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Fair Use and Your Submission
"Fair Use" is the notion that some public and private uses of copyrighted works should not require the permission of a copyright owner.
These circumstances are very limited, complex to analyze under the law, require the help of expert advice from a lawyer and are ultimately only determined by judgment in a court of law.
Since the subject of "Fair Use" is widely misunderstood, misinterpreted and misused as a defense deviantART reserves the right to reject any submission which makes use of content by claiming the "Fair Use" exemption.