Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education


Fair use is still a common misconception on 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.

This document, by a panel of educators and legal advisory, is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use, and to share this practice with their student body.