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Stephanie Ritter, Chezare Milo and Lauren Scirica
Fair use is a concept conceived after many court discussions regarding the
rights of copyright owners and the legitimate reasons society would need to
make copies of material. It seeks to give the public the opportunity to use
copyrighted material without needing permission or needing to pay the
owner for this usage. Fair use supports that copies may be legally used for
the "purposes of criticism, news reporting, teaching, and scholarly research"
(Agnew, Gummess, Hudson, 2002)
According to the 1976 Copyright Act there are four criteria, "for which fair
use may be applicable" however "fair-use" is not defined in the act. There
were guidelines established by the House of Representatives for educators
that pertain to single copies of a work (Agnew, et. al, 2002).
Fair use of AV
• Use the smallest portion necessary to meet instructional needs
• Must avoid using the most significant or important portion
Unlawful to convert AV to different format, even if the content is unavailable
in that format.
Harper, Georgia (2002, Nov. 13). The TEACH Act finally becomes Law. [online]. Copyright
Crash Course. Available: http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/teachact.htm.