fair use
Parody's legal shield
Fair use is a legal doctrine allowing limited use of copyrighted material without permission—for purposes like criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, or parody.
Whether something qualifies as fair use depends on factors including the purpose, the nature of the original work, how much is used, and the effect on the market value.
The documentary included clips under fair use.
The boundaries are notoriously fuzzy, often requiring courts to decide.
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- remixAltered version of recording
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- licenseFormal grant of permission
quotation · derivative works · excerpt · parody · snippet · copying and pasting · review copy · satire · legal defense · criticism · remix culture · share · permission · good faith · nonprofit · news reporting · educational · borrowing
- platform rulesterms of service, community guidelines, content moderation, user agreement, moderation
- publishing lawcopyright, publishing contracts, infringement, reproduction rights, distribution rights
- disclaimerswarning, fine print, notice, waiver, liability waiver
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- Art Copyrightcopyright, artistic rights, artist rights, reproduction rights, infringement
- digital copyrightcopyright law, DRM, DMCA, digital rights, infringement
fair usecopyright infringement
Unauthorized use of protected works
infringement · piracy · unauthorized use · copyright violation · bootlegging
fair useplagiarism
Unattributed use of others' work
theft · stealing · misappropriation · passing off · exploitation
fair useall rights reserved
Legal claim on content
public domain · exclusive rights · full license · Creative Commons