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Fair Use

A legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder, typically for purposes such as criticism, commentary, or education.

— defined in 45th Edition, Mar 4, 2024
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Appears across 3 pieces (2 defined it · 1 discussed it in essays): when this term was part of the conversation. First surfaces Feb 2024.

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Across the corpus (3 — 2 defined · 1 discussed)

Defined 44th EditionW09 · Feb 26, 2024
Defined 45th EditionW10 · Mar 4, 2024
Discussed Not Just Another Essay About DeepSeek—The Ransomware EditionW05 · Jan 30, 2025