Fair Use: More Resources

In some cases, I don’t actually need to ask for permission to use others’ content?!

Fair Use Analysis Checklist

When a fair use analysis is needed, there are a variety of tools that can help:

Fair Use Checklist
A checklist developed by Columbia University Libraries to assist educators, librarians, and lawyers when undertaking a fair use analysis.
Fair Use Evaluator
A tool which can help you better understand how to determine the "fairness" of a use.
Mobile-friendly Fair Use Checklist
A guide to fair use from the Ohio State University Libraries.
ARL's Best Practices in Fair Use
See the ARL Code of Best Practices for additional examples of fair use in higher education.
U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index
An index of judicial decisions to help lawyers and non-lawyers better understand the types of uses courts have previously found to be fair or not fair.

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Fair Use Week Kaleidocycle
Create a paper flextangle kaleidocycle with panels about fair use. (Original design by MIT Libraries.)