Fair Use
by Henry Brown
1. Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education.
1.1. Educators can use copyrighted material from mass media and popular culture in building students' critical thinking and communication skills.
2. Was written in 1976 and allows the use of copyrighted material without permission or payment when the benefit to society outweighs the cost to the owner.
3. The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy written in 2007. Outlines 5 principles where educators can use the material: 1. Make copies from newspapers, TV shows to use and keep for educational use. 2. Create curriculum material and scholarship with copyrighted materials embedded. 3. Share, sell, and contribute curriculum material with copyright materials embedded. Learners can: 4. Use copyrighted works in creating new material. 5. Distribute their works digitally if they meet the transformativeness standard.
4. 4 Factors to Consider
4.1. 1. Purpose being used. 2. Nature of the work. 3. Amount of material being used. 4. Potential Market Value of Material.
5. Not easy to determine if use is fair or unfair because there are not any set guidelines for the amount of material.
6. The safest course is to get permission from the owner before using the material.
