copyright and fair use
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Clarifying Copyright: Using Images and Music in Our ClassroomsTRANSCRIPT
Clarifying Copyright: Using Images and Music in Our Classrooms
February 12, 2010
When things get confusing…
“To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;”
U.S. Constitution - Article 1 Section 8
Copyright Act of 1976, Section 106
Copyright Act of 1976, Section 107DOCTRINE OF FAIR USE
Fair Use for Media Education
Interpreting Fair Use
• Purpose of the use• Nature of the copyrighted work• Amount used from the original work• Effect of the use on the market
Key Questions to Ask
Did the use transform the material from the copyrighted work by using it for a different purpose, or did it repeat the work for the same intent and value?
Was the material taken appropriate in kind and amount, considering the nature of the copyrighted work and of the use?
Upper Merion High School9th Grade Biology, 2008
Fair Use or Not?
The Good Girl Michael Jordon
Case & Scenario Discussions
Think About The…
• Purpose of the use• Nature of the copyrighted work• Amount used from the original work• Effect of the use on the market
This sure looks like a copy to me…The artist could have saved himself trouble and legal fees by getting permission to use the original photo for a derivative work.
- Diana
Transformative derivative works are not “theft.” Criminalizing the use of art to create new and substantially different art is not beneficial to artists; just the opposite, in fact.”
- Adam
Make Your OwnCreate an multimedia-based introduction for the
next topic or unit you are teaching.
• You must use images (and music, if you choose) that you feel meet Fair Use guidelines.
• Present this introduction through PowerPoint, Photostory, a wiki, Microsoft Word, paper collage or some other tool.
Explore the resources on http://rhscopyrightandfairuse.wikispaces.com
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Ticket Out
Please list the following:
3 – Facts that you have learned today
2 – Ways you will apply this to your classroom
1 – Question you still have