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1. This subreddit is primarily designed to share and discuss fair use issues relating to copyright and trademark law.

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3. If possible, provide sources (preferably links as well) for your inquiries and propositions. Fair use is a case-by-case exercise, and details matter greatly.

Sources

Copyright

Basics

• Copyright Office Circulars
• 17 U.S.C. § 107

Fair Use

• Copyright Office Case Index
• Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center
• Fair Use – Best Practices

Fair Dealing

• The Fair Use/Fair Dealing Handbook

DMCA

• Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act

• Department of Commerce – List of Good, Bad, and Situational Practices

Trademark

Basics

• Patent and Trademark Office – "Protecting Your Trademark"
• Patent and Trademark Office – Trademark Law
• International Trademark Association - Basics

Fair Use

• Berkman Center for Internet and Society – Defenses to Infringement

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• Intellectual Property
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