Fair Use &Creative Commons

Brian RoweFreedom for IP

2L Seattle University LawMay 3rd 2008

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$4.544 billion in potential damages each year

Four Factor Test - Section 107

• fair use of a copyrighted work… for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining fair use the factors to be considered shall include—

the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

the nature of the copyrighted work; the amount and substantiality of the portion used in

relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and the effect of the use upon the potential market for

or value of the copyrighted work.

Parody

Criticism

Savage v. CAIR

Satire

Positive Commentary

Quoting to Trigger Discussion

Creative Commons

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Mission Statement

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Learn More About Fair Use

Stanford Fair Use CenterChecklist Indiana UniversityAmerican Film MakersRecut, Reframe, RecycleElectronic Frontier FoundationMatt Zimmerman’s Letter Defending Spocko

Creative Commons Links

Creative Commons icommonsFlickrWitness Human Rights VideosATJWeb (Access to Justice Web)

Blogs

CC Blog Fairly Used - StanfordEFF Deep Links43(B)logFreedom for IP

Get Involved

5 mins – Read blogs and stay up to date

20 mins - Free your own work with CC and help build an open commons

1 hour – Use your rights create a parody or Transformative Work

Off the Deep End – Volunteer to run a local CC Salon or Copynight