Can you share an example of a practice you’ve observed that conformed to fair use? How about one that did not conform to fair use? Please describe at least one scenario related to fair use in education

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The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Education

Links to an external site.

Copyright and Fair Use

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The Difference Between Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents

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The Michelson 20MM Foundation. (2016, November 7).
Fair Use Explained [Video]. Youtube.

https://www.youtu-be.com/watch?v=7WdQCUvM-TI

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About
You have all been in many, many classrooms and experienced many, many teachers and learning situations. I’m sure you’ve seen some sketchy practices involving both teachers and students, like these.

· Teachers who copy chapters from a textbook to avoid purchasing new books
· Teachers who show excerpts from popular films during class
· Students who download term papers from

getapaper.com

· Parents who decorate the PTA newsletter with Disney characters
· Schools that post the passcode to a licensed resource, such as

BrainPOP.com
on the school website

But wait, are all those examples violations of copyright? What about exceptions for schools, such as “fair use”? And what are the consequences if you violate copyright? Do Plagiarism Police take students to Plagiarism jail?

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Can you share an example of a practice you’ve observed that conformed to fair use? How about one that did not conform to fair use? Please describe at least one scenario related to fair use in education. Examples from the “gray area” are especially helpful. Do you have more questions?

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