Factor 1: Purpose & Character of Use
How are you using the copyrighted work?
What is the primary purpose of your use?
Commercial (e.g., in a product for sale, advertising)
Non-profit Educational (e.g., in a classroom, school project)
Personal / Non-profit (e.g., personal blog, social media)
Is your use transformative? (Does it add new meaning, message, or expression?)
Yes, it's highly transformative (e.g., parody, criticism, commentary).
Somewhat transformative (e.g., used as an example in a new context).
No, it's a direct copy used for its original purpose.
Factor 2: Nature of the Copyrighted Work
What kind of work are you using?
How would you describe the original work?
Mainly factual or informational (e.g., news report, technical document).
Highly creative (e.g., movie, song, novel, photograph).
Was the original work published or unpublished?
Published
Unpublished
Factor 3: Amount & Substantiality
How much of the original work did you use?
Quantitatively, how much of the original work did you use?
A small portion (e.g., a few seconds of a film, a paragraph from a book).
A moderate amount (e.g., a chapter of a book, a full song in a video).
The entire work.
Qualitatively, was the portion you used the "heart of the work"?
No, it was a non-central part.
Yes, it was the most memorable or crucial part of the original.
Factor 4: Effect on the Market
How does your use affect the original work's value?
Could your use serve as a market substitute for the original work?
No, consumers would still need to buy/access the original.
Yes, it could replace the need for the original.
Does your use harm the current or future market for the original work?
No, it has no market impact or could even increase interest.
Potentially, it could harm licensing opportunities for the original creator.
Yes, it directly competes with and harms the market for the original.
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