首先是链接:《Fair Use on the Internet》
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/10923.pdf
A Report for US Congress, by Christopher Alan Jennings, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division.
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I. 基础{不仅是知识基础,而且是讨论互联网上的合理使用的制度基础}:Four statutory factors to weigh whether a use of copyrighted work is "fair use".
Copyright owners will never enjoy the absolutly exlusive rights over their work since the core objective of copyright law is to "promote the progress of science and useful arts". According to the US statutes and case law, the defense of "fair use", as a privilege but not a right, can be found under the following factors:
Firstly, the purpose and character of the work.