fair use
noun
: a legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used without permission of the copyright owner provided the use is fair and reasonable, does not substantially impair the value of the materials, and does not curtail the profits reasonably expected by the owner
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This lack of permission further weakens any fair use claim.
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Sri Bhargav Krishna Adusumilli, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The fair use doctrine, which AI companies lean heavily on in their defense, wasn't designed with machine learning in mind.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
OpenAI argued that the fair use doctrine protects them.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Any major lawsuit in which judges refute fair use claims are thus closely watched.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
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Sri Bhargav Krishna Adusumilli, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The fair use doctrine, which AI companies lean heavily on in their defense, wasn't designed with machine learning in mind.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
OpenAI argued that the fair use doctrine protects them.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Any major lawsuit in which judges refute fair use claims are thus closely watched.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Fair use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20use. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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