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by dragonwriter 1040 days ago
> I don’t think it’s that simple. In order to have a claim to fair use, you would have to argue that the derivative work doesn’t negatively affect the market for the original.

No, you don’t.

That’s a factor weighing in favor of fair use, but the fair use factors are not defined in such a way that that is a necessary factor.