Tag: fairuse

I am delighted to host Day Four of the 12th Anniversary of Fair Use Week with a write up from Dave Hansen, copyright expert and Executive Director Authors Alliance. Dave makes the case that fair use not just a right, but a crucial safeguard against copyright being weaponized for censorship, ensuring access to historical records, journalistic facts, and digital…

I am delighted to host Day Three of the 12th Anniversary of Fair Use Week with a write up from Sandra Aya Enimil, Director for Scholarly Communication and Collection Strategy at Yale Library. Sandra emphasizes in this post that while fair use is a critical right under U.S. copyright law, libraries may unknowingly waive these protections when…

I am delighted to host Day Two of the 12th Anniversary of Fair Use Week with a write up from Brandon Butler, copyright expert and Executive Director at Re:Create. While fair use is a crucial safeguard for free expression, Brandon states, its effectiveness depends on access to platforms and technologies, which are protected by copyright safe harbors like…

“Stolen Books,” Bad Faith, and Fair Use by Brandon Butler Artificial intelligence is sure to be the hottest topic of this year’s Fair Use Week, and that hotness is well-deserved. It’s startling when a machine can instantly create written or visual works that would ordinarily require a skilled human writer or artist. Fair use analysis…