Tried and True: Fair Use Tales for the Telling

Journal of Copyright in Education & Librarianship Vol 3 Issue 1

Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-13

34 Pages Posted: 27 Sep 2018

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Sarah E. McCleskey

Hofstra University

Courtney Selby

St. John's University - School of Law

Date Written: September 27, 2018

Abstract

On Thursday, March 1, 2018, the Harvard Library Office for Scholarly Communication hosted "Tried and True: Fair Use Tales for the Telling," a one-day program celebrating Harvard's Fifth Anniversary of Fair Use Week. Leading fair use scholars and practitioners shared their stories and engaged in lively discussion about the powerful and flexible fair use provision of the Copyright Act and its applications. Topics included treatment of the fair use doctrine in recent jurisprudence, conflicts over the use of visual works in remixes and mash-ups, academic work and social commentary, filmmaking, controlled digital lending practices in libraries, software preservation, and more. This article discusses the examples and ideas presented during the program and offers resources for further study in the application of fair use.

Keywords: Intellectual property, copyright, fair use

JEL Classification: k11,O34

Suggested Citation

McCleskey, Sarah E. and Selby, Courtney, Tried and True: Fair Use Tales for the Telling (September 27, 2018). Journal of Copyright in Education & Librarianship Vol 3 Issue 1 , Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-13, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3256427 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3256427

Sarah E. McCleskey

Hofstra University ( email )

Hempstead, NY 11549
United States

Courtney Selby (Contact Author)

St. John's University - School of Law ( email )

8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11439
United States

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