By Kaylen Saunders

Educational Fair Use &

Creative Commons

“Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances—especially when the cultural or social benefits of the use are predominant.”(Code of Best Practices in Fair Use, p. 1)

All Rights Reserved* by no3rdwhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/no3rdw/3664187720/

Flexible by cdw9

Flexible by cdw9http://www.flickr.com/photos/wainwright/351684037/

Judge Marilyn Milian by billypaloozahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/billypalooza/416826470/

Was the material transformed?

Was the material taken appropriate in kind and amount?

What was the nature, extent, and economic effect of the use?

Did the user act reasonably and in good faith?

(Code of Best Practices for Fair Use in Media Literacy Education, pp. 6-7)

Teachers can use copyrighted materials in

1) Media literacy lessons2) Curriculum materials3) Sharing materials

Students can use copyrighted material in:

4) Their own work5) Sharing with others

As long as you…*cite*use only what you need*keep others from copying*Meets lesson purpose

As long as they…*repurpose or transform*learn the laws

(Code of Best Practices for Fair Use in Media Literacy Education, pp. 10-14)

5 Principles of Fair Use

The Leader of the Sunflowers by www.ubikwit.nethttp://www.flickr.com/photos/ubikwit/360574851/

Be a Leader

Share

http://creativecommons.org/videos/a-shared-culture/

Get licensed

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

ReferencesCode of Best Practices for Fair Use in Media Literacy

Education. Retrieved on July 3, 2009 from http://online.education.ufl.edu/file.php/3208/05DigitalCitizen/CodeofBestPracticesinFairUse.pdf

http://www.flickr.com/photos/no3rdw/3664187720/ http://creativecommons.org/videos/a-shared-culture/ http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubikwit/360574851/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/billypalooza/416826470/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wainwright/351684037/