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From Wikipedia on Fair Use The fourth factor [the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.] measures the effect that the allegedly infringing use has had on the copyright owner’s ability to…

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that offers flexible copyright licenses for creative works. This is a great way for blogs and websites to allow their content to be shared under criteria of their choosing. Polizeros now displays a Creative…

The Fair Use Network details the legal criteria in determining fair use, for example, a blogger posting content from a newspaper article. 1. The purpose and character of the use â┚¬â€ whether the new use is commercial, nonprofit, or educational,…

Many blogs and websites encourage you to copy and link to their material. However, mainstream media may specifically rule out posting their content elsewhere. The L.A. Times says personal use does not include posting to a website and the Houston…

(This is the first in a series of posts on Fair Use and blogging) Many bloggers, including me until I researched it, assume “Fair Use” means you can quote freely from any news source on your blog without fear of…