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| Case | Year | Court | Jurisdiction | Categories | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith 143 S. Ct. 1258 (2023) | 2023 | U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Am. Soc'y for Testing & Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 82 F.4th 1262 (D.C. Cir. 2023) | 2023 | D.C. Cir. | D.C. Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual Work; Used in government proceeding | Fair use found |
| Graham v. Prince, No. 15-CV-10160 (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2023) | 2023 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Photograph | Preliminary finding; Fair use not found; Mixed result |
| De Fontbrune v. Wofsy, 39 F.4th 1214 (9th Cir. 2022) | 2022 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg, No. CV 21-1102 (C.D. Cal. May 31, 2022) | 2022 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Photograph | Preliminary finding; Fair use not found |
| Sketchworks Indus. Strength Comedy, Inc. v. Jacobs, No. 19-CV-7470-LTS-VF (S.D.N.Y. May 12, 2022) | 2022 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Music; Parody/Satire; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Am. Soc'y for Testing & Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., No. 13-cv-1215 (D.D.C. Mar. 31, 2022) | 2022 | D.D.C. | D.C. Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual Work; Used in government proceeding | Mixed Result |
| Yang v. Mic Network Inc., Nos. 20-4097-cv, 20-4201-cv (2d Cir. Mar. 29, 2022) | 2022 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | News reporting; Photography | Fair use found |
| Viacom Int’l v. Pixi Universal, Civ. Action No H-21-2612 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 25, 2022) | 2022 | S.D. Tex. | Fifth Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Parody/Satire | Fair use not found |
| McGucken v. Newsweek LLC, 19 Civ. 9617 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 21, 2020) | 2022 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization; News Reporting; Photograph | Preliminary ruling; Fair use not found |
| Monsarrat v. Newman, 28 F.4th 314 (1st Cir. 2022) | 2022 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Textual Work | Fair use found |
| Bell v. Eagle Mt. Saginaw Indep. Sch. Distr., 27 F.4th 313 (5th Cir. 2022) | 2022 | 5th Cir. | Fifth Circuit | Educational/Scholarship/Research; Internet/Digitization; Textual Work | Fair use found |
| O’Neil v. Ratajkowski, No. 19 CIV. 9769 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2021) | 2021 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Photograph; Review/Commentary | Preliminary finding; fair use not found |
| Easter Unlimited, Inc. v. Rozier, No. 18-cv-06637 (E.D.N.Y. Sep. 17, 2021) | 2021 | E.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Parody/Satire; Review/Commentary; Sculpture; Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Fair use found |
| Nat'l Acad. of TV Arts & Scis., Inc., v. Multimedia Sys. Design, Inc. No. 20-CV-7269 (VEC) (S.D.N.Y. July 30, 2021) | 2021 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Internet/Digitization; Parody/Satire; Photograph; Sculpture | Fair use not found |
| McGucken v. Pub Ocean Ltd., 2:20-cv-01923-RGK-AS (C.D. Cal. July 27, 2021) | 2021 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Internet/Digitization; News Reporting; Photograph | Fair use found |
| Mattel, Inc. v. Entities Doing Bus. as Unicorn Element, 21 Civ. 2333 (VM) (S.D.N.Y. June 4, 2021) | 2021 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Fair use not found |
| Brown v. Netflix, Inc., 855 F. App’x 61 (2d Cir. 2021) | 2021 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Music; Film/Audiovisual | Fair use found |
| Google LLC v. Oracle Am., Inc., 141 S. Ct. 1183 (2021) | 2021 | U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court | Computer Program | Fair use found |
| Marano v. Metro. Museum of Art, 844 F. App’x 436 (2d Cir. 2021) | 2021 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Internet/Digitization; Photograph | Fair use found |
| Golden v. Michael Grecco Prods., No. 19-CV-3156 (NGG) (RER) (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 9, 2021) | 2021 | E.D.N.Y | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization; News reporting; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| MidlevelU, Inc. v. ACI Info. Grp., 989 F.3d 1205 (11th Cir. 2021) | 2021 | 11th Cir. | Eleventh Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Internet/Digitization | Fair use not found |
| Apple Inc. v. Corellium, LLC, Case No. 9:19-cv-81160-RS (S.D. Fla. Dec. 29, 2020) | 2020 | S.D. Fla. | Eleventh Circuit | Computer Program; Education/Scholarship/Research; Internet/Digitization | Fair use not found |
| Boesen v. United Sports Publs., Ltd., No. 20-CV-1552 (ARR) (SIL) (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 2, 2020), reconsideration denied (Dec. 22, 2020) | 2020 | E.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization; News reporting; Photograph | Fair use found |
| Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. ComicMix LLC, 983 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020) | 2020 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Parody/Satire; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Castle v. Kingsport Publ’g Corp. 2:19-CV-00092-DCLC (E.D. Tenn. Dec. 14, 2020) | 2020 | E.D. Tenn. | Sixth Circuit | News Reporting Photograph; | Fair use found |
| Chapman v. Maraj, No. 2:18-cv 09088-VAP-SS (C.D. Cal. Sept. 16, 2020) | 2020 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Music | Fair use found |
| Rimini St. v. Oracle Int’l Corp., 473 F. Supp. 3d 1158 (D. Nev. 2020) | 2020 | D. Nev. | Ninth Circuit | Computer Program | Fair use not found |
| Schwartzwald v. Oath Inc. No. 19-CV-9938 (RA) (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 10, 2020) | 2020 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | News Reporting; Photograph; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Bain v. Film Indep., Inc. No. CV 18-4126 PA (JEMx) (C.D. Cal. Aug. 6, 2020) | 2020 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual | Fair use found |
| Bell v. Worthington City Sch. Dist., No. 2:18-cv-961 (S.D. Ohio June 2, 2020) | 2020 | S.D. Ohio | Sixth Circuit | Textual Work; Educational/Scholarship/Research; Internet/Digitization | Fair use found |
| Noland v. Janssen, No. 17-CV-5452 (S.D.N.Y. June 1, 2020) | 2020 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Photograph; Sculpture | Fair use found |
| Walsh v. Townsquare Media, Inc., No. 19-CV-4958 (VSB) (S.D.N.Y. June 1, 2020) | 2020 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization; News reporting; Photograph | Fair use found |
| Int’l Code Council, Inc. v. UpCodes, Inc., 17 Civ. 6261 (VM) (S.D.N.Y. May 27, 2020) | 2020 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual Work; Used in government proceeding | Mixed Result |
| Solid Oak Sketches, LLC v. 2K Games, Inc., No. 16-cv-724-LTS-SDA (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 26, 2020) | 2020 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Computer program; Film/Audiovisual; Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Fair use found |
| Tresóna Multimedia v. Burbank High School Vocal Music Ass’n, Nos. 17-56006, 17-56417, 17-56419 (9th Cir. Mar. 24, 2020) | 2020 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Music | Fair use found |
| In re DMCA Subpoena to Reddit, Inc., No. 19-mc-80005-SK (JD) (N.D. Cal. Mar. 2, 2020) | 2020 | N.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Cambridge Univ. Press v. Becker, No. No. 1:08-cv-1425-ODE (N.D. Ga. Mar. 2, 2020) | 2020 | N.D. Ga. | Eleventh Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Internet/Digitization; Textual work | Mixed Result |
| Comerica Bank & Trust, N.A. v. Habib, No. 17-12418-LTS (D. Mass. Jan. 6, 2020) | 2020 | D. Mass. | First Circuit | First Circuit; Film/Audiovisual; Music | Fair use not found |
| Dlugolecki v. Poppel, CV 18 3905 GW (GJSx) (C.D. Cal. Aug. 22, 2019) | 2019 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Ninth Circuit; Photograph; News Reporting; Film/Audiovisual | Preliminary finding; fair use not found |
| Red Label Music Publ’g v. Chila Prods., 18 C 7252 (N.D. Ill. May 30, 2019) | 2019 | N.D. Ill. | Seventh Circuit | Seventh Circuit; Film/Audiovisual; Music; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Shirman v. WHEC-TV, LLC, 18-CV-6508-FPG, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83767 (W.D.N.Y. May 17, 2019) | 2019 | W.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Second Circuit; Film/Audiovisual; News reporting; Photograph; Review/Commentary | Preliminary finding; fair use not found |
| Furie v. Infowars, LLC, Case No. 18-1830-MWF (JPRx) (C.D. Cal. May 16, 2019) | 2019 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Ninth Circuit; Internet/Digitization; Review/Commentary; Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Fair use not found; preliminary ruling |
| Brammer v. Violent Hues Productions, LLC, No. 18-1763 (4th Cir. Apr. 26, 2019) | 2019 | 4th Circuit | Fourth Circuit | Fourth Circuit, Photograph, Internet/Digitization | Fair use not found |
| Philpot v. WOS, Inc., No. 1:18-CV-339-RP (W.D. Tex. Apr. 22, 2019) | 2019 | W.D. Tex. | Fifth Circuit | Photograph; Internet/Digitization | Preliminary ruling; Fair use not found |
| Clark v. Transportation Alternatives, Inc., 18 Civ. 9985 (VM) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 18, 2019) | 2019 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Second Circuit; Photograph; News reporting; Parody/Satire; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| VHT, Inc. v. Zillow Group, Nos. 17-35587, 17-35588 (9th Cir. Mar. 15, 2019) | 2019 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Ninth Circuit; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Peterman v. Republican National Committee, No. CV 17-66-M-DLC (D. Mont. Feb. 22, 2019) | 2019 | D. Mont. | Ninth Circuit | Ninth Circuit, Photograph, Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc. | 2018 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Second Circuit, Internet/Digitization, Music | Fair use not found |
| Otto v. Hearst Communications, Inc. | 2018 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Second Circuit, Internet/Digitization, News reporting, Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Cambridge University Press v. Albert | 2018 | 11th Cir. | Eleventh Circuit | Eleventh Circuit, Internet/Digitization, Textual work | Preliminary ruling, remand |
| Ferdman v. CBS Interactive Inc. | 2018 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Second Circuit, Photograph, Review/Commentary, Internet/Digitization, News reporting | Preliminary ruling, fair use not found, mixed result |
| Davidson v. United States, No. 13-942C (Fed. Cl. June 29, 2018) | 2018 | Fed. Cl. | Federal Circuit | Federal Circuit, Sculpture, Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, et al. v. Ren Ventures Ltd., et al. | 2018 | N.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual, Internet/Digitization, Review/Commentary | Fair use not found |
| Russell Brammer v. Violent Hues Productions, LLC, No. 1-17-cv-01009 (E.D. Va. June 11, 2018) | 2018 | E.D. Va. | Fourth Circuit | Fourth Circuit, Photograph, Internet/Digitization | Fair use found |
| Erika Peterman v. Republican National Committee, No. 17-66-M-DLC (D. Mont. March 19, 2018) | 2018 | D. Mont. | Ninth Circuit | Photograph, Review/Commentary | Preliminary ruling, Fair use not found |
| Oyewole v. Ora, 291 F. Supp. 3d 422 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 8, 2018) | 2018 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Second Circuit; Music | Fair use found; Second Circuit affirmed on appeal |
| Fox News Network, LLC v. TVEyes, Inc., Nos. 15-3885, 15-3886 (2d Cir. Feb. 27, 2018) | 2018 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization, Film/Audiovisual | Fair use not found |
| Philpot v. Media Research Center Inc. No. 1:17-cv-822 (E.D. Va. Jan. 8, 2018) | 2018 | E.D. Va. | Fourth Circuit | Fourth Circuit; Photograph; Review/Commentary; Internet/Digitization | Fair use found |
| Barcroft Media, Ltd. v. Coed Media Group, LLC, No. 16-CV-7634 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 2, 2017) | 2017 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Photograph; Review/Commentary | Fair use not found |
| James Castle Collection and Archive, LP v. Scholastic, Inc. and Allen Say | 2017 | D. Idaho | Ninth Circuit | Ninth Circuit; Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Matthew Lombardo and Who’s Holiday LLC v. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P., No. 1:16-cv-09974-AKH (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 15, 2017) | 2017, affirmed 2018 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Second Circuit; Parody/Satire; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Penguin Random House v. Colting, No. 17-cv-386 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 8, 2017) | 2017 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Textual Work; Education/Scholarship/Research | Fair use not found |
| Peteski Productions, Inc. v. Rothman, No. 5:17-CV-00122 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 30, 2017) | 2017 | E.D. Tex. | Fifth Circuit | Film/audiovisual, Used in government proceeding | Fair use not found, Preliminary ruling |
| Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. VidAngel, Inc., No. 2:16-CV-04109 (9th Cir. Aug. 24, 2017) | 2017 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual, Format shifting/Space shifting, Internet/Digitization | Fair use not found, preliminary ruling |
| Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, No. 16-CV-3081 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 23, 2017) | 2017 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Review/Commentary, Internet/Digitization | Fair use found |
| Estate of Anthony Barré and Angel Barré v. Carter, et al. No. 17-1057 (E.D. Lou. July 25, 2017) | 2017 | E.D. Lou. | Fifth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual, Music | Fair use not found; Preliminary ruling |
| Corbello v. DeVito, No. 2:08-cv-00867-RCJ-PAL (D. Nev. June 14, 2017) | 2017 | D. Nev. | Ninth Circuit | Unpublished; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Estate of James Oscar Smith v. Cash Money Records, Inc., et al., No. 1:14-cv-02703 (S.D.N.Y. May 30, 2017) | 2017 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Second Circuit; Music | Fair use found |
| Reiner v. Nishimori, No. 3:15-cv-00241 (M.D. Tenn. Apr. 28, 2017) | 2017 | M.D. Tenn. | Sixth Circuit | Photograph; Education/Scholarship/Research | Fair use found |
| Code Revision Comm. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., No. 1:15-cv-02594-RWS (N.D. Ga. Mar. 23, 2017) | 2017 | N.D. Ga. | Eleventh Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual Work; Used in government proceeding | Fair use not found |
| Paramount Pictures, Corp. v. Axanar Prods., Inc., No. 2:15-cv-09938-RGK-E (C.D. Cal. Jan. 3, 2017) | 2017 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Parody/Satire | Fair use not found; Preliminary ruling |
| Disney Enters., Inc. v. VidAngel, Inc., No. 2:16-cv-004109-AB (C.D. Cal. Dec. 12, 2016) | 2016 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Format shifting/space shifting | Fair use not found; Preliminary ruling |
| TCA Television Corp. v. McCollum, No. 1:16-cv-0134 (2d Cir. Oct. 11, 2016) | 2016 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual | Fair use not found |
| BWP Media USA, Inc. v. Gossip Cop Media, Inc. No. 13-cv-7574-KPF (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 20, 2016) | 2016 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Second Circuit; Photograph; News reporting; Review/Commentary | Fair use not found |
| Cambridge University Press v. Becker, 1:08-cv-01425-ODE (N.D. Ga. March 31, 2016) | 2016 | N.D.Ga. | Eleventh Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Internet/Digitization; Textual work | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Dominick Ranieri v. Adirondack Dev. Group LLC, No. 1.11-cv-1013-GTS-CFH (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 22, 2016) | 2016 | N.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Kennedy v. Gish, Sherwood & Friends, Inc., No. 4:13-cv-02236-JAR (E.D. Mo. Nov. 5, 2015) | 2015 | E.D. Mo. | Eighth Circuit | Photograph; Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Fair use found; mixed result |
| Katz v. Google Inc., No. 14-14525 (11th Cir. Sept. 17, 2015) | 2015 | 11th Cir. | Eleventh Circuit | Eleventh Circuit; Education/Scholarship/Research; Photograph; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Galvin v. Ill. Republican Party, No. 1:14-cv-00490 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 9, 2015) | 2015 | N.D. Ill. | Seventh Circuit | Seventh Circuit; Parody/Satire; Photograph; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 13-04829 (2d Cir. Oct. 16, 2015) | 2015 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Format shifting/Space shifting; Internet/Digitization; Textual work | Fair use found |
| TD Bank, N.A. v. Hill, No. 12-7188 (RDK/JS), 2015 WL 4523570 (D. NJ July 27, 2015) | 2015 | D. N.J. | Third Circuit | Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use not found |
| Fox Broad. Co. v. Dish Network, LLC, No. 2:12-cv-04529-DMG-SH (C.D. Cal. Jan. 12, 2015) | 2015 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Format shifting/Space shifting; Internet/Digitization | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Rosen v. eBay, Inc., No. 2:13-cv-06801-MWF-E (C.D. Cal. Jan. 16, 2015) | 2015 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Photograph | Fair use found |
| Penguin Grp. (USA), Inc. v. Am. Buddha, No. 4:13-cv-02075-JGZ (D. Ariz. May 11, 2015) | 2015 | D. Ariz | Ninth Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Adjmi v. DLT Entm’t, Ltd., No. 1:14-cv-00568-LAP (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2015) | 2015 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Parody/Satire; Textual work | Fair use found |
| N. Jersey Media Grp., Inc. v. Pirro, 74 F. Supp. 3d. 605 (S.D.N.Y. 2015) | 2015 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Photograph | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Cambridge Univ. Press v. Patton, 769 F.3d 1232 (11th Cir. 2014) | 2014 | 11th Cir. | Eleventh Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Internet/Digitization; Textual work | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| White v. West Pub. Corp., No. 12-cv-1340-JSR (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 3, 2014) | 2014 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Second Circuit; Textual work; Used in government proceeding; Education/Scholarship/Research | Fair use found |
| Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathiTrust, 755 F.3d 87 (2d Cir. 2014) | 2014 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Format shifting/Space shifting; Internet/Digitization; Textual work | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Swatch Grp. Mgmt. Servs. Ltd. v. Bloomberg L.P., 742 F.3d 17 (2d Cir. 2014) | 2014 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | News reporting; Unpublished | Fair use found |
| Kienitz v. Sconnie Nation, LLC, 766 F.3d 756 (7th Cir. 2014) | 2014 | 7th Cir. | Seventh Circuit | Photograph | Fair use found |
| Richards v. Merriam Webster, Inc., 55 F. Supp. 205 (D. Mass. 2014) | 2014 | D. Mass. | First Circuit | Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Denison v. Larkin, 64 F. Supp. 3d 1127 (N.D. Ill. 2014) | 2014 | N.D. Ill. | Seventh Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Textual work; Used in government proceeding | Fair use found |
| Arrow Prods., Ltd. v. The Weinstein Co., LLC,44 F. Supp. 3d 359 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 25, 2014) | 2014 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Caner v. Autry, 16 F. Supp. 3d 689 (W.D. Va. 2014) | 2014 | W.D. Va. | Fourth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Neri v. Monroe, No. 11-cv-429-slc (W.D. Wis. Feb. 26, 2014) | 2014 | W.D. Wis. | Seventh Circuit | Photograph; Sculpture | Fair use found |
| Diversey v. Schmidly, 738 F.3d 1196 (10th Cir. 2013) | 2013 | 10th Cir. | Tenth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use not found |
| Cariou v. Prince, 714 F.3d 694 (2d Cir. 2013) | 2013 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Photograph | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Bouchat v. Balt. Ravens Ltd. P'ship, 737 F.3d 932 (4th Cir. 2013) | 2013 | 4th Cir. | Fourth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Fair use found |
| Fox Broad. Co. v. Dish Network, L.L.C., 723 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir. 2013) | 2013 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Format shifting/Space shifting; Internet/Digitization | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Seltzer v. Green Day, Inc., 725 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2013) | 2013 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Photograph | Fair use found |
| SOFA Entm’t, Inc. v. Dodger Prods., Inc., 709 F.3d 1273 (9th Cir. 2013) | 2013 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual | Fair use found |
| Morris v. Guetta, No. LA CV12-00684 JAK (RZX) (C.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2013) | 2013 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Am. Inst. of Physics v. Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., Civ. No. 12-528 (RHK/JJK) (D. Minn. July. 30, 2013) | 2013 | D. Minn. | Eighth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Faulkner Literary Rights, L.L.C. v. Sony Pictures Classics, Inc., 953 F. Supp. 2d 701 (N.D. Miss. 2013) | 2013 | N.D. Miss. | Fifth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Associated Press v. Meltwater U.S. Holdings, Inc., 931 F. Supp. 2d 537 (S.D.N.Y. 2013) | 2013 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Format shifting/Space shifting; News reporting | Fair use not found |
| Soc’y of the Holy Transfiguration Monestary, Inc. v. Gregory, 689 F.3d 29 (1st Cir. 2012) | 2012 | 1st Cir. | First Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use not found |
| Balsley v. LFP, Inc., 691 F.3d 747 (6th Cir. 2012) | 2012 | 6th Cir. | Sixth Circuit | Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Brownmark Films, L.L.C. v. Comedy Partners, 682 F.3d 687 (7th Cir. 2012) | 2012 | 7th Cir. | Seventh Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Parody/Satire | Fair use found |
| Monge v. Maya Magazines, Inc., 688 F.3d 1164 (9th Cir. 2012) | 2012 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | News reporting; Photograph; Unpublished | Fair use not found |
| Nat’l Ctr. for Jewish Film v. Riverside Films, L.L.C., No. 5:12-cv-00044-ODW (DTB) (C.D. Cal. Sept. 14, 2012) | 2012 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Film/Audiovisual | Fair use found |
| Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. v. Crt. for Bio-Ethical Reform, 868 F. Supp. 2d 962 (C.D. Cal. 2012) | 2012 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual, Parody/Satire | Fair use found |
| Murphy v. Millennium Radio Grp. L.L.C., 650 F.3d 295 (3d Cir. 2011) | 2011 | 3d Cir. | Third Circuit | News reporting; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Friedman v. Guetta, No. CV 10-00014 DDP (JCx) (C.D. Cal. May 27, 2011) | 2011 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Righthaven, L.L.C. v. Jama, No. 2:10-CV-1322 JCM (LRL) (D. Nev. Apr. 22, 2011) | 2011 | D. Nev. | Ninth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Internet/Digitization; News reporting; Textual work | Fair use found |
| CCA and B, LLC v. F + W Media, Inc., 819 F. Supp. 2d 1310 (Ν.D. Ga. 2011) | 2011 | Ν.D. Ga. | Eleventh Circuit | Parody/Satire; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Salinger v. Colting, 607 F.3d 68 (2d Cir. 2010) | 2010 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Parody/Satire; Review/Commentary; Textual work | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Bouchat v. Balt. Ravens Ltd. P'ship, 619 F.3d 301 (4th Cir. 2010) | 2010 | 4th Cir. | Fourth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Film/Audiovisual; Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Henley v. DeVore, 733 F. Supp. 2d 1144 (C.D. Cal. 2010) | 2010 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Music; Parody/Satire | Fair use not found |
| Righthaven, L.L.C. v. Realty One Grp., Inc., No. 2:10-cv-1036-LRH-PAL. (D. Nev. Oct. 19, 2010) | 2010 | D. Nev. | Ninth Circuit | Internet/Digitization; News reporting; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Gaylord v. United States, 595 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2010) | 2010 | Fed. Cir. | Federal Circuit | Sculpture | Fair use not found |
| A.V. ex rel. Vanderhye v. iParadigms, L.L.C., 562 F.3d 630 (4th Cir. 2009) | 2009 | 4th Cir. | Fourth Circuit | Computer program; Education/Scholarship/Research; Internet/Digitization; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Reyes v. Wyeth Pharm., Inc., 603 F. Supp. 2d 289 (D.P.R. 2009) | 2009 | D.P.R. | First Circuit | Photograph; Sculpture | Fair use not found |
| Blackwell Publ’g, Inc. v. Excel Research Grp., LLC, 661 F. Supp. 2d 786 (E.D. Mich. 2009) | 2009 | E.D. Mich. | Sixth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Warren Publ’g Co. v. Spurlock, 645 F. Supp. 2d 402 (E.D. Pa. 2009) | 2009 | E.D. Pa. | Third Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Textual work | Fair use found |
| House of Bryant Publ’ns, L.L.C. v. A&E Television Networks, No. 3:09-0502 (M.D. Tenn. Oct. 30, 2009) | 2009 | M.D. Tenn. | Sixth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Music; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| United States v. Am. Soc’y of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 599 F. Supp. 2d 415 (S.D.N.Y. 2009), vacated, 627 F.3d 64 (2d Cir. 2010) | 2009 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Internet; Music | Fair use not found |
| Peter Letterese & Assocs. v. World Inst. of Scientology Enters., 533 F.3d 1287 (11th Cir. 2008) | 2008 | 11th Cir. | Eleventh Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Review/Commentary; Textual work | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music Publ’g, 512 F.3d 522 (9th Cir. 2008) | 2008 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Film/Audiovisual; Music; Photograph; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Lennon v. Premise Media Corp., 556 F. Supp. 2d 310 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) | 2008 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Music; Review/Commentary | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Warner Bros. Entm’t, Inc. v. RDR Books, 575 F. Supp. 2d 513 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) | 2008 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Films/Audiovisual; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Zomba Enters., Inc. v. Panorama Records, Inc., 491 F.3d 574 (6th Cir. 2007) | 2007 | 6th Cir. | Sixth Circuit | Music | Fair use not found |
| Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 508 F.3d 1146 (9th Cir. 2007) | 2007 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Photograph | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Fitzgerald v. CBS Broad., Inc., 491 F. Supp. 2d 177 (D. Mass. 2007) | 2007 | D. Mass. | First Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; News reporting; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Tavory v. NTP, Inc., 495 F. Supp. 2d 531 (E.D. Va. 2007) | 2007 | E.D. Va. | Fourth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Bill Graham Archives v. Dorling Kindersley Ltd., 448 F.3d 605 (2d Cir. 2006) | 2006 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Fair use found |
| Blanch v. Koons, 467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006) | 2006 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Photograph | Fair use found |
| Wall Data, Inc. v. L.A. Cnty. Sheriff’s Dep’t, 447 F.3d 769 (9th Cir. 2006) | 2006 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Computer program | Fair use not found |
| Clean Flicks of Colo., LLC v. Soderbergh, 433 F. Supp. 2d 1236 (D. Colo. 2006) | 2006 | D. Colo. | Tenth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual | Fair use not found |
| BMG Music v. Gonzalez, 430 F.3d 888 (7th Cir. 2005) | 2005 | 7th Cir. | Seventh Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Music | Fair use not found |
| Wilen v. Alt. Media Net, Inc., No. 03CIV2524 (RMB) (JCF) (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 26, 2005) | 2005 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Parody/Satire; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Compaq Computer Corp. v. Ergonome, Inc., 387 F.3d 403 (5th Cir. 2004) | 2004 | 5th Cir. | Fifth Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Ty, Inc. v. Publ'ns Int'l, Ltd., 333 F. Supp. 2d 705 (N.D. Ill. 2004) | 2004 | N.D. Ill. | Seventh Circuit | Photograph; Review/Commentary; Sculpture | Fair use not found |
| MasterCard Int’l, Inc. v. Nader 2000 Primary Comm., Inc., No. 00 CIV. 3802 (HB) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 8, 2004) | 2004 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Parody/Satire | Fair use found |
| Video Pipeline, Inc. v. Buena Vista Home Entm’t, Inc., 342 F.3d 191 (3d Cir. 2003) | 2003 | 3d Cir. | Third Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Internet/Digitization | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Bond v. Blum, 317 F.3d 385 (4th Cir. 2003) | 2003 | 4th Cir. | Fourth Circuit | Textual work; Unpublished; Used in government proceeding | Fair use found |
| United States v. Slater, 348 F.3d 666 (7th Cir. 2003) | 2003 | 7th Cir. | Seventh Circuit | Computer program; Internet/digitization | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Elvis Presley Enters., Inc. v. Passport Video, 349 F.3d 622 (9th Cir. 2003) | 2003 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Film/Audiovisual; Music; Photograph; Review/Commentary | Fair use not found |
| Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp., 336 F.3d 811 (9th Cir. 2003) | 2003 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Photograph | Fair use found |
| Mattel Inc. v. Walking Mountain Prods., 353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003) | 2003 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Parody/Satire; Photograph; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Chi. Bd. of Educ. v. Substance, Inc., 354 F.3d 624 (7th Cir. 2003) | 2003 | 7th Cir. | Seventh Circuit | Review/Commentary; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, Inc. v. Otsar Sifrei Lubavitch, Inc., 312 F.3d 94 (2d Cir. 2002) | 2002 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Textual Work | Fair use not found |
| L.A. News Serv. v. CBS Broad., Inc., 305 F.3d 924 (9th Cir. 2002) | 2002 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; News reporting | Fair use found |
| Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co., 268 F.3d 1257 (11th Cir. 2001) | 2001 | 11th Cir. | Eleventh Circuit | Parody/Satire; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Davis v. Gap, Inc., 246 F.3d 152 (2d Cir. 2001) | 2001 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Other visual arts | Fair use not found |
| Veeck v. S. Bldg. Code Cong. Int’l, 241 F.3d 398 (5th Cir. 2001) | 2001 | 5th Cir. | Fifth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001) | 2001 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Internet/Digitization; Format shifting/Space shifting; Music | Fair use not found |
| Byrne v. BBC, 132 F. Supp. 2d 229 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) | 2001 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Music; News reporting | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Hofheinz v. Discovery Commc’ns, Inc., No. 00 CIV. 3802 (HB) (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 20, 2001) | 2001 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Film/Audiovisual; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| World Wrestling Fed’n Entm’t, Inc. v. Bozell, 142 F. Supp. 2d 514 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) | 2001 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Review/Commentary | Fair use not found |
| Nunez v. Caribbean Int’l News Corp., 235 F.3d 18 (1st Cir. 2000) | 2000 | 1st Cir. | First Circuit | News reporting; Photograph | Fair use found |
| Sony Computer Entm't. Inc. v. Connectix Corp., 203 F. 3d 596 (9th Cir. 2000) | 2000 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Computer program | Fair use found |
| Sony Computer Entm’t Am., Inc. v. Bleem, L.L.C., 214 F.3d 1022 (9th Cir. 2000) | 2000 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Computer program | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Worldwide Church of God v. Phila. Church of God, Inc., 227 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir. 2000) | 2000 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Textual Work | Fair use not found |
| Baraban v. Time Warner, Inc., No. 99 Civ. 1569 (JSM) (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 6, 2000) | 2000 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Photograph; Review/Commentary; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. v. Comline Bus. Data, Inc., 166 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 1999) | 1999 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | News reporting; Textual Work | Fair use not found |
| Tiffany Design, Inc. v. Reno-Tahoe Specialty, Inc., 55 F. Supp. 2d 1113 (D. Nev. 1999) | 1999 | D. Nev. | Ninth Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Castle Rock Entm’t, Inc. v. Carol Publ’g Grp., Inc., 150 F.3d 132 (2d Cir. 1998) | 1998 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Infinity Broad. Corp. v. Kirkwood, | 1998 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Format shifting/Space shifting; Music | Fair use not found |
| Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp., 137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998) | 1998 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Parody/Satire; Photograph | Fair use found |
| Sundeman v. Seajay Soc’y, Inc., 142 F.3d 194 (4th Cir. 1998) | 1998 | 4th Cir. | Fourth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Review/Commentary; Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use found |
| L.A. News Serv. v. Reuters Television Int'l, Ltd., 149 F.3d 987 (9th Cir. 1998) | 1998 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; News reporting | Fair use not found |
| Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc. v. Miramax Films Corp., 11 F. Supp. 2d 1179 (C.D. Cal. 1998) | 1998 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Parody/Satire | Fair use not found |
| Lucent Info. Mgmt. v. Lucent Techs., Inc., 5 F. Supp. 2d 238 (D. Del. 1998) | 1998 | D. Del. | Third Circuit | Textual work; Used in government proceeding | Fair use found |
| Duffy v. Penguin Books USA, Inc., 4 F. Supp. 2d 268 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) | 1998 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Format shifting/Space shifting; Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use found |
| Ringgold v. Black Entm’t Television, Inc., 126 F.3d 70 (2d Cir. 1997) | 1997 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Penguin Books USA, Inc., 109 F.3d 1394 (9th Cir. 1997) | 1997 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Parody/Satire; Textual work | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| L.A. News Serv. v. KCAL-TV Channel 9, 108 F.3d 1119 (9th Cir. 1997) | 1997 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; News reporting | Fair use not found |
| Princeton Univ. Press v. Mich. Document Servs., Inc., 99 F.3d 1381 (6th Cir. 1996) | 1996 | 6th Cir. | Sixth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Sega Enters. Ltd. v. MAPHIA, 948 F. Supp. 923 (N.D. Cal. 1996) | 1996 | N.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Computer program; Internet/Digitization | Fair use not found |
| Monster Commc’ns, Inc. v. Turner Broad. Sys., Inc., 935 F. Supp. 490 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) | 1996 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Film/Audiovisual; Review/Commentary | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Am. Geophysical Union v. Texaco, Inc., 60 F.3d 913 (2d Cir. 1994) | 1994 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work; Used in government proceeding | Fair use not found |
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. Am. Honda Motor Co., 900 F. Supp. 1287 (C.D. Cal. 1995) | 1995 | C.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Parody/Satire | Fair use not found |
| Robinson v. Random House, Inc., 877 F. Supp. 830 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) | 1995 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Rotbart v. J.R. O’Dwyer Co., No. 94 Civ. 2091 (JSM) (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 7, 1995) | 1995 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Format shifting/Space shifting; News reporting; Review/commentary; Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use found |
| Nat’l Rifle Ass’n of Am. v. Handgun Control Fed’n of Ohio, 15 F.3d 559 (6th Cir. 1994) | 1994 | 6th Cir. | Sixth Circuit | Textual work | Fair use found |
| Norse v. Henry Holt & Co., 847 F. Supp. 142 (N.D. Cal. 1994) | 1994 | N.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use found |
| Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994) | 1994 | U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court | Music; Parody/Satire | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Twin Peaks Prods., Inc. v. Publ’ns Int’l, Ltd., 996 F.2d 1366 (2d Cir. 1993) | 1993 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Film/Audiovisual; Review/Commentary; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| McGowan v. Cross, 991 F.2d 790, Nos. 92-1480, 92-1584 (4th Cir. Apr. 22, 1993) | 1993 | 4th Cir. | Fourth Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Fair use found |
| Television Digest, Inc. v. U.S. Tel. Ass’n, 841 F. Supp. 5 (D.D.C. 1993) | 1993 | D.D.C. | District of Columbia Circuit | Format shifting/Space shifting; News reporting | Fair use not found |
| Arica Inst., Inc. v. Palmer, 970 F.2d 1067 (2d Cir. 1992) | 1992 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Review/Commentary; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Rogers v. Koons, 960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992) | 1992 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Parody; Review/Commentary; Sculpture | Fair use not found |
| L.A. News Serv. v. Tullo, 973 F.2d 791 (9th Cir. 1992) | 1992 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; News reporting | Fair use not found |
| Sega Enters. Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc., 977 F.2d 1510 (9th Cir. 1992) | 1992 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Computer program; Education/Scholarship/Research | Fair use found |
| Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of Am. Inc., 975 F. 2d 832 (Fed. Cir. 1992) | 1992 | Fed. Cir. | Federal Circuit | Computer program | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Lish v. Harper’s Magazine Found., 807 F. Supp. 1090 (S.D.N.Y. 1992) | 1992 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | News Reporting; Review/Commentary; Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use not found |
| Ass’n of Am. Med. Colls. v. Cuomo, 928 F.2d 519 (2d Cir. 1991) | 1991 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Review/Commentary; Textual work; Unpublished | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Wright v. Warner Books, Inc., 953 F.2d 731 (2d Cir. 1991) | 1991 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use found |
| Basic Books, Inc. v. Kinko’s Graphics Corp., 758 F. Supp. 1522 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) | 1991 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Cable/Home Commc’n Corp. v. Network Prods., Inc., 902 F.2d 829 (11th Cir. 1990) | 1990 | 11th Cir. | Eleventh Circuit | Computer program | Fair use not found |
| New Era Publ’ns Int’l, ApS v. Carol Publ’g Grp., 904 F.2d 152 (2d Cir. 1990) | 1990 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Review/Commentary; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Wojnarowicz v. Am. Family Ass’n, 745 F. Supp. 130 (S.D.N.Y. 1990) | 1990 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | News reporting; Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Stewart v. Abend, 495 U.S. 207 (1990) | 1990 | U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court | Film/Audiovisual; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| New Era Publ’ns Int’l, ApS v. Henry Holt & Co., 873 F.2d 576 (2d Cir. 1989) | 1989 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Review/Commentary; Textual work; Unpublished | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Weissmann v. Freeman, 868 F.2d 1313 (2d Cir. 1989) | 1989 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Narell v. Freeman, 872 F.2d 907 (9th Cir. 1989) | 1989 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Textual work | Fair use found |
| New Line Cinema Corp. v. Bertlesman Music Grp., Inc., 693 F. Supp. 1517 (S.D.N.Y. 1988) | 1988 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Music; Parody/Satire; Unpublished | Fair use not found |
| Salinger v. Random House, Inc., 811 F.2d 90 (2d Cir. 1987) | 1987 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use not found |
| Maxtone-Graham v. Burtchaell, 803 F.2d 1253 (2d Cir. 1986) | 1986 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Review/Commentary; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Educ. Testing Servs. v. Katzman, 793 F.2d 533 (3d Cir. 1986) | 1986 | 3d Cir. | Third Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Fisher v. Dees, 794 F.2d 432 (9th Cir. 1986) | 1986 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Music; Parody/Satire; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Moral Majority, Inc., 796 F.2d 1148 (9th Cir. 1986) | 1986 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Review/Commentary; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Supermarket of Homes, Inc. v. San Fernando Valley Bd. of Realtors, 786 F.2d 1400 (9th Cir. 1986) | 1986 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Haberman v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., | 1986 | D. Mass. | First Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic; Photograph; Review/Commentary | Fair use found |
| Radji v. Khakbaz, 607 F. Supp. 1296 (D.D.C. 1985) | 1985 | D.D.C. | District of Columbia Circuit | News reporting; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539 (1985) | 1985 | U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court | News reporting; Textual work; Unpublished | Fair use not found |
| Pac. & S. Co. v. Duncan, 744 F.2d 1490 (11th Cir. 1984) | 1984 | 11th Cir. | Eleventh Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; News reporting | Fair use not found |
| Diamond v. Am-Law Publ’g Corp., 745 F.2d 142 (2d Cir. 1984) | 1984 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | News reporting | Fair use found |
| Fin. Info., Inc. v. Moody’s Investor Serv., Inc., 751 F.2d 501 (2d Cir. 1984) | 1984 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Brewer v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., 749 F.2d 527 (9th Cir. 1984) | 1984 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Photograph | Fair use not found |
| Sony Corp. of Am. v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984) | 1984 | U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court | Film/Audiovisual; Format shifting/Space shifting | Fair use found |
| Consumers Union, Inc. v. Gen. Signal Corp., 724 F.2d 1044 (2d Cir. 1983) | 1983 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Warner Bros., Inc. v. Am. Broad. Cos., Inc., 720 F.2d 231 (2d Cir. 1983) | 1983 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Parody/Satire | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Marcus v. Rowley, 695 F.2d 1171 (9th Cir. 1983) | 1983 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Ass’n of Am. Med. Colls. v. Mikaelian, 571 F. Supp. 144 (E.D. Pa. 1983) | 1983 | E.D. Pa. | Third Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| DC Comics Inc. v. Reel Fantasy, Inc., 696 F.2d 24 (2d Cir. 1982) | 1982 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Roy Exp. Co. Establishment of Vaduz, Liech. v. CBS, Inc., 672 F.2d 1095 (2d Cir. 1982) | 1982 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; News reporting; Photograph | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Jartech, Inc. v. Clancy, 666 F.2d 403 (9th Cir. 1982) | 1982 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Used in government proceeding | Fair use found |
| Dow Jones & Co. v. Brd. of Trade of Chi., 546 F. Supp. 113 (S.D.N.Y. 1982) | 1982 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Textual work | Fair use found |
| Encyclopedia Brittanica Educ. Corp. v. Crooks, 542 F. Supp. 1156 (W.D.N.Y. 1982) | 1982 | W.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Film/Audiovisual; Format shifting/Space shifting | Fair use not found |
| Rubin v. Bos. Magazine Co., 645 F.2d 80 (1st Cir. 1981) | 1981 | 1st Cir. | First Circuit | Textual work | Fair use not found |
| MCA, Inc. v. Wilson, 677 F.2d 180 (2d Cir. 1981) | 1981 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Review/Commentary; Music | Fair use not found |
| Warner Bros., Inc. v. Am. Broad. Cos., Inc., 654 F.2d 204 (2d Cir. 1981) | 1981 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Parody/Satire; Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Iowa State Univ. Research Found., Inc., v. Am. Broad. Cos., Inc., 621 F.2d 57 (2d Cir. 1980) | 1980 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; News reporting | Fair use not found |
| Triangle Publ’ns, Inc. v. Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., 626 F.2d 1171 (5th Cir. 1980) | 1980 | 5th Cir. | Fifth Circuit | Textual work | Fair use found |
| Elsmere Music, Inc. v. NBC, 482 F. Supp. 741 (S.D.N.Y. 1980) | 1980 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Parody/Satire | Fair use found |
| Dall. Cowboys Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Scoreboard Posters, Inc., 600 F.2d 1184 (5th Cir. 1979) | 1979 | 5th Cir. | Fifth Circuit | Parody/Satire; Photograph | Fair use not found |
| DC Comics, Inc. v. Crazy Eddie, Inc., No. 79 Civ. 3786 (PNL) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 3, 1979) | 1979 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Parody/Satire | Fair use not found |
| Walt Disney Prods. v. Air Pirates, 581 F.2d 751 (9th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 1132 (1979) | 1978 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Parody/Satire; Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Fair use not found |
| Meeropol v. Nizer, 560 F.2d 1061 (2d Cir. 1977) | 1977 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| N.Y. Times Co. v. Roxbury Data Interface, Inc., 434 F. Supp. 217 (D.N.J. 1977) | 1977 | D.N.J. | Third Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use found |
| H.C. Wainwright & Co. v. Wall St. Transcript Corp., 418 F. Supp. 620 (S.D.N.Y. 1976), aff’d, 558 F.2d 91 (2d Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1014 (1978) | 1976 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | News reporting; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United States, 487 F.2d 1345 (Ct. Cl. 1973) | 1973 | Ct. Cl. | Federal Circuit | Education/Research/Scholarship; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Rosemont Enters., Inc. v. Random House, Inc., 366 F.2d 303 (2d Cir. 1966) | 1966 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
| Berlin v. E.C. Publ’ns, Inc., 329 F.2d 541 (2d Cir. 1964) | 1964 | 2d Cir. | Second Circuit | Music; Parody/Satire | Fair use found |
| Wihtol v. Crow, 309 F.2d 777 (8th Cir. 1962) | 1962 | 8th Cir. | Eighth Circuit | Music | Fair use not found |
| Eisenschiml v. Fawcett Publ’ns, Inc., 246 F.2d 598 (7th Cir. 1957) | 1957 | 7th Cir. | Seventh Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use found |
| Benny v. Loew's, Inc., 239 F.2d 532 (9th Cir. 1956) | 1956 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Film/Audiovisual; Parody/Satire; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Toksvig v. Bruce Pub. Co., 181 F.2d 664 (7th Cir. 1950) | 1950 | 7th Cir. | Seventh Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use not found |
| Folsom v. Marsh, 9 F. Cas. 342 (C.C.D. Mass. 1841) | 1841 | C.C.D. Mass. | First Circuit | Education/Scholarship/Research; Textual work | Fair use not found |