In practice, transformativeness is often dispositive of the fair use inquiry. Traditionally, a work is 'transformative' if it 'adds something new' by 'altering the with new expression, meaning, or message.' (Id.). that may weigh against a finding of fair use.' (Id.). 'he more transformative the new work, the less will be the significance of other factors. The Supreme Court has held that works that are 'transformative' under the first factor 'lie at the heart of the fair use doctrine's guarantee of breathing space within the confines of copyright.' (Campbell v. The Act provides four factors to be considered in determining whether the fair use exemption applies: (1) the 'purpose and character of the use ' (2) the 'nature of the copyrighted work ' (3) the 'amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole ' and (4) the 'effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.' (Id.). , scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.' (17 U.S.C. for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching.

The fair use exemption is codified in the Copyright Act, which states that 'the fair use of a copyrighted work. The fair use exemption balances copyright owners' interests with public interests by exempting certain uses (such as for parodies) from infringement. Google had directly copied 11,500 lines of code and inserted it into code that Google had written itself.

The Java interface at issue was a popular platform for programmers to write programs in Java, one of the most commonly used software languages. finding that Google's direct copying of 11,500 lines of software code for the Java interface (now owned by Oracle) was exempt from copyright infringement because it fell under the 'fair use' exemption. AugIn April 2021, the Supreme Court decided Google LLC v.

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