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Does Your Use = Fair Use? START HERE

This LibGuide will help you as a faculty member determine if your use of a resource can be considered fair use under the tenets of copyright.

TO START: Try using the "Fair Use Checklist" and "Fair Use Evaluators" below.

If you have questions or need assistance in evaluating a resource and/or your use of it, contact Eric A. Kidwell with our library, and he will be happy to work with you.

Fair Use Checklist

From the Columbia University Libraries.

Fair Use Checklist
Provides link to PDF.

"A proper use of this checklist should serve two purposes. First, it should help you to focus on factual circumstances that are important in your evaluation of fair use. The meaning and scope of fair use depends on the particular facts of a given situation, and changing one or more facts may alter the analysis. Second, the checklist can provide an important mechanism to document your decision-making process. Maintaining a record of your fair use analysis can be critical for establishing good faith; consider adding to the checklist the current date and notes about your project. Keep completed checklists on file for future reference."
Copyright Advisory Services

Fair Use Evaluators

From the American Library Association

Copyright Advisory Network
Created by the Office of Information Technology Policy at the American Library Association.
Fair Use Evaluator
"Exceptions for Instructors" Interactive Tool
The Copyright Genie - "Is It Covered By Copyright?" - Interactive Tool

Subject Guide

Eric A. Kidwell

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