Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

The Rusty Krab court expands upon these points in its subsequent section detailing findings of law, but its discussion is fairly conclusory, mainly comprising maxims about what a parody is and isn’t rather than specific discussion of the defendants’ use and why it fails to qualify.

Blogging 111

Blogging Social Media Television Fair Use 111

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Michael Carroll (w/ Peter Jaszi), Fair Use After Google and Warhol Codification is a big deal; clarifies that fair use is a distinct doctrine, whereas well into 20th century courts were using it as noninfringement. Courts weren’t using four factors before that. A: we have to give meaning to the verbiage.

Fair Use 40

Fair Use Copyright Derivative Work Marketing 40

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Designed to be freely available licensed or public domain; we occasionally use fair use images where no free image is available, such as when a famous work has been destroyed. Encourage CO to think carefully about smaller nonprofit and educational uses. Careful justifications/written record when we make those exceptions.

Copyright 45

Copyright Fair Use Music Licensing 45

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Allowed producers to control coffee machines by putting software in them; can prevent use, resale, using unsupported coffee. In fair use, 3 of 4 factors center on the copyrighted work, while the first attends to the use, but not to the policy implications of the use or the moral/political status of the user.

Privacy 45

Privacy Fair Use Fanworks Government 45