New York Law Journal "Drake Infringement Case: Fair Use as a Matter of Law" by Steve Krama
One of the thorniest questions faced by intellectual property lawyers advising clients on copyright matters is what constitutes "fair use" of a protected work. With the explosive growth of user-generated content, the artistic ideas of sampling, repurposing and appropriation have become common in broader contexts, and the social media economy is, to a certain extent, built on the idea that works gain value as they are shared and commented on. But the rights of content creators