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by ghshephard 4905 days ago
Where are you getting your definition of "Fair Use?"

From: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/...

"What Is Fair Use?

In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner....

Most fair use analysis falls into two categories: (1) commentary and criticism, or (2) parody....

A parody is a work that ridicules another, usually well-known work, by imitating it in a comic way. Judges understand that, by its nature, parody demands some taking from the original work being parodied. Unlike other forms of fair use, a fairly extensive use of the original work is permitted in a parody in order to “conjure up” the original. "