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wrote into the statute) the well-known four fairuse factors which provide guidance for assessing whether, in cases of alleged infringement, an unauthorized use ought to be considered a fairuse. One section of the new law, Section 107, codified (i.e.,
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While Barlow & Bear may now try to argue that their work constitutes fairuse, it’s a weak defense in this case. The Musical Parody ,” “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” isn’t the type of parody musical that courts have often found to be fairuse under the Copyright Act.
Hamar Television , regarded Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957 as a ‘right’ i.e. “right to make fairuse or to deal fairly”, stemming from the fundamental right to free speech. Section 52: A Multi-monikered provision? Recently, in India today vs Newslaundry , the Delhi Court, relying on Super Cassettes v.
and 20th Century-Fox Records argued that, because King had distributed advance copies of the speech to the press without restricting them from reproducing or distributing it further (and without the copyright notice required under copyright law at the time), the speech was in the publicdomain. The defendants, Mister Maestro, Inc.
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