Educators and students need to make better use of their fair use rights under copyright law. Here are a few of these resources to help clear away the copyright confusion and, in the process, encourage the use of mass media, popular culture and digital media as a means to build students' critical thinking and communication skills.

Policy & Law

While there are some clear cut rules about copyrighted material, Creative Commons and Public Domain content, Fair Use in Education are supported by GUIDELINES, not clear cut rules. Meryl Zeidenbery and Silvia Tolisano created the below Copyright infographic chart to better support educators and students in making a decision when using different types of media in teaching, blogging, presentations or projects.

CODE OF BEST PRACTICES IN FAIR USE FOR MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION

This report is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use.

Lumendatabase.org

Below is a selection of FAQs from lumendatabase.org, which gives some basic information about the fair use doctrine and could be useful for educators and students using online resources. Please visit the Lumendatabase site for the full list.