Fair Use
Journalism
Set of Principles in Fair Use for Journalism
Journalists’ fair use Principles fight self-censorship.
Online Video
Fair Use for Online Video Creators
People who make online video now have reliable information on how to make their fair use decisions. For a code of best practices, videos and more on online video and fair use,
Documentary Film
Fair Use for Doc Filmmakers
Documentary filmmakers have expanded their ability to employ fair use with a code of best practices. For the code, curriculum materials, videos and more on documentary film and fair use,
Media Literacy
Fair Use for Media Literacy Educators
Media literacy educators now have reliable information on how to make their fair use decisions. For a code of best practices, teaching materials, videos and more,
Other
Fair Use in Other Practices
Professionals in several areas— library science, poetry, dance archiving, open courseware—have created codes of best practices to aid them in making the best decisions on fair use.
Learn more here.Fair use is the right, in some circumstances, to quote copyrighted material without asking permission or paying for it. Fair use enables the creation of new culture, and keeps current copyright holders from being private censors. With the Washington College of Law, the Center for Social Media creates tools for creators, teachers, and researchers to better use their fair use rights.
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Question of the Month
In this month's fair use question, a documentary filmmaker expresses her concerns about displaying advertisements and logos from a grocery store on...
CSM Blog
Videos
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When is it fair and legal to use other people's copyrighted work to make your own? What's the line...
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CourtTV used a small excerpt of the same footage of Reginald Denny
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Los Angeles New Service v. KCAL-TV, 1999 & Los Angeles New Service v. Reuters Television...