Fair Use Guidelines for Students

Fair use and Copyright can be difficult to understand. This year we are going to have the opportunity to use our chromebooks to create, remix, and expand upon the ideas of others! It is going to be exciting but it is also important that we do so fairly! Would you like it if someone else borrowed or quoted your work without permission? You probably would not. Let's try to follow these guide lines.

1) Give Credit to others for their material - If you borrow or use someone else's ideas then you should cite them and give them credit

2) If you are creating movies this year then you must have the permission of the artist to use their images or music. Just because you want your favorite song in a video doesn't mean that you can use it without the consent of the artist. There are many t free music with a creative common license which means that you can use their music in some instances.

3) Build upon the ideas of others! - It is perfectly ok to gather and synthesize and put others ideas in your own words. In fact, that means that you really understand the content. If you are quoting others works or need their ideas, facts, and stories to build upon your own be sure to let others know that these ideas are someone elses! Cite the sources of others to give them credit for their ideas.

4) If you are not sure about if something is fair use or not please ask your teacher! Your teacher is a good source to know if you are following copyright and fair use guidelines

5) When all else fails cite your source. Fair use and copyright can be hard to understand so if you are unsure talk to a teacher or cite your source.