fair use

American  

[fair yoos] / ˈfɛər ˈyus /

noun

1. reasonable and limited use of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright.

   The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.

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Etymology

Origin of fair use

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

The results of two cases suggested that training AI on copyright material might be fair use in some circumstances, in large part because it is considered transformational.

From The Wall Street Journal

Suno, which did not respond to a request for comment, has said that its training practices are protected under the doctrine known as “fair use.”

From The Wall Street Journal

For their part, AI firms often argue their work is covered by the American copyright loophole of "fair use", which does not require rightsholders' consent.

From Barron's

District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco ruled in June that Anthropic’s use of the books to train the AI models constituted “fair use,” so it wasn’t illegal.

From Los Angeles Times

Alsup found the usage to be “exceedingly transformative” and “a fair use,” though the company might have broken the law by pirating a large portion of its source material.

From Los Angeles Times