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Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
Campbell (1994): commercial parody can be fair use; the four factors are weighed together.
Citation: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994)
Type: Case
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: Supreme Court of the United States
Status: Decided
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Parties: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
Proceeding: court decision
Campbell holds that a commercial parody can be fair use, and that the four factors are weighed together rather than treated as isolated tests. The guides cite it for the amount-used factor: whether the amount copied was reasonable in light of the purpose.
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