FAIR USE 1976 Act: '[T]he fair use of a copyrighted work...for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (not including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship or research is not an infringement of copyright. The purpose and character of the use? The nature of the copyrighted work? How much of the copyrighted work was used and how significant is the portion used to the whole work? What is the effect of the use on the potential market value of the work?   Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. (USSC, 1994) Kelly v. Arriba, ___F.3rd___, (9th Cir. 2001) Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. Penguin Books, 109 F3rd 1394 (9th Cir. 1997)

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