279641 external_news 1393587098 1475893619 <![CDATA[Online creators might not know what ‘fair use’ really means]]> The internet has fostered a remix culture for my generation – where people make use of existing copyrighted content to produce their own works. From remixes of songs, fan fiction and art of Sherlock, to even mashups of movie trailers – all of them exist because of the ‘fair use’ provision in the American copyright regime.

However, a new report by Georgia Tech – titled Remixers’ Understandings of Fair Use Online - has revealed that the online creators (or “remixers”) may not fully understand the law that protects their use of copyrighted material.

Source: techgeek

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