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Fair Use Doctrine

The legal concept that permits limited use of copyrighted material without obtaining permission from the copyright holder, including for purposes such as criticism, commentary, education, and news reporting.

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Jan 8, 2026

What defenses are effective against prosecution for possession via streaming versus downloaded copies?

Criminal and civil risk differs sharply between merely streaming copyrighted material and possessing permanent downloaded copies: transient streaming to view typically does not create the kind of repr...