The readings provided on intellectual property and copyright detailed factors of the fair use defense to copyright infringement. The articles addressed how to use the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in order to protect audio and video recordings from misuse. A few factors of a fair use defense to copyright infringements are: 1) The nature of the copyright work; 2) The amount and sustainability of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; 3) The purpose and character of the use, including whether it’s for commercial nature or for non-profit educational purposes; and 4) The effect of the use upon the potential market or value of the copyrighted work. The important thing to understand about the purpose and use factor is that the current body of copyright law, both statue and case law, favors the dissemination of necessary information over any sort of commercial pillaging of someone else's intellectual property.
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