Is This Legal Alchemy? When A Copy of Another's Work May Become Transformative For Fair Use Purposes

Posted on January 27, 2011 by lawhukukinet

Published in New York State Bar Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal, Spring 2010; for a published copy, go to link. Predicting a fair use outcome in copyright litigation is not for the faint of heart. There are no bright-line rules; instead, the statute calls for case-by-case analysis, directing courts to weigh four illustrative and…

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