Code of Best Practice in Fair Use for Media Literacy Questions

What is the difference between Media in Education vs. Media Literacy Education?

Media Literacy in Education is when media material is transformed in question, where Media in Education is where media is way that it is intended to be.

What social bargain is at the heart of Fair use?

We as a society give limited property rights to creators to encourage them to produce culture; at the same time, we give other creators the chance to use that same copyrighted material, without permission or payment, in some circumstances.

Why is Fair Use more important today?

Because new creation inevitably incorporates existing material as copyright protects more works for longer periods than ever before, creators face new challenges: licenses to incorporate copyrighted sources become more expensive and more difficult to obtain—and sometimes are simply unavailable.

What are the two key questions judges use to determine Fair Use?

• Did the unlicensed use “transform” the material taken from the copyrighted work by using it for a different purpose than that of the original, or did it just repeat the work for the same intent and value as the original?

• Was the material taken appropriate in kind and amount, considering the nature of the copyrighted work and of the use?

A teacher shows a movie of The Lion King and asks student to notice how the animals in the movie reflect racial stereotypes? Is this Fair Use? Why?

No, because she was trying to change the intended purpose of the film.

Which principle relates most strongly to the digital story you created in class? Explain.

FOUR: STUDENT USE OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS IN THEIR OWN ACADEMIC

AND CREATIVE WORK

 Because we used excerpts from copyrighted work to compose our digital videos

Are there limitations to the amount of pictures, length of music, or video that can be used in a multimedia project?

No

Do you need to request permission from the original creator in order to use copyrighted material in multimedia project for school related assignment?

In some cases, yes.

Should educators try to change the policies in their school in they are not in line with Fair Use doctrine?

Yes

What common myth about Fair Use surprised you the most?

Fair use is basically a judgment call and is unreliable

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