Copyright Fair Use Creative Commons and Public Domain

Fair Use Screencast

In this Prezi-screencast, Ryan explains the idea of Fair Use for teachers as an actual "back-door" way around copyright issues. According to his research, and many teachers would agree, using copyrighted issues for educational purposes is "ok" if certain guidelines (rules) are followed in good faith. After all, one of the biggest issues (not the only) in regards to copyrights, is money! Watch the video and see the guidelines.
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Supporting Links, Videos, Audio

Fair Use Overview at Stanford Click Here.
Fair Use & Copyright Cases Click Here.
Fair Use & Education Click Here.
Fair Use Guidelines for Education Multimedia Click Here.
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers Click Here.

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"In talking about copyright, there is nothing more intriguing or exciting for educators than the concept of Fair Use.

Fair Use is the concept, that if you are doing something for the greater good of society, like teaching for example, then your needs supercede the ownership rights of the copyright holder, under the copyright act. That is, under the law."