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<section id="fairuse-home-top-featured"> <div class="articles"> <article id="commentary-462335" class="commentary post-462335 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-education category-featured" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <header> <h3 class="entry-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2021/06/10/code-of-best-practices-in-fair-use-for-open-educational-resources-oer/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources (OER)" rel="bookmark">Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources (OER)</a></h3> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>American University’s Washington College of Law, along with other academic contributors, has launched the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources (the Code). This forty-plus page report, the goal of which is to assist professors, teachers, librarians, and other educators in evaluating when and how they can incorporate third party copyright […]</p> </div> </article> <article id="commentary-462306" class="commentary post-462306 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-featured category-legislation" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <header> <h3 class="entry-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2021/06/07/new-legislation-the-case-act/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to New Legislation: The CASE Act" rel="bookmark">New Legislation: The CASE Act</a></h3> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) was passed by Congress on December 21, 2020 and signed into law on December 27, 2020 as a part of a much bigger omnibus spending bill. What Is It? The CASE Act creates a “Copyright Claims Board” (the Board) within the U.S. Copyright Office which can […]</p> </div> </article> <article id="commentary-307693" class="commentary post-307693 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-cases category-commentary category-featured" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <header> <h3 class="entry-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2017/04/11/stanford-copyright-fair-use-key-overview-updates/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to Stanford Copyright & Fair Use – Key Overview Updates" rel="bookmark">Stanford Copyright & Fair Use – Key Overview Updates</a></h3> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Q: Thank you for updating the copyright overview on this site. What are the most important changes that you want us to know? A: Because the update reflects changes from 2014 through 2016 it includes a few decisions that readers may be familiar with such as the Google book scanning decision (Author’s Guild v. Hathitrust, […]</p> </div> </article> <article id="commentary-1622" class="commentary post-1622 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cases category-featured courts-u-s-7th-circuit-court-of-appeals" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <header> <div class="featured-image featured-image-1623 alignright featured-commentary"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2014/12/22/much-photo-need-alter-avoid-copyright-infringement-hint-cheshire-cat/" title="How much of a photo do you need to alter to avoid copyright infringement? Hint: Cheshire Cat"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Screen-Shot-2014-12-22-at-4.41.29-PM-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="How much of a photo do you need…" decoding="async" loading="lazy" title="How much of a photo do you need…" srcset="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Screen-Shot-2014-12-22-at-4.41.29-PM-150x150.png 150w, https://fairuse.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Screen-Shot-2014-12-22-at-4.41.29-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://fairuse.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Screen-Shot-2014-12-22-at-4.41.29-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://fairuse.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Screen-Shot-2014-12-22-at-4.41.29-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://fairuse.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Screen-Shot-2014-12-22-at-4.41.29-PM-128x128.png 128w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></div> <h3 class="entry-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2014/12/22/much-photo-need-alter-avoid-copyright-infringement-hint-cheshire-cat/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to How much of a photo do you need to alter to avoid copyright infringement? Hint: Cheshire Cat" rel="bookmark">How much of a photo do you need to alter to avoid copyright infringement? Hint: Cheshire Cat</a></h3> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Bloggers and artists often ask, “how much of a photo do you need to alter to avoid copyright infringement?” Five changes? Fifteen? The Seventh Circuit addressed the issue in the Kienitz v Sconnie Nation case recently. According to the court, Sconnie Nation made t-shirts displaying an image of Madison Wisconsin mayor Paul Soglin, using […]</p> </div> </article> <article id="commentary-1591" class="commentary post-1591 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-featured" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <header> <h3 class="entry-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2014/08/29/guidance-websites-copyright-registration-u-s-copyright-office/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to Guidance on websites and copyright registration from the U.S. Copyright Office" rel="bookmark">Guidance on websites and copyright registration from the U.S. Copyright Office</a></h3> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>As part of its new draft Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition, we have guidance on registration for websites. The draft of the full compendium is over 1200 pages and covers publication, recordation, notice, deposits, along with other topics. Members of the public may make comments anytime before (or after) the Third Edition […]</p> </div> </article> </div> <div id="fairuse-home-top-featured-more-link"> <a href="/category/featured/">More Featured</a> </div> </section> </div> <section id="fairuse-home-whatsnew-tabs"> <header> <h2>What's New</h2> <nav class="tabs"> <ul> <li class="whatsnew-tab active" id="whatsnew-tab-summaries" title="Copyright Case Opinion Summaries"><a href="/case" data-whatsnewtab="summaries" title="Copyright Case Opinion Summaries">Copyright Opinions</a></li> <li class="whatsnew-tab" id="whatsnew-tab-dockets" title="Copyright Case Dockets"><a href="/whatsnew?tab=dockets" data-whatsnewtab="dockets" title="Copyright Case Dockets">Dockets</a></li> <li class="whatsnew-tab" id="whatsnew-tab-legislation" title="Copyright Legislation"><a href="/whatsnew?tab=legislation" data-whatsnewtab="legislation" title="Copyright Legislation">Copyright Legislation</a></li> <li class="whatsnew-tab" id="whatsnew-tab-office" title="Copyright Office News"><a href="/whatsnew?tab=office" data-whatsnewtab="office" title="Copyright Office News">Copyright Office</a></li> <li class="whatsnew-tab" id="whatsnew-tab-regulations" title="Copyright Regulations"><a href="/whatsnew?tab=regulations" data-whatsnewtab="regulations" title="Copyright Regulations">Copyright Regulations</a></li> <li class="whatsnew-tab" id="whatsnew-tab-blogs" title="Copyright Blogs"><a href="/whatsnew?tab=blogs" data-whatsnewtab="blogs" title="Copyright Blogs">Copyright Blogs</a></li> <li class="whatsnew-tab" id="whatsnew-tab-posts" title="Fairly Used Blog"><a href="/blog" data-whatsnewtab="posts" title="Fairly Used Blog">Our Blog</a></li> </ul> </nav> </header> <section id="whatsnew-content-summaries" class="whatsnew-section whatsnew-tab" > <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-section-heading"><a href="#whatsnew-content-summaries">Copyright Case Opinion Summaries</a></h3> <div class="whatsnew-source">Source: <a href="/case">Justia Daily Opinion Summaries</a> <a class="whatsnew-source-feedlink" href="/case/feed/" title="Justia Daily Opinion Summaries Feed"><span>(feed)</span></a></div> </header> <div class="whatsnew-section-content"> <div class="whatsnew-posts"> <article id="case-497778" class="case post-497778 type-case status-publish hentry category-cases tag-case tag-copyright tag-intellectual-property tag-opinion tag-syndicated tag-us-court-of-appeals-for-the-second-circuit" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/case/structured-asset-sales-llc-v-sheeran/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to Structured Asset Sales, LLC v. Sheeran" rel="bookmark">Structured Asset Sales, LLC v. Sheeran</a></h3> <div class="published-date"><span class="published-date-label">Published on:</span> <time datetime="2024-11-01T07:30:07-07:00" class="post-date published" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate>November 1, 2024</time></div> <div class="content" itemprop="articleBody"> <p> In 2014, Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge wrote the song “Thinking Out Loud,” which became a global hit. Structured Asset Sales, LLC (SAS), which owns a portion of the royalties for Marvin Gaye’s 1973 song “Let’s Get It On,” alleged that Sheeran’s s…</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="case-497205" class="case post-497205 type-case status-publish hentry category-cases tag-case tag-communications-law tag-copyright tag-intellectual-property tag-internet-law tag-opinion tag-syndicated tag-us-court-of-appeals-for-the-fifth-circuit" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/case/umg-recordings-v-grande-communications-networks-llc/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to UMG Recordings v. Grande Communications Networks, LLC" rel="bookmark">UMG Recordings v. Grande Communications Networks, LLC</a></h3> <div class="published-date"><span class="published-date-label">Published on:</span> <time datetime="2024-10-09T16:30:19-07:00" class="post-date published" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate>October 9, 2024</time></div> <div class="content" itemprop="articleBody"> <p> A group of major record labels sued Grande Communications Networks, LLC, an internet service provider, for contributory copyright infringement. The plaintiffs alleged that Grande knowingly provided internet services to subscribers who used t…</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="case-496708" class="case post-496708 type-case status-publish hentry category-cases tag-case tag-copyright tag-intellectual-property tag-legal-ethics tag-opinion tag-professional-malpractice-ethics tag-syndicated tag-trademark tag-us-court-of-appeals-for-the-fifth-circuit" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/case/keck-v-mix-creative-learning-center/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to Keck v. Mix Creative Learning Center" rel="bookmark">Keck v. Mix Creative Learning Center</a></h3> <div class="published-date"><span class="published-date-label">Published on:</span> <time datetime="2024-09-18T16:30:14-07:00" class="post-date published" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate>September 18, 2024</time></div> <div class="content" itemprop="articleBody"> <p> In 2020, Mix Creative Learning Center, an art studio offering children’s art lessons, began selling online art kits during the pandemic. These kits included reproductions of artworks from Michel Keck’s Dog Art series. Keck sued Mix Creative …</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="case-496269" class="case post-496269 type-case status-publish hentry category-cases tag-case tag-copyright tag-intellectual-property tag-opinion tag-syndicated tag-us-court-of-appeals-for-the-second-circuit" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/case/hachette-book-group-inc-v-internet-archive/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive" rel="bookmark">Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive</a></h3> <div class="published-date"><span class="published-date-label">Published on:</span> <time datetime="2024-09-04T08:00:07-07:00" class="post-date published" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate>September 4, 2024</time></div> <div class="content" itemprop="articleBody"> <p> The case involves Internet Archive (IA), a nonprofit organization that creates digital copies of print books and makes them available online for free through its “Free Digital Library.” IA maintains a one-to-one owned-to-loaned ratio, meanin…</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="case-496073" class="case post-496073 type-case status-publish hentry category-cases tag-case tag-civil-procedure tag-contracts tag-copyright tag-intellectual-property tag-opinion tag-syndicated tag-trademark tag-us-court-of-appeals-for-the-first-circuit" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/case/american-board-of-internal-medicine-v-salas-rushford/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to American Board of Internal Medicine v. Salas-Rushford" rel="bookmark">American Board of Internal Medicine v. Salas-Rushford</a></h3> <div class="published-date"><span class="published-date-label">Published on:</span> <time datetime="2024-08-29T13:00:03-07:00" class="post-date published" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate>August 29, 2024</time></div> <div class="content" itemprop="articleBody"> <p> A physician in Puerto Rico, Dr. Jaime Salas Rushford, had his board certification suspended by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) after ABIM concluded that he had improperly shared board exam questions with his test prep instruct…</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer><nav class="whatsnew-more-link"><a href="/case">More Copyright Case Opinion Summaries »</a></nav></footer> </div> </section> <section id="whatsnew-content-dockets" class="whatsnew-section whatsnew-tab" style="display:none;" > <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-section-heading"><a href="#whatsnew-content-dockets">Copyright Case Dockets</a></h3> <div class="whatsnew-source">Source: <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10/nos-820/">Justia Dockets and Filings</a> <a class="whatsnew-source-feedlink" href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/copyright-justia-dockets" title="Justia Dockets and Filings Feed"><span>(feed)</span></a></div> </header> <div class="whatsnew-section-content"> <div class="feed-posts"><div class="whatsnew-feed"> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nysdce/1:2024cv08933/632194" class="feed-item-link">Lockamy v. TRIBE RECORDS LIMITED a/k/a TRIBE RECORDS UK et al</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-11-21T08:00:00+00:00" pubdate>November 21, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-content"><div class="has-padding-content-block-30 -zb"> <div class="color-dove-gray small-font"> Filed: November 21, 2024 as <span class="citation">1:2024cv08933</span> </div> <div class="abstract"> <div> <strong>Defendant:</strong> Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing, Inc., Universal Music Operations Limited and others </div> <div> <strong>Plaintiff:</strong> Lynn Lockamy </div> <div><strong>Cause Of Action:</strong> 17 U.S.C. § 501 Copyright Infringement</div> <div> <strong>Court:</strong> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/circuit-2">Second Circuit</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-new_york">New York</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-new_york/court-nysdce">US District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> </div> <div><strong>Type:</strong> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10">Intellectual Property</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10/nos-820">Copyright</a> </div> </div> </div></div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nysdce/1:2024cv08884/632144" class="feed-item-link">McDermott v. New Tang Dynasty Television Inc.</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-11-21T08:00:00+00:00" pubdate>November 21, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-content"><div class="has-padding-content-block-30 -zb"> <div class="color-dove-gray small-font"> Filed: November 21, 2024 as <span class="citation">1:2024cv08884</span> </div> <div class="abstract"> <div> <strong>Defendant:</strong> New Tang Dynasty Television Inc. </div> <div> <strong>Plaintiff:</strong> Matthew McDermott </div> <div><strong>Cause Of Action:</strong> 17 U.S.C. § 501 Copyright Infringement</div> <div> <strong>Court:</strong> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/circuit-2">Second Circuit</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-new_york">New York</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-new_york/court-nysdce">US District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> </div> <div><strong>Type:</strong> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10">Intellectual Property</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10/nos-820">Copyright</a> </div> </div> </div></div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nysdce/1:2024cv08902/632155" class="feed-item-link">Moses v. Dejavu Inc.</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-11-21T08:00:00+00:00" pubdate>November 21, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-content"><div class="has-padding-content-block-30 -zb"> <div class="color-dove-gray small-font"> Filed: November 21, 2024 as <span class="citation">1:2024cv08902</span> </div> <div class="abstract"> <div> <strong>Plaintiff:</strong> Dean Moses </div> <div> <strong>Defendant:</strong> Dejavu Inc. </div> <div><strong>Cause Of Action:</strong> 17 U.S.C. § 501 Copyright Infringement</div> <div> <strong>Court:</strong> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/circuit-2">Second Circuit</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-new_york">New York</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-new_york/court-nysdce">US District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> </div> <div><strong>Type:</strong> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10">Intellectual Property</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10/nos-820">Copyright</a> </div> </div> </div></div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://dockets.justia.com/docket/kentucky/kywdce/3:2024cv00684/137138" class="feed-item-link">Global Weather Productions, LLC v. KCC, LLC</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-11-21T08:00:00+00:00" pubdate>November 21, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-content"><div class="has-padding-content-block-30 -zb"> <div class="color-dove-gray small-font"> Filed: November 21, 2024 as <span class="citation">3:2024cv00684</span> </div> <div class="abstract"> <div> <strong>Plaintiff:</strong> Global Weather Productions, LLC </div> <div> <strong>Defendant:</strong> KCC, LLC </div> <div><strong>Cause Of Action:</strong> 17 U.S.C. § 501 Copyright Infringement</div> <div> <strong>Court:</strong> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/circuit-6">Sixth Circuit</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-kentucky">Kentucky</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-kentucky/court-kywdce">US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky</a> </div> <div><strong>Type:</strong> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10">Intellectual Property</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10/nos-820">Copyright</a> </div> </div> </div></div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://dockets.justia.com/docket/maryland/mddce/1:2024cv03360/571730" class="feed-item-link">Prepared Food Photos, Inc. v. B &amp; B Seafood, Inc.</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-11-21T08:00:00+00:00" pubdate>November 21, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-content"><div class="has-padding-content-block-30 -zb"> <div class="color-dove-gray small-font"> Filed: November 21, 2024 as <span class="citation">1:2024cv03360</span> </div> <div class="abstract"> <div> <strong>Plaintiff:</strong> Prepared Food Photos, Inc. and Adlife Marketing & Communications Co., Inc. </div> <div> <strong>Defendant:</strong> B & B Seafood, Inc. </div> <div><strong>Cause Of Action:</strong> 17 U.S.C. § 501 Copyright Infringement</div> <div> <strong>Court:</strong> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/circuit-4">Fourth Circuit</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-maryland">Maryland</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-maryland/court-mddce">US District Court for the District of Maryland</a> </div> <div><strong>Type:</strong> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10">Intellectual Property</a> <span>&rsaquo;</span> <a href="https://dockets.justia.com/browse/noscat-10/nos-820">Copyright</a> </div> </div> </div></div> </article> </div> <footer><nav class="whatsnew-more-link"><a href="/whatsnew?tab=dockets">More Copyright Case Dockets »</a></nav></footer> </div> </div> </section> <section id="whatsnew-content-legislation" class="whatsnew-section whatsnew-tab" style="display:none;" > <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-section-heading"><a href="#whatsnew-content-legislation">Copyright Legislation</a></h3> <div class="whatsnew-source">Source: <a href="https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/">Copyright.gov</a> <a class="whatsnew-source-feedlink" href="https://www.copyright.gov/rss/legislation.xml" title="Copyright.gov Feed"><span>(feed)</span></a></div> </header> <div class="whatsnew-section-content"> <div class="feed-posts"><div class="whatsnew-feed"> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld" class="feed-item-link">Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.10103</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-11-14T18:02:51+00:00" pubdate>November 14, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-content"><p><font size="3"><strong>Bill Recently Introduced</strong></font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></p> <p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10103" target="_blank" rel="noopener">H.R.10103</a> <span>TRIPS Waivers Act, introduced 11/8/2024.</span></font></p> <p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> To amend titles 17, 18, and 35, United States Code, the Plant Variety Protection Act, and the Lanham Act to require the submission of a report to Congress before the negotiation of any international agreement relating to an intellectual property right, and for other purposes.</font></p></div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld" class="feed-item-link">Copyright Legislative Developments: S.4875</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-09-04T14:09:26+00:00" pubdate>September 4, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-content"><p><font size="3"><strong>Bill Recently Introduced</strong></font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></p> <p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4875" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S.4875</a> <span>NO FAKES Act of 2024, introduced 7/31/2024.</span></font></p> <p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> To protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals, and for other purposes. </font></p></div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USLOCCOPYRIGHT/bulletins/3b1e7bb" class="feed-item-link">Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-08-30T14:20:14+00:00" pubdate>August 30, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-content"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="gd_tbl_wrap"><tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF;margin: 0;padding: 0;width: 100% !important" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><table id="flexible-abe-main-table" width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing: 0;padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 20px"> <tr> <td></td>  <td>  <table width="600" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <div class="abe-section-block" data-block-type="FancyBlockSection" data-block-id="123562117"> <table class="abe-section-table" width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width: 600px;border-spacing: 0"> <tr id="abe-section-row-ff6ebd40-7897-44f9-9c48-011f7e89bafe" class="abe-section-row" style="background-color: #000000" bgcolor="#000000"> <td style="text-align: center;vertical-align: top;font-size: 0" align="center" valign="top">  <table width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing: 0"> <tr>  <td width="600" valign="top" id="abe-column-block-b1e8c501-5262-4fb6-ba1f-78599a2e0d8b-outlook-only" class="abe-column-block-outlook-only"> <div id="abe-column-block-b1e8c501-5262-4fb6-ba1f-78599a2e0d8b" class="abe-column-block" data-block-type="FancyBlockColumn" data-block-id="123562118" style="width: 100%;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: top"> <table width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 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id="abe-section-row-d9c02bc7-614f-4932-a60b-915579c04f93" class="abe-section-row" style="background-color: #FFFFFF" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td style="text-align: center;vertical-align: top;font-size: 0" align="center" valign="top">  <table width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing: 0"> <tr>  <td width="600" valign="top" id="abe-column-block-99021b93-8259-4608-b0e4-178a03d47937-outlook-only" class="abe-column-block-outlook-only"> <div id="abe-column-block-99021b93-8259-4608-b0e4-178a03d47937" class="abe-column-block" data-block-type="FancyBlockColumn" data-block-id="123562121" style="width: 100%;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: top"> <table width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="text-align: left;border-spacing: 0"> <tr> <td class="abe-column-block-padding" id="abe-column-block-99021b93-8259-4608-b0e4-178a03d47937-padding" style="padding: 0px 10px 5px"> <h1 style="line-height: 1.2;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 30px;color: #1D5782;margin: 0 0 10px"><strong>Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act </strong></h1> <h3 style="line-height: 1.2;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;color: #000000;margin: 0 0 5px"> <a href="https://copyright.gov/newsnet/2024/1051.html?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #1D5782">NewsNet 1051</a><br>August 30, 2024</h3> <p style="line-height: 1.4;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;margin: 0 0 10px">The U.S. Copyright Office is adjusting certain compliance dates related to the corrective adjustment process in its July 9, 2024, final rule on termination rights and other topics related to the Music Modernization Act. The final rule contained a discrepancy between a date in the rule’s regulatory text and its preamble. To resolve any confusion created by the discrepancy and ensure parties have adequate time to participate in the corrective adjustment process, the Office is adjusting the relevant compliance dates for all parties by extending each date by approximately thirty days from the original dates provided in the rule’s regulatory text.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;margin: 0 0 10px">The original final rule and the rule adjusting the compliance dates can both be found on the <a href="https://copyright.gov/rulemaking/mma-termination/?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #1D5782">website</a>. </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div>  </td>  </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr></table></div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld" class="feed-item-link">Copyright Legislative Developments: S.4674</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-08-19T13:28:01+00:00" pubdate>August 19, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-content"><p><font size="3"><strong>Bill Recently Introduced</strong></font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></p> <p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4674" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S.4674</a> - Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2024, <span>introduced 7/11/2024.</span></font></p> <p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> To require transparency with respect to content and content provenance information, to protect artistic content, and for other purposes. </font></p></div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USLOCCOPYRIGHT/bulletins/3a994dc" class="feed-item-link">U.S. Copyright Office Issues Final Rule to Create New Group Registration Option for Updates to News Websites; Available Now</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-07-22T17:00:26+00:00" pubdate>July 22, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-content"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="gd_tbl_wrap"><tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF;margin: 0;padding: 0;width: 100% !important" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><table id="flexible-abe-main-table" width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing: 0;padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 20px"> <tr> <td></td>  <td>  <table width="600" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <div class="abe-section-block" data-block-type="FancyBlockSection" data-block-id="120635600"> <table class="abe-section-table" width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width: 600px;border-spacing: 0"> <tr id="abe-section-row-ff6ebd40-7897-44f9-9c48-011f7e89bafe" class="abe-section-row" style="background-color: #000000" bgcolor="#000000"> <td style="text-align: center;vertical-align: top;font-size: 0" align="center" valign="top">  <table width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing: 0"> <tr>  <td width="600" valign="top" id="abe-column-block-b1e8c501-5262-4fb6-ba1f-78599a2e0d8b-outlook-only" class="abe-column-block-outlook-only"> <div id="abe-column-block-b1e8c501-5262-4fb6-ba1f-78599a2e0d8b" class="abe-column-block" data-block-type="FancyBlockColumn" data-block-id="120635601" style="width: 100%;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: top"> <table width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="text-align: left;border-spacing: 0"> <tr> <td class="abe-column-block-padding" id="abe-column-block-b1e8c501-5262-4fb6-ba1f-78599a2e0d8b-padding" style="padding: 0px"><img class="govd_template_image" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USLOCCOPYRIGHT/2020/08/3595975/3173366/newsnet-2020-banner-above-graphic_crop.jpg" style="width: 600px;height: auto;line-height: 1;text-decoration: none;max-width: 100%;border: none" alt="Copyright Office Logo " width="600" height="62"></td> </tr> </table> </div>  </td>  </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </table>  <table width="600" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <div class="abe-section-block" data-block-type="FancyBlockSection" data-block-id="120635603"> <table class="abe-section-table" width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width: 600px;border-spacing: 0"> <tr id="abe-section-row-d9c02bc7-614f-4932-a60b-915579c04f93" class="abe-section-row" style="background-color: #FFFFFF" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td style="text-align: center;vertical-align: top;font-size: 0" align="center" valign="top">  <table width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing: 0"> <tr>  <td width="600" valign="top" id="abe-column-block-99021b93-8259-4608-b0e4-178a03d47937-outlook-only" class="abe-column-block-outlook-only"> <div id="abe-column-block-99021b93-8259-4608-b0e4-178a03d47937" class="abe-column-block" data-block-type="FancyBlockColumn" data-block-id="120635604" style="width: 100%;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: top"> <table width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="text-align: left;border-spacing: 0"> <tr> <td class="abe-column-block-padding" id="abe-column-block-99021b93-8259-4608-b0e4-178a03d47937-padding" style="padding: 0px 10px 5px"> <img class="govd_template_image" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USLOCCOPYRIGHT/2024/07/9847432/5582413/grnw-graphic-rev_crop.jpg" style="width: 580px;height: auto;line-height: 1;text-decoration: none;max-width: 100%;border: none" alt="Group Registration for Updates to a News Website " width="580" height="326"><h1 style="line-height: 1.2;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 30px;color: #1D5782;margin: 0.67em 0 10px">U.S. Copyright Office Issues Final Rule to Create New Group Registration Option for Updates to News Websites; Available Now</h1> <h3 style="line-height: 1.2;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;color: #000000;margin: 0 0 5px"><a href="https://copyright.gov/newsnet/2024/1047.html?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #1D5782">NewsNet 1047</a></h3> <h3 style="line-height: 1.2;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;color: #000000;margin: 0 0 5px">July 22, 2024</h3> <p style="line-height: 1.4;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;margin: 0 0 10px">The U.S. Copyright Office has created a new group registration option, known as <a href="https://copyright.gov/registration/grnw/?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #1D5782">Group Registration for Updates to a News Website or GRNW</a>, to allow news publishers to register frequently updated news websites as collective works with a deposit composed of identifying material representing sufficient portions of the works included, rather than the complete contents of the website.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;margin: 0 0 10px">The rapid pace at which many web-based materials are created and updated presents a challenge for copyright owners seeking to protect online news works. Online news publishers have expressed concern that the registration options currently available to them are expensive and burdensome. After careful consideration of the benefits to copyright owners, the potential impact on the public record, and the ability to efficiently examine these works, the Office establishes this rule with the anticipation that it will lead to broader participation in the registration system.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;margin: 0 0 10px">The application for the GRNW registration option is available now. For more information, visit our <a href="https://copyright.gov/rulemaking/newswebsite/?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #1D5782">website</a>.</p> </td> </tr> </table> </div>  </td>  </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr></table></div> </article> </div> <footer><nav class="whatsnew-more-link"><a href="/whatsnew?tab=legislation">More Copyright Legislation »</a></nav></footer> </div> </div> </section> <section id="whatsnew-content-office" class="whatsnew-section whatsnew-tab" style="display:none;" > <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-section-heading"><a href="#whatsnew-content-office">Copyright Office News</a></h3> <div class="whatsnew-source">Source: <a href="https://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/">Copyright.gov</a> <a class="whatsnew-source-feedlink" href="https://www.copyright.gov/rss/newsnet.xml" title="Copyright.gov Feed"><span>(feed)</span></a></div> </header> <div class="whatsnew-section-content"> <div class="feed-posts"><div class="whatsnew-feed"> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USLOCCOPYRIGHT/bulletins/362d806" class="feed-item-link">U.S. Copyright Office Extends Deadline for New Exemption Petitions in Section 1201 Rulemaking</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2023-07-05T13:48:52+00:00" pubdate>July 5, 2023</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-description">U.S. Copyright Office Extends Deadline for New Exemption Petitions in Section 1201 Rulemaking NewsNet 1011July 5, 2023 The U.S. Copyright Office is extending the deadline to submit petitions for new exemptions in the ninth triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (D</div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USLOCCOPYRIGHT/bulletins/362495a" class="feed-item-link">Copyright Office Announces Online Webinar Exploring Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Copyright around the World</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2023-06-28T19:24:53+00:00" pubdate>June 28, 2023</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-description">Copyright Office Announces Online Webinar Exploring Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Copyright around the World NewsNet 1010June 28, 2023 Today, the U.S. Copyright Office is announcing a public webinar on July 26, 2023, on international copyright issues arising from artificial intelligence (AI)</div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USLOCCOPYRIGHT/bulletins/3616513" class="feed-item-link">U.S. Copyright Office Celebrates First Year of the Copyright Claims Board</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2023-06-26T14:12:25+00:00" pubdate>June 26, 2023</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-description">U.S. Copyright Office Celebrates First Year of the Copyright Claims Board NewsNet 1009June 26, 2023 This June, the United States Copyright Office celebrates the first full year of operation of the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). 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Republished by Blog Post PromoterI’ve written so much, for so long, about the branding and trademark adventures — overwhelmingly unhappy ones — of Starbucks that I’ve pretty much run out of ways of starting blog posts such as this one. (See what I did there? </div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-22-magic-arm-makes-taking-pictures-so-much-easier/" class="feed-item-link">This $28 'magic arm' makes taking pictures so much easier (and it's only $20 thanks to this Black Friday deal!)</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-11-22T16:21:00+00:00" pubdate>November 22, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-description">Forget tripods, this concoction from SmallRig is a far better camera accessory.</div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-favorite-accessory-for-diy-projects-has-a-useful-led-screen-and-its-game-changing/" class="feed-item-link">My favorite accessory for DIY projects has a useful LED screen - and it's game-changing (and now get $10 this Black Friday)</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-11-22T16:16:00+00:00" pubdate>November 22, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-description">The Arrowmax SES ultra screwdriver kit combines high-quality hardware with customizable settings, and it's one of the first I've seen with a built-in display.</div> </article> <article class="whatsnew-feed-item odd"> <header> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title"><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-gadget-can-help-you-drive-safer-and-save-money/" class="feed-item-link">This gadget can help you drive safer and save money (and get 20% off for Black Friday)</a></h3> <div class="feed-item-date"><time datetime="2024-11-22T16:11:00+00:00" pubdate>November 22, 2024</time></div> </header> <div class="feed-item-description">Maintaining the correct tire pressure on your vehicle not only helps you save on gas, but also makes driving safer. 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This forty-plus page report, the goal of which is to assist professors, teachers, librarians, and other educators in evaluating when and how they can incorporate third party copyright […]</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-462306" class="entry post-462306 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-featured category-legislation" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2021/06/07/new-legislation-the-case-act/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to New Legislation: The CASE Act" rel="bookmark">New Legislation: The CASE Act</a></h3> <div class="author vcard">By <a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/author/cicely/" class="url fn" rel="author">Cicely Wilson</a></div> <div class="published-date"><span class="published-date-label">Published on:</span> <time datetime="2021-06-07T14:56:59-07:00" class="post-date published" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate>June 7, 2021</time></div> <div class="content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) was passed by Congress on December 21, 2020 and signed into law on December 27, 2020 as a part of a much bigger omnibus spending bill. What Is It? The CASE Act creates a “Copyright Claims Board” (the Board) within the U.S. Copyright Office which can […]</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-370154" class="entry post-370154 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-legislation category-uncategorized" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2019/01/30/celebrating-the-unfreezing-of-the-public-domain/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to Celebrating the unfreezing of the public domain" rel="bookmark">Celebrating the unfreezing of the public domain</a></h3> <div class="author vcard">By <a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/author/maryminow/" class="url fn" rel="author">Mary Minow</a></div> <div class="published-date"><span class="published-date-label">Published on:</span> <time datetime="2019-01-30T16:48:29-08:00" class="post-date published" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate>January 30, 2019</time></div> <div class="content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>For the first time in twenty years, published works in the U.S. expired into the public domain. This anomaly was the direct result of the Copyright Term Extension Act that extended the length of copyright for works still in their renewal term at the time of the Act to 95 years. This effectively froze the […]</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-307693" class="entry post-307693 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-cases category-commentary category-featured" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2017/04/11/stanford-copyright-fair-use-key-overview-updates/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to Stanford Copyright & Fair Use – Key Overview Updates" rel="bookmark">Stanford Copyright & Fair Use – Key Overview Updates</a></h3> <div class="author vcard">By <a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/author/maryminow/" class="url fn" rel="author">Mary Minow</a></div> <div class="published-date"><span class="published-date-label">Published on:</span> <time datetime="2017-04-11T12:13:01-07:00" class="post-date published" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate>April 11, 2017</time></div> <div class="content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Q: Thank you for updating the copyright overview on this site. What are the most important changes that you want us to know? A: Because the update reflects changes from 2014 through 2016 it includes a few decisions that readers may be familiar with such as the Google book scanning decision (Author’s Guild v. Hathitrust, […]</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-297874" class="entry post-297874 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-cases" itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <h3 class="whatsnew-item-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2017/02/19/future-libraries-need-first-sale-ebooks/" itemprop="url" title="Permalink to Future of Libraries – Need First Sale for ebooks" rel="bookmark">Future of Libraries – Need First Sale for ebooks</a></h3> <div class="author vcard">By <a href="https://fairuse.stanford.edu/author/maryminow/" class="url fn" rel="author">Mary Minow</a></div> <div class="published-date"><span class="published-date-label">Published on:</span> <time datetime="2017-02-19T13:02:23-08:00" class="post-date published" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate>February 19, 2017</time></div> <div class="content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>How will libraries hold onto ebooks and other digital files like mp3s so that readers and scholars in the future can still read them? The current state of affairs relies on license agreements with publishers who in turn license to vendors, who in turn, license to libraries. Hardly sustainable when files can and do disappear […]</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer><nav class="whatsnew-more-link"><a href="/blog">More Fairly Used Blog »</a></nav></footer> </div> </section> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id='avatar_footer_credit' style='display: none;'>Avatars by <a href='http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/'>Sterling Adventures</a></div> </section> <aside class="secondary-content sc-1" id="sc-1"> <h2 class="visuallyhidden">Secondary Content</h2> <div id="custom_html-2" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><span class="widget-title"> </span><div class="content"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><iframe width="200" height="143" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BDLTOwoSRNg" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><strong>What's Next for Fair Use After Google v. 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