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

Subject:

Arts, Business, Humanities, Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology, Social Sciences

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract:

This document is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances—especially when the cultural or social benefits of the use are predominant. It is a general right that applies even in situations where the law provides no specific authorization for the use in question—as it does for certain narrowly defined classroom activities.

This guide identifies five principles that represent the media literacy education community’s current consensus about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials, wherever and however it occurs: in K–12 education, in higher education, in nonprofit organizations that offer programs for children and youth, and in adult education.

Languages:

English

Content Type:

Articles and Reports

Content Topic:

Intellectual Property

Conditions of Use:

Custom License
Feel free to reproduce this work in its entirety. For excerpts and quotations, depend upon fair use.