Fair Use Resources

Fair Use Resources

What is Fair Use?
“Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use.” - US Copyright Office

“Fair use is a right, fair use is vitally important, fair use is for everyone, and fair uses are everywhere.” - Fair Use Week’s Fair Use Fundamentals (infographic).

Tools/Resources for Librarians

• ACRL Scholarly Communications Toolkit - Fair Use (resource guide; ACRL)

• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries (report; ARL)

• The Good News about Library Fair Use (infographic; ARL)

• “Information Has Value” (concept; ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education)

• Recut, Reframe, Recycle (study; American University Center for Media & Social Impact)

Tools/Resources for Users

• Fair Use Checklist (checklist; Columbia University Libraries)

• Fair Use Checklist (checklist; ALA)

• Fair Use Quiz (interactive quiz; MIT Libraries)

• Fair Use App (interactive quiz; New Media Rights Organization)

• Fair Use in Seven Words (video; University of Virginia Libraries)

• Can I Use That? A Map of Use Issues (graphic; U. of Minnesota)

• Fair Use Evaluator (interactive website; ALA Office for Information Technology Policy)

• Fair Use Analysis Summary Tool (graphic/checklist; Purdue University Copyright Office)

• Talking About Fair Use in the Classroom (faculty guide; Chronicle of Higher Education)

• Copyright and Fair Use: Common Scenarios (scenario-based case studies; CSU Long Beach)