Friday, September 16, 2011

Copyright and Fair Use

Copyright= exclusive right to produce or reproduce any artistic work

Fair Use= (without permission) for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship or research is not an infringement of copyright IF.....
  • purpose is for nonprofit educational purposes
  • the nature of the copyrighted work (some "more worthy" and more protected than others)
  • amount and substantiality used (using only what is necessary; quantity and quality)
  • effect of use upon potential market value of the copyrighted work (original creator losing money?)
*don't share copyrighted work with the public...keep it under the umbrella of fair use