Los Angeles, CA asked in Copyright, Intellectual Property and Internet Law for California

Q: Regarding fair use the the term "educational purposes". Are the profesional teachers only allowed to use this term?

Regarding fair use the the term "educational purposes" is included in the exemptions. Are teachers or schools only allowed to use this term? How about the regular website owners,users, or bloggers that are posting things that can be considered informational or educational? (Ex: website that post's about neck misalignment with a copyrighted picture that is about neck misalignment.) Can this be considered for educational purpose? Thank you.

1 Lawyer Answer
Benton R Patterson III
Benton R Patterson III
Answered
  • Intellectual Property Lawyer
  • Dallas, TX

A: Most likely it is not fair use to take someone else's image and use it in a blog, even if the purpose is to educate people. An attorney would need to evaluate the entire website to give a confident answer though.

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