Learning Resources
Level 1
Key Concepts
- Copyright
- Public Domain
- Creative Commons
- Attribution
Resources
Public Domain Resources
- United States government
- The Met
- Library of Congress (check the license on the photo)
- National Park Service
- Project Gutenberg
- New York Public Library (check the box “search only public domain)
Creative Commons Resources
- CreativeCommons.org
- Wikimedia Commons
- Flickr (filter by creative commons license)
- YouTube’s list of songs and permissions
Level 2
Key Concepts
- Fair Use (Four Factors)
- Classroom Use Exemption
- Videos in the Classroom
- Teaching Resources
Resources
Permission Resources
Video Clip Resources
Level 3
Key Concepts
- Fair Use (Transformative Use)
- Open Educational Resources (OER)
- Other laws and scenarios (DCMA, TEACH Act, remix)
- More Teaching Resources
Resources
Documentary Resources
- Video examples in different categories (Links to an external site.)
- Documentary film examples (Links to an external site.)
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for…
- Scholarly Research in Communication (Links to an external site.)
- (Links to an external site.)Media Literacy Education (Links to an external site.)
- (Links to an external site.)Poetry (Links to an external site.)
- (Links to an external site.)OpenCourseWare (Links to an external site.)
- (Links to an external site.)Documentary Film (Links to an external site.)
- Online Video (Links to an external site.)
TEACH Act Resources
- Overview of the TEACH Act handout (Links to an external site.)
- TEACH Act review and checklist (Links to an external site.)
OER Resources
- OER Commons (Links to an external site.)
- Iowa State University Library OER Guide (Links to an external site.)
Elementary School/Middle School Curriculum
- Middle school fair use lesson (Links to an external site.)
- Elementary and middle school curriculum (Links to an external site.)
- Library of Congress videos (Links to an external site.)
High School/College Curriculum
- Teaching about copyright and fair use curriculum and case studies
- High school curriculum (Links to an external site.)
- Fair use cases in the legal system (Links to an external site.)
- Video: Fair use in seven words (Links to an external site.)
- Court case in comics: 2 Live Crew (Links to an external site.)
- Fair Use or Foul Play: You Decide! (Links to an external site.)
- Copyright timeline (Links to an external site.)
Activities and Infographics
