Title: Fair Use Question
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Fair Use Question

 *  [Zendon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zendon/)
 * (@zendon)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fair-use-question/)
 * Hello,
 * I’ve been reading quite a bit on the fair use law. Particularly in regards to
   using images in blogs. Despite reading everything under the sun I still have 
   questions that are not answered. I understand that the fair use law is a very
   gray area and it’s impossible to get a definitive answer, but I’m hoping you 
   fellow bloggers can give me your opinion.
 * Our blog is located [here](http://www.thenerdcave.com). Our content comes in 
   a variety of forms including reviews, opinions, news updates, and more.
 * So here are a few of the questions I have…
 * 1. Using official covers for book and comic book reviews generally fall under
   fair use? At least that’s what I gathered from reading various articles.
 * 2. What about user created images for our reviews? Lets say I’m doing a review
   for an Avengers comic. I’ve found an Avengers image on google (most likely made
   by a fan, with the artist being unknown) and I would rather us it instead of 
   the actual comic cover? Would it be considered a parody since the artist didn’t
   come up with the Avengers, thus making it fair use?
 * 3. Let’s say I’m doing a review for my top 5 gaming memories. Would I be able
   use images related to each game? To add visuals to my post?
 * 4. Is it okay to take your own screenshots of a video game and add it to a post?
 * 5. In regards to TV and Movie reviews? Is it okay to use still shots from the
   shows itself? And again, what about a user created image?
 * Any and all help is appreciated.

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fair-use-question/#post-3721946)
 * These are legal issues, not WordPress ones. You really should be asking on a 
   legal forum and/or consulting an attorney who knows copyright law.

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