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Copyright Information & Education: Fair Use
URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/fairuse.phtml

Description:
Overview of the fair use doctrine "which allows users of copyrighted works to exercise some rights under certain circumstances without seeking permission or paying royalties." It is "probably the most important exemption to copyright protections for educational settings, allowing many uses of copyrighted works for the purposes of teaching and research." Includes a description of the four fair use factors and tools for evaluating the applicability of the doctrine. From the University of Minnesota Libraries.

LII Topics: Copyright, Intellectual Property

Publisher:
Regents of the University of Minnesota

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Copyright
Fair use (Copyright)

LII Database Information:
Record 20628 created by Maria Brandt on 02/12/2006
Last modification on 02/21/2006
Published: 02/23/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20628

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