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Just to clarify my grandparent comment here, I was thinking "transformative work" when I said it was protected by Fair Use, not "derivative work" as I stated. So I was wrong!

To clarify my sibling response here, I'm acknowledging that statement was wrong. However, to say that _derivative_ works are "not at all" protected by Fair Use isn't entirely accurate either, as they absolutely can be depending on the the judgement and application of the four-point doctrine of Fair Use. The parent comment here cites part of the copyright law, but Fair Use, which I cited, is a core component of the same copyright law that limits the application of the section they cited.



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