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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.
Fair use is not needed when the material is in the '''"[[public domain]"'''. Facts are always in the public domain--they cannot be copyrighted (only the way they are phrased can be copyrighted).
Fair use is established by this federal statute:
Fair use is established by this federal statute:
== External links ==
== External links ==
* Stanford University Libraries. [http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter0/index.html Copyright FAQs]]
*[http://englishhistory.net/tudor/art.html FAIR USE - PUBLIC DOMAIN]
*[http://englishhistory.net/tudor/art.html FAIR USE - PUBLIC DOMAIN]
*[http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107 Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code.]
*[http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107 Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code.]
==Further reading==
* Stephen Fishman. ''The Copyright Handbook: What Every Writer Needs to Know'' (2008) [http://www.amazon.com/Copyright-Handbook-Every-Writer-Needs/dp/1413308937/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236919652&sr=8-4 excerpt and text search]
* Mary LaFrance. ''Copyright Law in a Nutshell'' (2008)
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