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There is precedent in the US that this could be fair use. > After considering the four factors in the aggregate, the court finds that the fair use doctrine doe
by voxic11 7y ago
There is precedent in the US that this could be fair use.
> After considering the four factors in the aggregate, the court finds that the fair use doctrine does apply to the City of Radford Police Department's use of Shell's photographs and other works. As long as the use remains solely for the dual purposes of permitting City of Radford law enforcement officers to properly investigate allegedly criminal acts and to use that evidence in any subsequent criminal proceedings, it will be a fair use and not a violation of the Copyright Act.
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2407651/shell-v-city-of-radford-virginia/ https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2407651/shell-v-city-o...
- mikece 7y agoThe key point is that it's part of an active and specific law enforcement investigation. This would NOT apply to full-spectrum, dragnet surveillance/copying of the performance art I call my life, especially when there's not even the suspicion of me being involved with anything more devious than questioning the existence of the GPL.