Are you putting together a flyer or a lesson and want to use someone else's photos? Do you really like this video and want to cross-post it to your own website? Did you go to an amazing seminar and think the materials they provided are perfect for a workshop you would like to give to your own clients? While these actions may be permitted in certain circumstances, most business owners vastly overestimate the range of the fair use doctrine, the U.S. Copyright doctrine that allows the use of someone else's intellectual property in a limited range of circumstances. In this lesson, learn what exactly the fair use doctrine says and what factual scenarios would allow you to take advantage of this and when you would be better off creating your own or paying for the material.

Speaker:

Samantha Peaslee
Intellectual Property Law