Moving Beyond Transformativeness: How Courts Evaluate the Purposes and Character of Secondary Uses

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October 19, 2018

Moving Beyond Transformativeness: How Courts Evaluate the Purposes and Character of Secondary Uses

Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA

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Toby M.J. Butterfield's article, "Moving Beyond Transformativeness: How Courts Evaluate The Purpose and Character of Secondary Uses", was published in the Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA 65:2.

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