Glossary

Fair Use

A legal doctrine permitting limited use of copyrighted material for purposes including criticism, commentary, scholarship, and research.

Fair use is the legal foundation for cultural criticism. The Z-Effect's editorial work relies on fair use to study television, film, and literature as primary source material, under the constraints described in the Editorial Standards.

Related Topics

  • Law
  • Media
  • Ethics

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