Copyright Law: Fair UseImagine you are in a difficult situation where someone's work is being used in a negative way and the copyright owner disapproves of harsh display. How would the problem be solved? Was it used correctly? In many cases people find their work viewed in a negative light. However, this is where fair use is a possibility. Fair use is in some way a replication of a copyrighted work completed for a limited purpose, such as leaving a comment, duplicating a copyrighted work, or censoring. These uses may be made without the approval of the copyright owner. Instead of breaking copyright law, fair use is a defense. The four factors used to determine whether a use is fair or not are "(1) the intent and disposition of the use. - which is the determining factor on which courts rely in deciding whether the use is fair and what " was the goal. (2) Copyrighted features. – When the reproducer is sent to court, examine the types of material to see if it is real. (3) How much shape was taken by the copywriter. – No one really knows how much to take from a copyrighted work because there is no manual. Alternatively, courts evaluate uses and how they compare to the work. (4) If the market or income has been taken away from the owner. – This is one of the most important factors in court because the court will look at the effect of the market. (Team 2). Courts would weigh the four factors when evaluating fair use. Most of the time the fair use defense is set up is when infringement is frowned upon or investigated. General guidelines that might be helpful but not precise in every situation toward examining fair use: (1) a use that requires some unusual work. (2) Make sure that the reproduction... in the center of the paper... determines whether a specific use is correct or not. Various federal courts follow Section 107 to resolve most fair use cases. Make sure the reproducer knows the four factors in case someone files a fair use case on him, let reproducers beware that they could probably get sued or go to jail due to the consequences of using fair use so undisciplined would probably allow them to be more careful about the matter. Information that needs to be found or searched for should occur when termination of a use permits fair use. This would be one of my problems. Letting the community know when copyrighted material in use is acceptable is a wonderful way to engage the community and also make them aware of the four factors of Fair Use so that citizens do not run into any problems with the law or the owner of copyright in the future.