A) The Campbell decision fundamentally changed fair use law by introducing the transformative use standard. B) Fair use law has evolved from a narrow exception to a broad doctrine, creating tension between copyright protection and innovation. C) Digital technologies have made fair use obsolete and Congress should rewrite copyright law. D) The Google v. Oracle decision was wrongly decided and will harm software innovation. E) Courts should reject transformative use and return to the original four-factor test. The author mentions “VCRs to YouTube” (line 12) primarily to:
Critics argue that the transformative use doctrine has swung too far. The 2021 Supreme Court case Google v. Oracle held that Google’s copying of 11,500 lines of Oracle’s Java API code was fair use because Google used the code to create a new smartphone platform. Dissenting justices warned that this decision effectively gives software companies a license to copy competitors’ code as long as they claim a “different purpose.” Proponents counter that without such flexibility, innovation would be stifled; fair use allows new technologies to build upon existing ones. mock lsat test
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the librarian’s argument? A) The Campbell decision fundamentally changed fair use