fair use

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   the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties

   Broaderuse

Questions about fair use

What does fair use mean?

fair use means "the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties".

Is fair use a common word?

fair use is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.