No “Bright Line” Rules Based on the facts
Each case raising the question must be decided on its own facts
- H.R. Rep. No.1476, 94th Congress, 2d Session 65-66 (1976)
Fair use is a doctrine the application of which always depends on consideration of the precise facts at hand
- American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc., 60 F 3d 913 (2d Cir 1995)
The task is not to be simplified with bright-line rules, for the statute, like the doctrine it recognizes, calls for case-by-case analysis.
- Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994)