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Esmeralda Aguilar

The Impact of Copyright and Fair Use in Education

Texas A&M University- Commerce

Robert Wolfe, Instructor

ETEC 424

February 20, 2020

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Copyright is the legal rights a person has over their creative work. Fair use is a rule that
grants permission to utilizes parts of copyright material for their educational purpose. Fair use is
copying any material that is copyrighted for a purpose such as criticizing, commenting, and or
parody. This act can be completed without the approval from the owner. “In other words, fair use
is a defense against a claim of copyright infringement” (Stim & Stim, 2017). Understanding the
correct manner for copyright and fair use allows users to give appropriate credit for recognition.

“Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law
for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both
published and unpublished works” (Copyright in General. (n.d.). The law for copyright protects
work that has been created and requires others to receive permission before using for their
benefit. When downloading, copy, and pasting from the internet are forms of copyrighted
material (Fair Use Animation) [VideoFlim]. Copyright protects originals work like literary,
dramatic, musical, and artistic works. Although copyright does not protect ideas, systems, and or
methods of operation. Copyright material can be accessed for educational purposes, that is
provided from the educator. It is important to check for the owner of the work, grant their
permission for usage, give proper credit to the owner, and if necessary, purchase the work.

A small usage of another person’s creative work without the original person’s permission
is under the category of fair use. The usage of fair use applies when using in certain scenarios
such as schoolwork assignments, news reporting, criticizing or commenting, and comedy or
parody purposes. There are four points to consider when using fair use. You are able to use only
a small portion of the created work. There must be added meaning to the created work to make it
original. You must reword the words that you are wanting to fair use in a different manner.
When utilizing fair use, you must use the work for non-profitable reasons. You are not allowed
to make money from the new work you have created (Fair Use Animation) [VideoFlim]. It is
always important to ensure you are considering the four points for fair use.
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References:

Stim, R., & Stim, R. (2017, April 11). What Is Fair Use? Retrieved February 14, 2020, from
https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/what-is-fair-use/

Copyright in General. (n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2020, from

https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html

(2014, September 14). Fair Use Animation [VideoFlim] Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suMza6Q8J08