Otis College LibGuides: Copyright and Fair Use: FAIR USE & EDUCATION

Created by Eric Faden at Stanford University, this video explains copyright and fair use concepts with Disney characters.

Fair Use

Educational Use is defined as private study and research. Under fair use, works still in copyright may be used in student projects and for other educational uses without permission.

Fair Use Guidelines Checklist

Fair Use Fundamentals, page 2 of infographic produced by the Association of Research Libraries.

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Fair Use, Free Speech & Intellectual Property
The Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI) has gathered best practices for fair use in a variety of fields, including journalism, documentary film-making, and libraries.
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use in the Visual Arts
Created by the College Art Association (CAA), it provides visual-arts professionals with a set of principles addressing best practices in the fair use of copyrighted materials.
Fair Use for the Visual Arts
More materials by CAA about fair use, including teaching tools and infographics
Society for Cinema and Media Studies Statement on Fair Use
Fair use of visual and aural materials by film and videomakers, educators, programmers and curators, and other film and media practitioners
Fair Use / Fair Dealing Week
Annual celebration for fair use. Includes many resources for copyright in the US and Canada

Everything Is a Remix (2023 version)

Everything is a remix (complete updated 2023 edition) by Kirby Ferguson

Documentary about the history of sampling, remixing, originality, and intellectual property (including music and AI art)