Fair Use
Fair use is an important part of copyright laws that ensures that there is some kind of usage that does not require permission or payment.
Fair use is the doctrine that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstance, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder.
The Rules of Fair Use
Purpose and Character of the Use
Fair Use: research & educational purposes
Unfair Use: using media for profit
Nature of the Original Work
Is the media being used more creatively than factual?
Amount and Substantiality of the Portion Used
Fair Use: Small amount of the original media
Unfair Use: Large amount of the original media
Effect of the Use on the Potential Market For or Value of the Source Work
Is the copyright owner losing money because of your use?
Fair Use: research & educational purposes
Unfair Use: using media for profit
Nature of the Original Work
Is the media being used more creatively than factual?
Amount and Substantiality of the Portion Used
Fair Use: Small amount of the original media
Unfair Use: Large amount of the original media
Effect of the Use on the Potential Market For or Value of the Source Work
Is the copyright owner losing money because of your use?
What's the difference between Copyright and Fair Use?
The difference between copyright and fair use is that a copyright is what protects a person's media, and fair use is the proper way to use the media that is copyrighted.
For more information on the differences between copyright and fair use, take a look at the following video.
For more information on the differences between copyright and fair use, take a look at the following video.