{"id":1489,"date":"2016-02-18T14:51:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T19:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2016-02-18T14:51:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T19:51:43","slug":"fair-use-week-february-22-26-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/?p=1489","title":{"rendered":"Fair Use Week &#8212; February 22 &#8211; 26, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The legal concept of fair use touches our lives every day, especially those who are employed in,  or are students at, educational institutions. It is one of the exceptions to copyright law and serves as an important limitation on copyright holders. Fair use is what allows you to make copies of copyrighted articles without asking the author for permission. It is what allows a faculty member to show movies in their classes without securing public performance rights. <\/p>\n<p>Fair use as a legal doctrine came about in 1841 when Justice Joseph Story, in the case of Folsom v. Marsh, wrote the decision that led to fair use as a part of the copyright law.<\/p>\n<p>The infographic accompanying this blog post talks about fair use fundamentals. Fair use is more common than you may think. Fair use is a right that has been upheld by the United States Supreme Court. Still, it cannot be used indiscriminately. There are four factors that must be applied to determine fair use:<br \/>\n\u2022\tThe purpose and character of the use;<br \/>\n\u2022\tThe nature of the copyrighted work;<br \/>\n\u2022\tThe portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and,<br \/>\n\u2022\tThe effect of the use upon the potential market.<\/p>\n<p>Fair Use Week is typically the last week in February. This year it is February 22-26, 2016. You can learn more at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairuseweek.org\">http:\/\/www.fairuseweek.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_1.jpg\" alt=\"Association of Research Libraries -- Fair Use Week-Infographic Page_1\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_1.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_1-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_1-624x808.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_2.jpg\" alt=\"ARL-FUW-Infographic Page_2\" width=\"1275\" height=\"1662\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_2.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_2-115x150.jpg 115w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_2-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_2-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_2-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ARL-FUW-Infographic-Page_2-624x813.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legal concept of fair use touches our lives every day, especially those who are employed in, or are students at, educational institutions. 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