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Fair use is a doctrine of copyright law that permits unauthorized copying of someone else's works for limited purposes or in limited ways.
Fair use is a doctrine in the [[United States]] copyright law that permits unauthorized copying of someone else's works for limited purposes or in limited ways. It is based on free speech rights provided by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The most common form of fair use is copying for educational purposes and without earning a profit. Another common type of fair use is news reporting.
The most common form of fair use is copying for educational purposes and without earning a profit. Another common type of fair use is news reporting.
:<br>The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
:<br>The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
''In short, we must often... look to the nature and objects of the selections made, the quantity and value of the materials used, and the degree in which the use may prejudice the sale, or diminish the profits, or supersede the objects, of the original work.'' (Folsom v. Marsh, 9 F. Cas. 342 (1841)
Courts are still entitled to consider other factors as well.
== Images ==
It is believed that the use of low-resolution images to illustrate a non-profit work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law.
Faithful reproductions of two-dimensional original works cannot attract copyright in the U.S. according to the rule in ''Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp''.
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