Your Own Argument and Opinion

The loophole about people being able to use copyrighted works without being tagged with infringement can be looked at in two ways. For research for a project, it's good that copyrighted material such as quotes from books and such can be used without being tagged for infringement. According to the book, it states, "It's important to understand that fair use is a defense rather than a affirmative right. This means that a particular use only gets established as a fair use if the copyright owner decides to file a lawsuit and the court upholds the fair use if the copy right owner decides to file a law suit and the court upholds the fair use defense." (Patent, Copyright, & Trademark, Richard Stim, Pg. 201)

The book also states, "A person who infringes a copyright but has good reason to genuinely believe that the use is a fair use is known as an innocent infringer." (Patent, Copyright, & Trademark, Richard Stim, Pg. 201) I think it’s weird that there is a title called “innocent infringer”. It makes me question why they even have copyright laws. However, it is understandable because it would be hard to ask permission for each and everytime you use something created by someone else, especially if the information is on the internet.