Fair Use Questions

1.        What is the difference between Media in Education vs Media Literacy Education

Media in education is just using copyrighted things in the classroom. Media Literacy Education is teaching students how to analyze media.

2.        What social bargain is at the heart of Fair use?

Fair use allows others to use materials

3.        Why is Fair Use more important today?

Fair use is important today because it protects people. It allows the media to be used but still gives the owner rights.

4.        What are the two key questions judges use to determine Fair Use?

1.Did the unlicensed use transform the material taken from the copyrighted work
by using it for a different purpose than that of the original
2.Was a reasonable amount of the material used.

 

5.        A teacher shows a movie of The Lion King and asks student to notice how the animals in the movie reflect racial stereotypes? Is this Fair Use? Why?

Yes. The student is asking a question and the teacher is using it for educational purposes

6.        Which principle relates most strongly to the digital story you created in class? Explain.

I didn’t create a digital video

7.        Are there limitations to the amount of pictures, length of music, or video that can be used in a multimedia project?

Yes

8.        Do you need to request permission from the original creator in order to use copyrighted material in multimedia project for school related assignment?

                                No

9.        Should educators try to change the policies in their school in they are not in line with Fair Use doctrine?

No, the policies are strict for a reason

10.     What common myth about Fair Use surprised you the most?

I had no idea it was so complex.