Perspective
Jun. 2, 2010
Understanding Copyright 'Fair Use'
Richard Neff of Neff Law Firm clarifies the concept of "fair use" of copyrighted works, one of the least understood concepts in American jurisprudence.
"Fair use" of copyrighted works is one of the least understood concepts in American jurisprudence. Users of others' works implicitly understand that there are certain uses that they can make of copyrighted works without violating the owner's or author's copyright. Indeed, Section 107 of the U.S. copyright law provides a list of fair use purposes, including criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship a...
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