Fair Use &Creative Commons

Best Practices for NPO’SBrian Rowe

Freedom for IP

2L Seattle University LawMarch 21st 2007

infringement nation

Four Factor Test - Section 107

• fair use of a copyrighted work… for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining fair use the factors to be considered shall include—

– the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

– the nature of the copyrighted work; – the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to

the copyrighted work as a whole; and – the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value

of the copyrighted work.

Parody

Criticism

Savage v. CAIR

Transformative Work

Recut, Reframe, Recycle

Satire

Positive Commentary

Quoting to Trigger Discussion

Creative Commons

Mission Statement

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Learn More About Fair Use

Stanford Fair Use CenterChecklist Indiana UniversityAmerican Film MakersRecut, Reframe, RecycleElectronic Frontier FoundationMatt Zimmerman’s Letter Defending

Spocko

Creative Commons Links

Creative Commons icommonsFlickrWitness Human Rights VideosATJWeb (Access to Justice Web)

Blogs

CC Blog Fairly Used - StanfordEFF Deep Links43(B)logFreedom for IP

Get Involved

5 mins – Read blogs and stay up to date

20 mins - Free your own work with CC and help build an open commons

1 hour – Use your rights create a parody or Transformative Work

Off the Deep End – Volunteer to run a local CC Salon or Copynight