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'''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.  

'''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.

''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)

''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.

[[Court]]s are still entitled to consider other factors as well.

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