Fair Use
- Checklist for Fair Use
(Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)) - This checklist can be used to evaluate whether your educational use of a copyrighted resource meets the fair use standards in the Copyright Act. The accompanying Introduction provides additional explanation about fair use analysis. Based on the IUPUI Checklist, this checklist is organized into four major sections, reflecting the factors involved in determining fair use. Each section lists indicators that either favor or oppose fair use. Can be printed to retain a record of how faculty arrive at a fair use decision.
- Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
(Center for Social Media. School of Communication. American University) - "This document is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use...This guide identifies five principles that represent the media literacy education community’s current consensus about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials." You can read the report online or download a ,pdf file. Released Nov 11, 2008. The site includes a brief video about Fair Use and the scope of the Code.
- Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video
(Code of Best Practices Committee. Center for Social Media. american University) - This document was written to help \"creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use.\" The code presents six principles and their limitations. You can download the report in .pdf or read it online. This web page includes links to additional information about copyright and video.
- Copyright
(NOLO) - NOLO is a general consumer law Website, created and maintained by lawyers who put legal issues, documents, forms, etc. into plain language. The site includes a section on copyright and fair use that explains these issues in easy-to-understand language. A useful site for students.
- Copyright & Fair Use
(Stanford University) - This is an overview done in Q & A form. Sections cover copyright basics, fair use, public domain, permissions, and more. Of special note is a chapter on releases, agreements used to get permission to use someone's name or image, statements made in interviews, resources used for advertising, etc.
- Copyright Basics Including
(Jennifer Horner, PhD, JD. College of Health Professions, MUSC) - This lecture and FAQ presentation was created in 2003 for faculty in the College of Health Professions. Dr. Horner has given her permission "to use/adapt any of these materials for future MUSC-wide faculty education."
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(Scholarly Communication Center of the North Carolina State University Libraries) - "This tutorial will assist faculty, staff, and students at NC State University in navigating the often confusing area of copyright law in academic situations. The tutorial focuses on common issues found at the University, with particular emphasis on the the doctrine of "fair use."
- Fair Use Worksheet
(North Carolina State University) - Includes a well-designed checklist for weighing the four factors of fair use: purpose, nature of the work, quantity used, and effect on potential market.
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- Know Your Copy Rights - What You Can Do
(Association of Research Libraries) - This brochure is designed for teaching faculty and assistants. It "offers tips on when works can be used lawfully in your teaching without requesting permission or incurring additional cost." Topics covered include fair use, advantages of linking to content, and special provisions for displaying or performing works in classes. A helpful chart categorizes types of works and when they can be used. This link takes you to a page where you can download the brochure and the chart.
- TEACH Act Fair Use Presentation
(Chip Hood, JD. Executive Director, MUSC Foundation for Research Development) - This is a podcast of the May 2, 2007 Town Hall Meeting at MUSC. Chip Hood, Executive Director of the Foundation for Research Development, is an attorney and intellectual property/copyright expert.
- Use of Copyrighted Materials and the Fair Use Guidelines
(Office of the General Counsel. Clemson University) - Copyright information and educational use guidelines from Clemson University. Includes an introductory statement about using copyrighted works for teaching, a section about determining whether a work is copyrighted, and a fairly detailed discussion about the factors used to determine fair use for duplicating copyrighted works for educational purposes. Also includes a sample letter to the copyright holder requesting permission to use parts of their work.
- Using Copyrighted Works in Your Teaching-- FAQ
(Peggy Hoon, JD) - Questions Faculty and Teaching Assistants Need to Ask Themselves Frequently. This 2-part essay provides answers to basic questions about common copyright questions. The author states, "This FAQ is arranged around a sequence of 6 overarching questions that collectively represent a good-faith analysis for circumstances that are common in teaching at most universities." Part 1 covers traditional classroom settings and part 2 covers use in the online classroom/course management system. This is written in plain language and provides an excellent foundation for understanding.