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Documenting Fair Use
Making a fair use claim when using copyrighted materials in your projects requires a process of interpretation and reasoning. In order to strengthen both your critical thinking skills and fair use claim, you must address the following questions and include them in the blogpost that accompanies the presentation of your project.
Some items below may be more appropriate for the narration of the work and others the reflection. Regardless, make sure that all items are addressed.
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- What is the purpose of the project?
- Explain the purpose, inspiration, even intended message
- Who is the target audience?
- Explain the who is intended to experience and review your work, which should be wider than simply your classmates or teacher.
- Why are you using copyrighted material?
- For example: I am using (describe copyrighted material) because (provide a reason).
- How does your use of the copyrighted work “transform” the original material and use it for a different purpose than that of the original?
- Explain what you you have done to the original material in using it.
- How have you added value in your use of the copyrighted material?
- Explain how and why your work does not simply repeat the intent and value of the original source.
- Did you use only the amount you needed to accomplish your purpose?
- Explain why made the selection that you did.
- What is the MLA citation for the material you are using?
- For example: AC/DC. Back in Black. Robert John "Mutt" Lange, 1980. CD.
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All copyright lessons are inspired by and adapted from the Copyright And Fair Use: Lesson Plans for High School, College and Graduate Education work of Media Education Lab Professor Renee Hobbs at the University of Rhode Island's Harrington School of Communication and Media.
