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Fair UseCopyright law provides for the principle, commonly called "fair use" that the reproduction of copyright works for certain limited, educational purposes, does not constitute copyright infringement. The Copyright Act establishes a four factor test, the "fair use test," to use to determine whether a use of a copyrighted work is fair use that does not require the permission of the copyright owner. The fair use test is highly fact specific, and much can turn on seemingly insignificant variations on the proposed use. To determine whether a proposed use is a fair use, you must consider the following four factors, on which we elaborate more below:
To establish the strongest basis for fair use, consider and apply the four factors along the lines of these suggestions. You may also want to use the Fair Use Checklist to help evaluate the nature of your use.
Rules of ThumbThe University of Chicago has not adopted official guidelines for determining fair use. However, the following web sites offer rules of thumb and other tools to assist faculty, staff and students in determining whether a use is a fair use in a variety of educational contexts. Stanford University: Measuring Fair Use If your proposed use is not addressed by these guidelines, you will need to analyze the use under the four factor fair use test and/or Get Help. In cases of doubt, it is always most desirable to get permission. Educational GuidelinesThe Conference on Fair Use (CONFU) in the late 1990s was an attempt to create guidelines for fair use which could be mutually agreed upon by copyright holders and educators. In the end, the group failed to come to consensus and the Guidelines were never adopted. Many still use the guidelines as a framework for thinking about fair use. For commentary on their use, see: CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use Can teachers Copyright lesson plans?If selling lesson plans represents a copyright violation, then the use of proceeds shouldn't matter—illegal is illegal. However, neither should it matter if lesson plans are the intellectual property of the teachers because the proceeds, like the lesson plans, belong to the teacher to do with as he or she pleases.
Which of the following is not necessary when creating a positive classroom environment?Which of the following is not necessary when creating a positive classroom environment? Teachers should be nice to students and always show a positive demeanor. -being nice is a good policy, but it is not required all the time in order to create a positive learning environment.
Which of the following questioning techniques is used to get the students to adopt your way of thinking group of answer choices?Which of the following questioning techniques is used to get the students to adopt your way of thinking? to actively listen and question students on a daily basis. This will provide timely feedback that will allow a teacher to effectively monitor and adjust instruction.
What are the five motivational orientations in the learning process?There are five motivational orientations in the learning process that affect how a student responds to new learning. These include constructivist orientation, procedural orientation, conceptual orientation, effort orientation, and external performance motivation.
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