Fair Use



Fair use is a legal doctrine in the United States that allows limited use of a copyrighted work without first seeking permission from the author of the work. Fair use is one of the limitations of copyright intended to balance the interests of the authors of a work with the public interest in the distribution and wider use of the work.

The legal doctrine of fair use originated in common law during the 18th and 19th century as a way to prevent copyright from being applied too rigidly and ended up stifling the very creativity that copyright attempts to encourage.

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