Fair Use Checklist: Effect

Favoring Fair Use	Opposing Fair Use
User owns lawfully acquired or purchased copy of original work	Could replace sale of copyrighted work
One or few copies made	Significantly impairs market or potential market for copyrighted work or derivative
No significant effect on the market or potential market for copyrighted work	Reasonably available licensing mechanism for use of the copyrighted work
No similar product marketed by the copyright holder	Affordable permission available for using work
Lack of licensing mechanism	Numerous copies made
	You made it accessible on Web or in other public forum
	Repeated or long term use

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