'Transformative' in this case means not so much in a technical sense, like modifying the HTML, but at a social level the intent or purpose of the use. In e.g. the Google Books case the courts found that reproducing copyrighted material to provide a search function was transformative
https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/summaries/authorsguild-google-2dcir2015.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authors_Guild,_Inc._v._Google,_Inc.
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2024-09-05 16:59:37
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