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The Four Factors of Fair Use

What rights to fair use do you have as a creator?

Grade

7

Time

50 mins.

Objectives

  • Define the terms "copyright," "public domain," and "fair use."
  • Identify the purpose of the Four Factors of Fair Use.
  • Apply fair use to real-world examples, making a case for or against.

Vocabulary Show definitions

copyright . fair use . public domain . sampling
copyright legal protection that creators have over the things they create
fair use the ability to use copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and in specific situations
public domain creative work that's not copyrighted and free to use without permission
sampling reworking a portion of a song or sound recording into a new composition
Standards
This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, ISTE, CASEL and AASL.
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Lesson Plan

50 mins.

What You’ll Need

In Class