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Copyright and Fair Use

An overview of copyright and Fair Use in education.

Fair Use Checklist

The checklist is a helpful tool to determine whether you would be protected under the Fair Use exception for using resources in your teaching. This is just a guide, and the scope depends on the particular facts of a situation. It does not constitute legal advise, so when it doubt, it is advisable to consult with the district's legal experts. MCCCD page with checklist link.

Use this as a roadmap to consider the persuasive strength of the circumstances and whether the overall conditions lean for or against fair use.

 

 

Copyright/ Fair Use Chart

copyright overview

Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share-Alike License Tag

All guides are available under the CC-BY-NC-SA license.