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Limited unlicensed use is described in the "fair use" or "fair dealing" clauses of copyright laws. In the US, for example, it is section 107 of the law. It states that uses "such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research" may not be infringing if the use also satisfies the so-called "four factors:" the purpose of the use, the nature of the work, the extent of the use, and the effect of the use on the value of the work.

Stanford University hosts a well-respected website dedicated to fair use, at the link below.

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If it is copyrighted and you are using more than a brief excerpt in a work of your own, that is to be published or used for profit.

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When you have permission of the copyright owner. When the use of the copyrighted work is "fair use" which generally means a small part of the work and not a critical part.

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When your use is not exempted in the law.

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