Get 1st Regional Dialogue For Educators On Implications Of The Copyright For

Copyright law provides for the principle, commonly called "fair use" that the reproduction of copyright works for certain limited, educational purposes, does not constitute copyright infringement.

You can write a fair use disclaimer on your own — just follow these three steps: Clearly state that your site may contain copyrighted content not authorized for use by the owner. Explain that your use of copyrighted content falls under fair use guidelines. Cite or link to Section 107 of the Copyright Act.

Section 107 of the Copyright Act gives examples of purposes that are favored by fair use: “criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, [and] research.” Use for one of these purposes is not automatically fair, and uses for other purposes can be fair.

Copyright law provides for the principle, commonly called "fair use" that the reproduction of copyright works for certain limited, educational purposes, does not constitute copyright infringement.

Fair use of copyrighted works, as stated in US copyright law, “for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”

The Fair Use Doctrine and Education That section of the Copyright Act says that there's no copyright infringement if the use of the material is fair, in other words "for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research."

If your website includes content for educational purposes, a Fair Use disclaimer can underscore your commitment to the Fair Use principles. It helps reinforce that the use of copyrighted material is intended for educational and not-for-profit reasons.

But copyright law is another story. It's an area where teachers are a little less confident. But it is something they need to know, not only to stay on the right side of the law, but also to help students protect their own work, says Kerry Gallagher, assistant principal for teaching and learning at St.