Fair Use Still Protects Histories and Documentaries-Even Tiger King
Briefly

Fair use doctrine safeguards a variety of artistic expressions from legal threats, not merely exclusive to political or intellectual works but also popular entertainment like Tiger King.
A federal appeals court's restrictive fair use interpretation in the Whyte Monkee Productions v. Netflix case poses a risk to creators of documentaries, histories, biographies, and software. EFF requested a review of the decision.
The court's narrow view of fair use, especially on the concept of 'transformative use,' in the Joe Exotic video clips case, was influenced by an inaccurate understanding of the Supreme Court's rulings.
Read at Electronic Frontier Foundation
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