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The typical legitimate types of fair use are: |
The typical legitimate types of fair use are: |
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* Comment - Showing how a work has certain characteristics. For example, the opening of one song may be similar to another song, and a fair use could include a few seconds from both to show the similarities. But borrowing the entire song would obviously fail a claim of fair use. |
* Comment - Showing how a work has certain characteristics. For example, the opening of one song may be similar to another song, and a fair use could include a few seconds from both to show the similarities. But borrowing the entire song would obviously fail a claim of fair use. (This is why All The Tropes can use copyrighted images on works pages.) |
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* Criticism - When a review show uses a clip of a movie to show how bad it is, even if the studio did not give the reviewer the clip, the use would be considered fair. Where the clip is used in a review that praises the movie, the studio ''probably'' won't sue... |
* Criticism - When a review show uses a clip of a movie to show how bad it is, even if the studio did not give the reviewer the clip, the use would be considered fair. Where the clip is used in a review that praises the movie, the studio ''probably'' won't sue... |
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** There are often [[YouTube]] videos where someone takes scenes from a movie to point out errors in the film; such uses would generally be considered fair, especially as the use is not for profit. |
** There are often [[YouTube]] videos where someone takes scenes from a movie to point out errors in the film; such uses would generally be considered fair, especially as the use is not for profit. |
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