Protect Fair Use, Especially Now

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Fair use, the flexible aspect of U.S. copyright law, enables libraries to fulfill their public mission of providing access to knowledge, preserving culture, and supporting education and research.

Fair use empowers libraries, the web, news color correction and more. Digital learners depend on it. Journalists depend on it. Creators depend on it. Every person interacting with content on and offline depends on it.

In the current turmoil surrounding the Copyright Office, we must not lose sight of the importance of fair use. Recent writings about generative AI could substantially undermine fair use across a much broader spectrum, harming many, including libraries and the communities they serve.