The Four Factors of Fair Use

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

Kids can be voracious consumers -- and creators -- of media, and it's easier than ever for them to find and share digital content online. But do middle schoolers know about concepts like fair use, copyright, and public domain? Give students a framework they can use to better understand how fair use works in the real world.

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 

• copyright 
• fair use 
• public domain 
• sampling

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