"fair use" means they get to use it first, and the best... once it's common sight it's fair use, but maybe I'm wrong, I'm not a lawyer.
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"fair use" means they get to use it first, and the best... once it's common sight it's fair use, but maybe I'm wrong, I'm not a lawyer.
common sight?
who knows. fair use is so vague.... intentionally. that was just my interpretation of how I can understand... otherwise, I don't comprehend legal talk, i tried a little.
Put it this way, there is tons of "fair use" litigation that has gone through courts and probably we'll continue to see a lot more of that...
If you're not a trained journalist, I'd stay away from fair use when possible, it is just easier. :)
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I was needing a simplified answer, so thank you for making it more clear. I've been trying to understand "fair use" and came to the conclusion exactly what you said... trained journalist or not... best to avoid fair use for commercial works....
which (almost) everything published on steemit is commercial
Fair use means you can talk about Kleenex® when referring to a box of facial tissue. You can say Kleenex®, you can write Kleenex®, you can write about Kleenex® you can make a painting of a box of Kleenex®.
However, you cannot put their logo on anything else. You cannot make T-shirts with Kleenex brand. You cannot make prints of the painting (above) and sell them.
Basically, you may not use their logo in anything mass produced. Fair use means that you can use it once, in almost any way. If you couldn't, then it would be like preventing you from saying "Kleenex®" But, using it for anything other than talking about it, especially anything where you will make money from it, is a breach of copy-right.