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Reminder: Fair Use Is A Right -- And Not 'An Exception' Or 'A Defense'

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This week is Fair Use Week, according to the Association of Research Libraries, and that's as good a time as any to remind everyone that it's wrong to refer to fair as merely a "limitation or exception" to copyright law -- or merely a defense to infringement. It is a right that is protected by the First Amendment.

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