Last Updated on February 25, 2019, 3:36 pm ET
*Cross-posted from ARL News*
This week is Fair Use Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.
In conjunction with Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2019, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is releasing an infographic that illustrates how fair use helps people preserve software for teaching, learning, and research.
Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment, under some circumstances. The statute, numerous court decisions, and best practices provide ample guidance about when fair use applies. Fair use is widely used by journalists, researchers, and search engines—and, increasingly, by software preservationists.
The “How Fair Use Helps in Saving Software” infographic is freely available as a PDF to embed on blogs and websites and to print and hand out at events. Share the link, embed the PDF on your site, print copies for your next event, and continue to support and work with your partners on promoting fair use.
This new infographic continues an ARL tradition of releasing an infographic in conjunction with Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week each year since 2015:
- Fair Use Fundamentals (2015)
- Fair Use in a Day in the Life of a College Student (2016)
- Fair Use Myths & Facts (2017)
- Fair Use Promotes the Creation of New Knowledge (2018)
- How Fair Use Helps in Saving Software (2019)
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is an annual, international celebration coordinated by the Association of Research Libraries to promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, highlight successful stories, and explain these doctrines. Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2019 is being observed this week, Monday, February 25, through Friday, March 1. You can participate on a single day during the week, multiple days, or the full week—publish a blog post, host an event, share resources. Visit fairuseweek.org to participate or find additional resources.
