Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week

Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is 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. Fair Use/Fair Dealing week takes place February 20–24, 2023.

How to Participate in Fair Use Week

Share what you’re doing on FairUseWeek.org! Are you hosting a local event, like a live panel, or virtual webinar toshow off how your community can access and build on your library’s special collections, or demonstrate your institution’s focus on music, film, dance, etc.? Are you sharing your unique perspective on recent fair use jurisprudence in a blog post? Send it to us for inclusion on fairuseweek.org, on social media, using the web form, or email commteam@arl.org.

• Celebrate 10 years of Fair Use Week! Attend this year’s Fair Use Week Conference at Harvard University (details to come)
• Host a local event! Share how your community can access and build on your library’s special collections, or demonstrate your institution’s focus on music, film, dance, etc. through a live panel or virtual webinar.
  • See the “What’s New for 2023” page for more examples
• Draft a blog post! Do you have a unique perspective on recent fair use jurisprudence? Share your opinion and insights in a blog post!

Share on social media!

• @FairUseWeek
• #FairUseWeek
• #FairDealingWeek
• #FDWorks