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    This document discusses five reasons why fair use best practices are changing copyright law for the better. It highlights how the fair use movement has empowered content creators and users by clarifying what uses are allowed without permission. The rest of the document provides links to learn more about Creative Commons licenses and how to search works with CC licenses or in the public domain. It also notes the independent status of Creative Commons-U.S. and Creative Commons Corporation.

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    Copyright Week: Five Reasons Fair Use Best Practices Are Changing the World
    Copyright Week is the perfect occasion to celebrate fair use, certainly the most dynamic and arguably the most important doctrine in copyright law. The last 15 or 20 years have seen a remarkable series of developments that make fair use, now more than ever, the most vital protection of the public interest in the Copyright Act. For Copyright Week, we wanted to highlight a part of the fair use landscape that, perhaps more than any other, puts fair use in the hands of practitioners who need it most: the Fair Use Best Practices movement.
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    CC in Action in the US
    Around the nation, n umerous people and communities are working to expand the commons and the public domain. Check CC-U.S. pages on Open Education; Open Research; and Open Culture. To see the latest news from around the country, check out our Blog. To share your own experience with the use of CC or promote you CC-licensed projects, Contact Us.

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