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The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

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May 2006 Videos

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Killing Us Softly (0:34)

Jean Kilbourne claimed fair use in Sut Jhally's Killing Us Softly when she quoted advertisements for her argument that women's body-image expectations are shaped by popular culture.

Kilbourne and Jhally were able to claim fair use because she was criticizing the pieces of media that she showed to viewers.

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