Fair use is an interesting topic within copyright law. During media law classes in college, it was always a conversation starter.
Copyright law protects our property and creations. Movies, books, poems, blog posts, music, blueprints, videos and everything else you can think of are covered.
But there’s a great loophole that lets others use part of your work (and not technically as a derivative work). Fair use. It lets news programs and people poking fun of your work use your work. Keep in mind that satire and parody are two very different things, and I can’t remember which one is protected speech when I’m this many beers deep already.
Anywho, here’s a very helpful (and fun) explanation of fair use using fair use.
Genius. Simply genius.