Fair Use Is A Right. Ignoring It Has Consequences.

Techdirt. Stories filed under "fair use" 2026-01-10

Summary:

Fair use is not just an excuse to copy—it’s a pillar of online speech protection, and disregarding it in order to lash out at a critic should have serious consequences. That’s what we told a federal court in Channel 781 News v. Waltham Community Access Corporation, our case fighting copyright abuse on behalf of citizen journalists. Waltham Community […]

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https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/09/fair-use-is-a-right-ignoring-it-has-consequences/

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Mitch Stoltz

Date tagged:

01/10/2026, 01:49

Date published:

01/09/2026, 16:07