FAIR USE

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does fair use mean? 

• FAIR USE (noun)
  The noun FAIR USE has 1 sense:

1. the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties

  Familiarity information: FAIR USE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAIR USE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("fair use" is a kind of...):

enjoyment; use ((law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property)