Please write a 500-word summary of fair use as this court decision says it. denied a petition for certiorari
On April 18, 2016, The United States Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari (refused to review the lower court’s ruling) in the case of Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., 804 F. 3d 202 – Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 2015.
That case let stand the ruling of the Court of Appeals which can be found at the following website:
https://scholar.google.com/
https://www.authorsguild.org/
Please write a 500-word summary of fair use as this court decision says it.
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The legal doctrine of fair use, as provided for by the United States law, authorizes the use of copyright material to some specified limits even without acquired permission from the holder. Fair use intends to create a balance of interests between the public and copyright holders, in the general use or supply of original works. Fair use doctrine, as copyright infringement claims defense, allows for a specified use which may otherwise be thought to be copyright infringement (Weinreb, 2010).
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