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It's fairly correct regarding copyright, where the default is essentially that the creator owns the material and then every fair use is carved out as an excepti
by shadowgovt 4y ago
It's fairly correct regarding copyright, where the default is essentially that the creator owns the material and then every fair use is carved out as an exception to that default assumption.
This makes fair use an affirmative defense, which is default risky because the process starts with somebody accusing you of wrongdoing (potentially criminal wrongdoing).
- Mindwipe 4y agoBut that is also the case in the UK. Indeed more so, the UK has nothing as wide ranging as US Fair Use, just a much more narrow list of permitted allowances.