Courtney Lytle Sarnow lectures writers about copyright and intellectual property issues, warning against theft and claiming fair use in DailyDragon Online.
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Courtney Lytle Sarnow: Fair use is not a protected right like free speech or the right of association. Fair use is an affirmative defense that may be used to defend you when you are sued for infringement of another’s copyright and are already in court. But… “you don’t want to be forced to pay an attorney $800 to $900 per hour both in a trial and for out-of-court time. And for every hour spent in court, an attorney may spend three hours or more in preparation. Fair use is great until…”
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