Tim Chase’s Presentation

Copyright Explanation via Disney Movie Clips

Government Copyright Legal

• www.copyright.gov
  • Specific section about Fair Use:

  • Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include —

    (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

    (2) the nature of the copyrighted work;

    (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

    (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

    The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

    www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107

Center For Social Media Resources

• CenterForSocialMedia.org
  • The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
    • Full Report (PDF)

    More on Fair Use and Teaching

Copyright Rap

Copyright Quiz

• Take the Quiz!

Finding images to use that are not restricted by copyright is challenging. Creative Commons is a great alternative.

Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from “All Rights Reserved” to “Some Rights Reserved.”

Flickr.com has a search process that helps you find only Creative Commons licensed images.

1. Click on the search button on the right side of the home page
2. Click on Advanced Search, next to the Search Button
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page
4. Select the box in front of the “Only search within Creative Commons-licensed content” option
5. Type in your keywords for your search, like “Rule of Thirds”, at the top of the page