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by soyiuz 3386 days ago
Yes. Note that direct or indirect is not in the language of the guidelines. copyright.gov says:

"Purpose and character of the use, including whether the use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes: Courts look at how the party claiming fair use is using the copyrighted work, and are more likely to find that nonprofit educational and noncommercial uses are fair. "