References:

“Copyright & Fair Use.” (2017). Stanford University

Libraries. Retrieved from
https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/

“Copyrights and Copying Wrong.” (2010). Education

© Abidemi Sanusi World. Retrieved from
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr2
What does copyright law protect?
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Copyright laws protect tangible works such as
media, literary, music, and artistic compositions “The ‘Fair Use’ Rule: When Use of Copyrighted
(Education World, 2010). Originally works had Material is Acceptable.” (2017). NOLO.
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to contain a valid copyright notice to be Retrieved from https://www.nolo.com/legal-
protected. Although after 1989, many items do encyclopedia/fair-use-rule-copyright-material-
not necessarily contain a copyright notice, they 30100.html
are all still protected under the law and it is
recommended to use © notice (Nolo, 2017;
Stanford University, 2017).

What is Fair Use?

According to Education World, “The fair use
COPYRIGHT AND
doctrine was created to allow the use of
copyrighted works for criticism and
FAIR USE
commentary, parody, news reporting, research
and scholarship, and classroom instruction,”
BROCHURE
(pp. 1, 2010).

COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE

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 What can teachers use under the Fair Use doctrine?
Many educators make the mistake of assuming that Fair
Use means they can use any copyrighted materials as
long as it is restricted to instructional purposes within
the classroom. However, the Fair Use doctrine only
protects educators when using the following (pp. 3,
Education World, 2010):

 “a single chapter from a book

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What is copyright law?
The Basics on Copyright Laws
Copyright laws are the legal protections put in
place to protect an individual’s original works.
Copyright laws were put in place because many
believe that creative ideas should only be
credited to the original owners and if any
persons were to reuse the works, proper credit
needs to be given (Education World, 2010).
 an excerpt from a work that combines language and
illustrations, such as a children's book, not exceeding
two pages or 10 percent of the work, whichever is
less
 a poem of 250 words or less or up to 250 words of a
longer poem
 an article, short story, or essay of 2,500 words or
less, or excerpts of up to 1,000 words or 10 percent
of a longer work, whichever is less; or
 a single chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or
picture from a book, periodical, or newspaper.”
 music, television, and videotapes as long as they
adhere to the guidelines developed in 1976 and
reformed in 1981 that are found in Title 17 of the
U.S. Code.
“When you have wit of your own, it’s a
pleasure to credit other people for theirs.”
-Criss Jami
© Copyrights World
Guidelines for students under the Fair Use
doctrine in the use of internet and
multimedia works (Stanford University,
2017):
1. Always assume it’s protected under
copyright or trademark laws
2. Do not assume materials which are
marked “royalty-free” or “copyright-
free” are able to be copied. Read all click-
wrap agreements.
3. If someone contacts you and asks that
you unauthorized material, immediately
comply.
4. When claims are made of unauthorized
use of material, ask accuser to provide
copyright ownership or validity.
5. When in doubt something is copyrighted
or protected, seek permission for reuse
from the owner.