Tag archive for ‘fair use’

Twitter and Fair Use

In today’s networked world, one should expect that Twitter broadcasts are not copyright protected for a number of possible reasons: (a) lack of original expression, (b) the content is social commentary, (c) the content lacks inherent value, or (d) licensing restrictions.

Mashups and Fair Use

Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, provides a roadmap to evaluate the 4 factors for deciding whether music mashups and other compilations are “fair use” under copyright law.