Coypright & Fair Use for Woodson's Journalism Classes

Fair use permits people to do things that could otherwise be decided upon as illegal under copyright law.  For instance, using clips from a TV show in a video to comment on controversy related to that TV show.

FOUR FACTORS for FAIR USE:

1. The Purpose and Character of the use
2. The nature of the copyrighted work
3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used
4. The effect the use has on the market for the original work

https://www.teachingcopyright.org/curriculum/hs/3.html

Ask yourself:

• Has it been transformed?
• Have I used the smallest amount possible to get my point across?
• Am I lowering the money they will make on the original?

This photograph was used to make this T-shirt.  What do you think the courts said about it?

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For images, try Creative Commons.
For more info, try Penn State Library's copyright portal.
For more info on research visit our past blog post HERE.
For info on spotting fake news visit our past blog post HERE.