Some Optimism About Fair Use and Copyright Law

Madison, Michael

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Some Optimism About Fair Use and Copyright Law

Michael J. Madison

University of Pittsburgh - School of Law

June 3, 2010

Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Vol. 57, No. 3, 2010
U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-21

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This short paper reflects on the emergence of codes of best practices in fair use, highlighting both the relationship between the best practices approach and an institutional perspective on copyright and the relationship between the best practices approach and social processes of innovation and creativity.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 21

Keywords: intellectual property, copyright, fair use, best practices

JEL Classification: K11, O31, O33, O34

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Date posted: June 5, 2010 ; Last revised: December 21, 2010

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Madison, Michael J., Some Optimism About Fair Use and Copyright Law (June 3, 2010). Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Vol. 57, No. 3, 2010; U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-21. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1619916

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