Fair Use

As a Teacher, you can go beyond the rules of copyright and apply the principles of Fair Use to help you make copyright decisions.

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Fair use is not a set of rules, but rather a set of guidelines.  Fair use guidelines are more broad than copyright law, but do not encompass all uses.





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​Fair Use Defined:

“Fair use is a component of U.S. copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without obtaining written permission, purchasing the work, or paying the creator a royalty.  Typically, fair use provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author’s work, and applies when they are used for such applications as scholarship or review”

(Lawrence, S. [2008]. Teachers Should Know Copyright from Wrong.  www.edutopia.com).

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So…Click here to see how fair use can be applied to common copyright questions...