Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
Oct. 28, 2014
Think twice before claiming 'fair use' in the classroom
When preparing educational coursepacks (whether paper or digital), how much can universities and their faculty freely copy under the "fair use" doctrine?
Dan D. Nabel
Principal Counsel
Riot Games
Dan also teaches Video Game Law at USC Gould. His new book, "Video Game Law in a Nutshell," will be available in July 2018 from West Academic."
When preparing educational coursepacks (whether paper or digital), how much can universities and their faculty freely copy under the "fair use" doctrine?
Although the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently tackled this question in a whopping 129-page opinion, the question itself takes me back to my law school days. Back then, I thought I knew just about everything about copyright and fair use. As a clinical intern at USC's Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clin...
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