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Whether Government Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials is a Noninfringing “Fair Use”

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Although government reproduction of copyrighted material for governmental use would in many contexts be a noninfringing fair use under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, such government reproduction of copyrighted material does not invariably qualify as a “fair use.”

Updated July 9, 2014