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Fair Use in the Digital Millennium Copyright Era

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Fair Use in the Digital Millennium Copyright Era By Jenny Q. Many Hollywood produced movies’ massive budgets depend on box office sales for their funding, a strategy that would be impossible if these films were left unprotected and allowed to be streamed online for free.

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Can I Use This Photo on Social Media? Understanding Image Copyright

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From Attribution Noncommercial-No Derivative Works licenses to “fair use,” there’s a lot to unpack. Remember the star-studded selfie snapped on Ellen DeGeneres’ phone during the 2014 Academy Awards? Even though he used Degeneres’ phone, he took the photo. What is fair use? There’s a lot at stake, too.

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$100,000 in One Week, a Viral Nova Follow-Up

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Business Insider even asked the Upworthy founder about their supposed traffic drop, and received a very logical response: “ Koechley points out that more people visited Upworthy in December 2013 and January 2014 than they did in October 2013 — so the overall trend is still positive. Is this fair use? He’s right.

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