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fair use

limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work
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Summary

fair use ranks in the top 0.97% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,827 views/month, #754 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: exception to copyright[2]
  • Part of: copyright law of the United States[3]
  • Commons category: Fair use[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Fair use[5]
  • Facet of: author's rights[6]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Open Culture / GLAM Glossary[7]
  • P6009: 10368[8]

Why It Matters

fair use has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). fair use. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fair-use
MLA “fair use.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fair-use.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fair-use_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{fair use}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fair-use}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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