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\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_915\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]\"three Fair Use is an exception to U.S. copyright law that allows use of copyrighted work under certain conditions.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nAre you incorporating any materials in your research final product that were created by someone else, such as images or text from other works? These materials could be protected by copyright. For example, content you find online, text, books, movies, songs, email, images, and videos are most likely copyrighted. Fortunately, U.S. copyright law includes an exception that allows you to use copyrighted work in your assignments for class.\r\n\r\nHowever, if you would like to share your research product outside of the classroom (such as on a webpage or blog or in your portfolio), you will need permission from the copyright owner(s) unless your use is covered under another statutory exception. Fair use is one such exception, and it can apply to a wide variety of uses.\r\n
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Note:<\/strong> Fair Use and Educational Use<\/h3>\r\nFair Use plays an important role in education. Although educational use receives several protections in copyright law, not all educational use is automatically fair use. It\u2019s important to know that there are limits to how you can use others\u2019 creative works even as a student or teacher in the classroom.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nIn this section, you will learn about fair use and strategies to help determine whether or not a proposed use of someone else\u2019s copyrighted works falls under the fair use exception. Understanding how to properly perform a fair use analysis and assert your fair use rights can help you to build upon others\u2019 works with confidence.\r\n

Fair Use and Copyright \u2013 A Balance<\/h3>\r\nCopyright in the U.S. is intended to promote the creation of new works by providing an incentive for creators. However, recognizing that new works often build on or incorporate existing works, the law strikes a balance between the rights of creators and the rights of users via exceptions to the exclusive rights of the creator.\r\n\r\nThe fair use exception is detailed in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Unlike other copyright exceptions, fair use is flexible and can apply to a broad array of uses. It is designed to be adaptable to new uses and technologies so that Congress doesn\u2019t have to create new exceptions before a new technology can be utilized.\r\n
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Movie: <\/strong> What Is Fair Use?<\/h3>\r\nWatch a short introduction to fair use from the OSU Libraries\u2019\u00a0Copyright Resources Center<\/a>.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/sweJKJdqauM\r\n\r\nView video<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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Fair Use is an exception to U.S. copyright law that allows use of copyrighted work under certain conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Are you incorporating any materials in your research final product that were created by someone else, such as images or text from other works? These materials could be protected by copyright. For example, content you find online, text, books, movies, songs, email, images, and videos are most likely copyrighted. Fortunately, U.S. copyright law includes an exception that allows you to use copyrighted work in your assignments for class.<\/p>\n

However, if you would like to share your research product outside of the classroom (such as on a webpage or blog or in your portfolio), you will need permission from the copyright owner(s) unless your use is covered under another statutory exception. Fair use is one such exception, and it can apply to a wide variety of uses.<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/strong> Fair Use and Educational Use<\/h3>\n

Fair Use plays an important role in education. Although educational use receives several protections in copyright law, not all educational use is automatically fair use. It\u2019s important to know that there are limits to how you can use others\u2019 creative works even as a student or teacher in the classroom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In this section, you will learn about fair use and strategies to help determine whether or not a proposed use of someone else\u2019s copyrighted works falls under the fair use exception. Understanding how to properly perform a fair use analysis and assert your fair use rights can help you to build upon others\u2019 works with confidence.<\/p>\n

Fair Use and Copyright \u2013 A Balance<\/h3>\n

Copyright in the U.S. is intended to promote the creation of new works by providing an incentive for creators. However, recognizing that new works often build on or incorporate existing works, the law strikes a balance between the rights of creators and the rights of users via exceptions to the exclusive rights of the creator.<\/p>\n

The fair use exception is detailed in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Unlike other copyright exceptions, fair use is flexible and can apply to a broad array of uses. It is designed to be adaptable to new uses and technologies so that Congress doesn\u2019t have to create new exceptions before a new technology can be utilized.<\/p>\n

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Movie: <\/strong> What Is Fair Use?<\/h3>\n

Watch a short introduction to fair use from the OSU Libraries\u2019\u00a0Copyright Resources Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n