Fair+Use

Fair Use Fair use is a special provision (under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976) that allows reproduction and other uses of copyrighted works "as is" under certain conditions for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. Fair use allows for these individuals to use copyrighted material **in an educational setting** as long as it is not used too often or too much of the original work is used. Fair use extends to how teachers use Web 2.0 tools and any other digital materials.

Fair Use Visualizer - This interactive tool helps you to evaluate your use of a copyrighted work and allows user rating in the areas of purpose of use, nature of work, relative amount used, and market effect which impact the level of copyright infringement and likelihood that use falls under educational fair use.


 * Photographs**
 * No more than 5 photographs from the same photographer without permission


 * Music**
 * 10% up to 30 seconds (whichever is less) of a song or musical presentation.


 * Video - for use integrating into multimedia projects**
 * 10% up to 3 minutes (whichever is less) of copyrighted videotapes, DVDs, encyclopedias on CD-ROM, etc.


 * Video - viewing usage**
 * Must be used in a classroom “dedicated to face-to-face instruction.”
 * Should be instructional, not for entertainment or reward


 * Text Material**
 * Poem – less than 250 words
 * Up to 250 words of a poem with > 2500 words
 * One chart, picture, diagram, graph, cartoon or picture per book, newspaper, etc.
 * Articles, stories or essays less than 2,500 words
 * Two pages from a picture book with less than 2,500 words
 * Teachers may make multiple copies for classroom use
 * Students may incorporate text into projects
 * Only one copy per student
 * Don’t create anthologies
 * “Consumables” such as workbooks may not be copied


 * Internet**
 * Images, sound and video may be downloaded for student projects and teacher lessons
 * Web to Web – NOT OK without permission
 * Links to resources can be posted

Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers Fair Use Chart for Teachers Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education Media Instructional Resources - Temple Lab Copyright Confusion wiki Fair Use interactive tool


 * Helpful Resources to use with Students**

Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Student Projects Transformative Use - Users' Rights under Section 107