Copyright and Fair Use
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Objective
I can analyze scenarios to decide if using copyrighted material, such as movie clips or songs, is fair use for school projects.
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Practice
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Explain the general concept of copyright as it applies to movies, music, and images.
Describe what "fair use" means in the context of using copyrighted material for a school project.
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Exit ticket
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“A student wants to use a 20-second clip from a popular song in a video they are creating for a school project. The video will be shown only to their class and teacher. Explain whether this use is likely fair use, and why or why not. A student creates a parody of a famous movie poster for a presentation in their English class. The parody significantly alters the original poster for comedic effect and commentary. The student credits the original poster. Is this use likely fair use, and why or why not?”
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