Using a large amount or

the heart of a
copyrighted material is
generally considered in
violation of fair use

Fair use depends

greatly on the
noun
purpose and : a legal doctrine that portions of
character of the copyrighted materials may be used
work compared
without permission of the copyright Adding to, or
to the original
owner provided the use is fair and transforming, the
original work to be
reasonable, does not substantially
used for a different
impair the value of the materials, and purpose or with
does not curtail the profits reasonably different intentions
expected by the owner can be fair use
If the copyrighted Merriam-Webster Dictionary
material is being used
to negatively affect the
original work, instead
of as a form of creative Use that harms the potential or
expression, it will most existing market for the original
likely be considered in copyrighted work is not
violation of fair use considered fair use

Ask the library about

Only use the bare available multimedia Keep true to the
minimum of the original purpose and
for in-class use
original work to character of the
explain concepts copyrighted work

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