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Copyright and Fair Use
Scenario 1• An economics teacher wants to
show a political cartoon from an old newspaper clipping.
• How long can the teacher keep and re-use that cartoon?
• Does the teacher have to pay for the cartoon or get written permission from the publisher?
Copyright and Fair Use
Solution 1• A cartoon from a newspaper is
considered “printed material” on halldavidson.net
• This teacher is allowed to legally make one copy per student of the cartoon for use in the classroom as long as the original version of the cartoon was acquired legally .
• Written text is allowed to be used nine times without further permission however , halldavidson.net notes that teachers are able to use newspapers “more” times without permission.
• The information presented on this page is for multimedia that has not been purchased
Copyright and Fair Use
Situation 2• A seventh grade teacher wants
to use a PBS broadcast about the solar system as part of a lesson plan
• Does PBS need to be notified of a recording being made for classroom use?
• Is it wrong to skip the commercials in the classroom?
Copyright and Fair Use
Solution 2• A PBS broadcast is considered
“television/ cable channels” halldavidson.net
• Because PBS is not a cable channel, guidelines were set down by congress
• A teacher may record a PBS broadcast to use “ for instruction”
• “minimum rights allow for 10 school days”
• Anything after a time frame covered by law, a recording should be purchased.
Copyright and Fair Use
Situation 3• A teacher plays a portion of “
Just another fly on the wall” to help make a multi-media connection for students while studying existentialism.
• Is playing the entire song different from just playing an excerpt?
• If the song was purchased by the instructor do further actions need to be taken to respect copyright laws?
Copyright and Fair Use
Solution 3• Halldavidson.net displays that
“up to 10% of a copyrighted musical composition” can be played in class for educational purposes.
• At maximum, 30 seconds may be played in a classroom without purchase
Works cited
Davidson, Hall. (n.d.) Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers. Retrieved from www.halldavidson.net/chartshort.html