What’s fair is fair.

May 11, 2009

One of the most common questions I receive from clients is what constitutes “fair use” under copyright law.  They are  surprised to hear that it is a flexible concept which requires weighing several factors.   And…for the record…the fact that you ain’t makin no money on it isn’t a get out of jail free card.

The case below has a nice explanation (and application) of those factors relating to the online term-paper plagiarism detector, Turnitin.com.  The legal discussion starts on page 7.

Turnitin


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