About Fair Use
Copyright Advisory Office - Columbia University
Includes information that is both comprehensive in scope but understandable and is broken into a variety of topics, such as: Copyright in General, Fair Use in Education, Libraries and Copyright, Copyright Ownership, Permissions, Special Topics. Of particular note:
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has taken a leadership role in academic copyright issues.
Copyright & Primary Sources - Library of Congress (Teacher section of website)
This is part of a larger section on primary sources, but is written in a useful Q&A format and includes questions (with answers) like: What is copyright?; If there is no copyright notice, does that mean there is no copyright?; For classroom use, how does "fair use" apply?; What is "fair use"? It also includes a number of examples of real-life situations.
Article
Fair Use Video
A Fair(y) Use Tale - Very clever 10-minute video that combines parody and remixing techniques, by editing tiny excerpts of Disney movies, into a educational presentation on copyright. Faden's own site states, "This film is licensed under a Creative Commons license which means you do not need to request permission. You can just download and show it. It's free. Yes, seriously, it is. I love hearing from people who use the film (and even those who hate it--I admit the film is kind of annoying) but no need for permission. If you absolutely, positively must own a physical copy of the film, you can buy it from The Media Education Foundation."
Lessons for Teaching Copyright Topics
ALA Releases Copyright Lessons for School Librarians - Article provides information on lessons developed by the AASL with the NTCE and made available on ReadWriteThink. They are very good and in-depth, but some require several class periods. Some teachers may find it more useful to excerpt portions of the lessons or resources. They are intended for grades 6-8, but many have elements that will work well at a high school level.
Teaching Copyright - from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Includes five 60-min. lessons intended for high school students:
Books
Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning by Renee Hobbs. From NTCE (National Council of Teachers of English), published May 2010. This 128 page book explores:
Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright by Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi. From University Of Chicago Press, published August 2011. Surveys current copyright law, describes how the fair-use principle may be used, addresses myths and a template for creating best practices.
Copyright in Teaching - Duke university
The Fair Use Evaluator educates and guides a user to determine the fairness of use of a copyrighted work.
The Exceptions for Instructors eTool guides users through a series of questions to determine if the intended use of copyrighted materials meets the educational exceptions of U.S. copyright law. It also provides the user with a PDF documents that summarizes the answers to the questions that the user can retain as backup to support their decision regarding how they used, or determined not to use the copyrighted work.
The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance - from Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright for Kids - Website that may be used with school-age children to explore and explain copyright. Includes sections that explain what copyright is, copyright basics, an online quiz to test what you know about copyright. The quiz doesn't tell you what you get right or wrong and is better for educators than for kids.
Only Movie Licensing USA is able to offer you a public performance site license for all of these Hollywood studios. No other licensing source can provide this comprehensive coverage. With a license from Movie Licensing USA you can show movies legally for non-teaching activities such as Family Movie Nights, Before- or After-School programs, Student Rewards, Holiday Events and more.
The Copyright Alliance - An organization that is primarily composed of copyright holders and licensing agencies. There is some useful information, but it is important to keep in mind that it is produced from the perspective of industry interests. They also run the Copyright Alliance Education Foundation.
Copyright Alliance Education Foundation - The Copyright Alliance Education Foundation is the non-profit arm of the Copyright Alliance dedicated to developing educational programs. The Foundation develops and implements educational projects designed to meet two goals:
1. Help maintain a copyright-aware environment in the nation’s classrooms to ensure creators’ long-term ability to thrive; and
2. Provide educational resources to future creators.
Innovative Copyright - ACRL Article with a lot of videos, podcasts and other resources relating to copyright.
Code of Best Practices for Online Video - Video from the Center for Social Media
Copyright for Educators - a selection of links from the Davis (CA) Joint Unified School District
Using Copyright: Fair Use and Permissions - Nolo Press