IP LAW FUNDAMENTALS Fair use isn't what most people think it is. Ask someone about the doctrine of "fair use" and they're most likely to respond with something about it being the right to use someone else's intellectual property and not being used for that use. Or they may explain that it's the right to use copyrighted material even without a copyright owner's permission. But whatever they might say in response to your question, it's almost always wrong. So, what is "fair use

IP LAW FUNDAMENTALS Fair use isn't what most people think it is. Ask someone about the doctrine of "fair use" and they're most likely to respond with something about it being the right to use someone else's intellectual property and not being used for that use. Or they may explain that it's the right to use copyrighted material even without a copyright owner's permission. But whatever they might say in response to your question, it's almost always wrong. So, what is "fair use