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IMO, this is a much better example of fair use, and has real world implications too.

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@ -995,13 +995,14 @@ material is an established legal doctrine that permits certain activities
regardless of whether copyright law would other restrict those activities. regardless of whether copyright law would other restrict those activities.
Discussion of the various types of fair use activity are beyond the scope of Discussion of the various types of fair use activity are beyond the scope of
this tutorial. However, one important example of fair use is the right to this tutorial. However, one important example of fair use is the right to
quote a very few lines from a file and reuse them as you would with or quote portions of the text in larger work so as to criticize or suggest
without licensing restrictions. changes. This fair use rights is commonly used on mailing lists when
discussing potential improvements or changes to Free Software.
Fair use is a doctrine established by the courts or by statute. By Fair use is a doctrine established by the courts or by statute. By
contrast, unregulated uses are those that are not covered by the statue contrast, unregulated uses are those that are not covered by the statue
nor determined by a court to be covered, but are common and enjoyed by nor determined by a court to be covered, but are common and enjoyed by
many users. An example of unregulated use is reading a printout of the many users. An example of unregulated use is reading a printout of the
program's source code like an instruction book for the purpose of learning program's source code like an instruction book for the purpose of learning
how to be a better programmer. how to be a better programmer.