use-week-2021/