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More than words… | Reflections on Teaching

  • You’ll see it’s a copyrighted photo. You’ve probably read a lot about using creative commons photos to avoid violating copyright (Sue had some great suggestions on finding them here), but there are going to be times when using copyright images is necessary. There is a part of U.S. copyright law called Fair Use doctrine. The bad news is that it is vague, subject to judicial interpretation, and handled on a case-by-case basis. The good news is that there are parts of it that allow for educational or journalistic use.

  • It takes practice to gain confidence in applying the fair use reasoning process. There is no one “right” answer in making a fair use determination, which is why the courts have established a “reasonableness standard” which limits the liability of librarians or teachers who make a good-faith judgment that might be judged to be a violation of copyright.


    No one fair use checklist “fits” a particular case or situation. In some cases, a checklist can actually interfere with reasoning. A checklist can become a substitute or a short-cut for critical thinking. In thinking about fair use, each particular case must be critically examined through a reasoning process. SO if an educator goes through such a process to justify their use as fair use, it would be unlikely that that educator would “get into trouble” for copyright violation.

25 Feb 09

Scripts that choke and gag… | Reflections on Teaching

  • She was big on visual organizers (although most of them were very linear, IMHO). I did like her two-column organizers for use as a set/into before reading a story. They are great for helping students connect with the story. She loved that I and a colleague could crank out these and other organizers (she had to hire a graphic artist to do it for her manual).

    Her next conflict was with that other colleague. She was trying to get a copy of an organizer that he had made. He told her that she could not use it for her manuals/trainings because it was his work. She then argued with him that it was based on her ideas. Since he was a pre-law in undergrad, he told her there was no way to copyright an idea, so she was floating on thin ice, and told her to get the heck out of his classroom. She probably ripped off some of the stuff I did.

Arnie Abrams Handout for Digital Storytelling workshop

Note the example of a copyright disclaimer on page 6 which suggests how to handle posting materials that have some copyrighted content.

copyright disclaimer:
“Many of the digital stories on our site include images and audio found on the Internet using commonly available search engines. The stories have been created for non-profit, educational use by students and teachers and we hope are within the fair use protection of existing copyright laws. If any copyright owner objects to the use of any work appearing on this site, please contact us and we will remove the work and review the propriety of including it.”

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13 Nov 07

Copyright.com: The rights' licensing experts - Copyright Clearance Center

Clearinghouse of copyrights to contact owners

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