In Determining Copyright Infringement and Whether a Use Is a Fair

question 22

Short Answer

In determining copyright infringement and whether a use is a fair use, courts give great weight to whether the defendant has made any additions to or made a productive use of the copyrighted work. Such a ______ use weighs against a finding of copyright infringement.

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Definitions:

Second Messenger

Chemical signal, such as cyclic AMP, that causes the cell to respond to the first messenger—a hormone bound to a plasma membrane receptor protein.

Peptide Hormone

Type of hormone that is a protein, a peptide, a glycoprotein, or is derived from an amino acid.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain that controls a variety of functions including temperature regulation, hunger, and thirst, as well as hormones.

Posterior Pituitary

Portion of the pituitary gland that stores and secretes oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone produced by the hypothalamus.