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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 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).
==U.S. law==
==U.S. law==
Fair use is established by this federal statute:
Fair use is established by this federal statute: