fair use

English

Noun

fair use (countable and uncountable, plural fair uses)

1. (law) a doctrine in intellectual property law that permits one party to make use of another party's protected intellectual property (such as a copyright or trademark) under narrowly defined circumstances.

   Although fair use was not mentioned in the previous copyright law, the doctrine has developed through a substantial number of court decisions over the years. United States Copyright Office Statement on Fair Use, [1]

Translations

doctrine in intellectual property law

• Armenian: ազատ օգտագործում (azat ōgtagorcum)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 合理使用 (hélǐ shǐyòng)

• Finnish: kohtuullinen käyttö
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• French: usage équitable m
• Japanese: フェアユース (ja)