Fair Use

Copyright is limited by time and also limited by Fair Use, or the public having access to use what someone has created if the use meets Fair Use guidelines. The 1976 Copyright Act’s section 107 deals with Fair Use and some areas that allow for Fair Use of copyrighted works are: “reproducing in copies; for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research” (U.S. Copyright Office). None of these uses are considered copyright infringement.

Consider including “the purpose and character of the use (commercial or nonprofit educational purposes), the nature of the work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used, and the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work” (U.S. Copyright Office).

References:

U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use Act. Retrieved from http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

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