Here are computer program copyright fair use cases from the United States Copyright Office "Fair Use Index."
Rimini St. v. Oracle Int'l Corp., 473 F. Supp. 3d 1158 (D. Nev. 2020) | 2020 | D. Nev. | Ninth Circuit | Computer Program | Fair use not found |
Solid Oak Sketches, LLC v. 2K Games, Inc., No. 16-cv-724-LTS-SDA (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 26, 2020) | 2020 | S.D.N.Y. | Second Circuit | Computer program; Film/Audiovisual; Painting/Drawing/Graphic | Fair use found |
Wall Data, Inc. v. L.A. Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 447 F.3d 769 (9th Cir. 2006) | 2006 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Computer program | Fair use not found |
Sony Computer Entm't. Inc. v. Connectix Corp., 203 F. 3d 596 (9th Cir. 2000) | 2000 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Computer program | Fair use found |
Sony Computer Entm't Am., Inc. v. Bleem, L.L.C., 214 F.3d 1022 (9th Cir. 2000) | 2000 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Computer program | Preliminary ruling, mixed result, or remand |
Sega Enters. Ltd. v. MAPHIA, 948 F. Supp. 923 (N.D. Cal. 1996) | 1996 | N.D. Cal. | Ninth Circuit | Computer program; Internet/Digitization | Fair use not found |
Sega Enters. Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc., 977 F.2d 1510 (9th Cir. 1992) | 1992 | 9th Cir. | Ninth Circuit | Computer program; Education/Scholarship/Research |
Fair use found |