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Case Review

Fair Use Case Summaries
Stanford University Libraries has published case summaries for a variety of fair uses cases. You can access the page here.

The summaries address a variety of fair use cases involving the following types of works:

  • Text
  • Artwork, Visual Arts, and Audiovisual
  • Internet
  • Music
  • Parody

FAIR USE TOPICS

Fair Use Overview
The Meaning of the Four Fair Use Factors
Fair Use Statute
Weighing and Balancing the Factors
Tools for Conducting a Fair Use Analysis
Fair Use and Best Practice Publications
Conference on Fair Use Guidelines
Educational Purpose
Research Purpose
Critical Purpose
Commercial Purpose
Transformative Use
Parody
Bad Faith
Unpublished Works
Out of Print Works
Entire Work
Heart of the Work
Substitutes for Purchasing or Licensing Work
Case Review
Fair Use
Public Domain
Music and Copyright
Movies and Copyright
Copyright Registration
Copyright FAQs/Basics
Libraries and Copyright
Copyright in Education
Retaining Author Rights