What materials may be used freely without
copyright permission?
Works that lack originality
logical, comprehensive compilations (like the phone book)
unoriginal reprints of public domain works
Works in the public domain
Freeware
US Government works
Facts
Ideas, processes, methods, and systems described in copyrighted works
Older works published without a notice may be in the public domain
What is the
the good faith fair use defense? It only applies if the person
who copied material reasonably believed that what he or she did was a fair
use
What are the four factors of the Fair Use Test
which must be considered when using material? What is the character of the use?
What is the nature of the work to be used?
How much of the work will you use?
What effect would this use have on the market for the original or for
permissions if the use were widespread?
According to the Fair Use Guidelines for
Education Multimedia, what are the limitations for using the following
materials: motion media; text material; illustrations and photographs? Motion Media - up to 10% or 3 minutes whichever is less of a single
copyrighted motion media work
Text Material - up to 10% or 1000 words, whichever
is less of a single copyrighted work of text
Illustrations and Photographs - may be used in
its entirety; no more than 5 images by an artist/photographer, not more
than 10% of 15 images from a published work.