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What is fair use????

Fair UseCopyrighted materialsWithout costFor educational purpose

For teachersFor students

Not specified by Copyright law

Examples of fair useScholarship

Quoting sources in a research paperMaterials/handouts

Copies of newspaper article for classFilms, Youtube, filmclips

Just like I’ve done here

Key pointsUse materials for teaching and learning

Support critical thinkingAvoid significant financial harm to owner

Provide credit (cite our sources)Transform original work in the creation of new work when publishing

What’s OK for teachersMake copies of internet article, TV

show – use in class. Save for future use.

Use videos, pictures in presentations Create and share curriculum materials

and scholarship which include copyrighted materials

What’s OK for learnersUse copyrighted materials when creating new works

Distribute their works digitally if they substantially transform the original work

Grey areas – further discussionUse in classroom vs. publishing (example: posting student work on Internet).

Part of our jobExplain what fair use isModel appropriate fair use:

Be firm about plagiarismCite sources ourselves

PowerPoint that uses images, include websites you got the images from.

Further informationRead the report at:http://www.mediaeducationlab.com/pdf/Code

ofBestPracticesinFairUse.pdf Video explaining copyright and fair use – A

Fair(y) Use Tale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo

Curriculum materials: http://mediaeducationlab.com/index.php?page=265

Sources for this materialThe Report:

http://www.mediaeducationlab.com/pdf/CodeofBestPracticesinFairUse.pdf

NCTE: http://ncteinbox.blogspot.com/2008/11/fair-use-and-copyright-for-educators.html

Picture creditsMicrosoft Office clipart

Video creditshttp://www.mediaeducationlab.com/index.php?

page=293

As professionals, define fair use for our profession