USA law is the same as European/international law since about 1990 when the USA adopted the Berne convention rules. http://www.chipdir.nl/about/ under 'Legal stuff'
That's not quite true; we signed the Berne Convention in 1989, but since then many countries have made further changes in IP law (such as the WIPO treaty) which the US does not participate in. Also, "fair use" law is is a US statute applying only in the US.