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clarify statement: collections of facts are copyrightable to the extent their selection or arrangement are creative
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 or the way they are selected and arranged can be copyrighted<ref>''Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.'', 499 U.S. 340, 348 (1991)</ref>).
==U.S. law==
==U.S. law==
Fair use is established by this federal statute:
Fair use is established by this federal statute: