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Help you better understand how to determine the "fairness" of a use under the U.S. Copyright Code. Collect, organize & archive the information you might need to support a fair use evaluation. Provide you with a time-stamped, PDF document for your records [example], which could prove valuable, should you ever be asked by a copyright holder to provide your fair use evaluation and the data you used to support it. [why is this important?] Provide access to educational materials, external copyright resources, and contact information for copyright help at local & national levels.

"EFF's Teaching Copyright curriculum was created to help teachers present the laws surrounding digital rights in a balanced way. Teaching Copyright provides lessons and ideas for opening your classroom up to discussion, letting your students express their ideas and concerns, and then guiding your students toward an understanding of the boundaries of copyright law. "

This slideshow provides the framework for a discussion about how educators can model 'creative integrity' and how they can assist students in leverage the Creative Commons as content creators

Brand new school year. Really cool teachers. Lots of computers that are -also cool. And suddenlyall the fun is gone. I'm supposed to know what copyright means??? I'm supposed to be able to figure out what I can use on the WWW and what I can't? Come on! Follow this interactive adventure. Do all the activities. -Figure out what copyright really means.Then take the test at the end to see what you really do know!

This fair-use guide offers copyright shelter Media and legal experts create a code to help teachers and students understand fair use of copyrighted materials

Use the links on the right to teach about fair use, make presentations, and share how you and your students are using copyrighted materials for teaching and learning. You can also post questions and answers about specific issues of interest to you.

# Basic Copyright and Multiple Copying # Videotape Copyright # Software Copyright # Image and Picture Copyright # Audio and Music Copyright # Educational Multimedia Copyright # Internet Copyright # Distance Learning Copyright

Copyright and Fair Use resources

Copyright, Fair Use, Creative Commons and so forth.

This collection of reviewed resources from TeachersFirst is selected to help teachers, parents, and students understand concepts of copyright and Fair Use.  This collection includes instructional activities about copyright and collections/tools to use images, music, and texts legally, either through Fair Use or Creative Commons licensing. Use these resources to model and teach ethical use of electronic media or to find copyright-safe raw materials for student projects. Be sure to share these resources with students for them to access any time they have a project to do.

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"We've noticed that our users have a lot of questions about copyright as it relates to the videos you create, upload, watch and share on YouTube. If you're unsure what copyright is, or how it affects your use of YouTube, you've come to the right place: The YouTube Copyright School! This self-paced guide will familiarize you with key copyright terms and ideas such as: * Copyright Infringement * Copyright Ownership * Penalities * Authorized Use * Fair Use * YouTube's Copyright Tools School is now in session! Have fun!"

"We've noticed that our users have a lot of questions about copyright as it relates to the videos you create, upload, watch and share on YouTube. If you're unsure what copyright is, or how it affects your use of YouTube, you've come to the right place: The YouTube Copyright School! This self-paced guide will familiarize you with key copyright terms and ideas such as: * Copyright Infringement * Copyright Ownership * Penalities * Authorized Use * Fair Use * YouTube's Copyright Tools School is now in session! Have fun!"