Want to know more about how fair use affects us, our culture, and how to implement it in your work? Check out the reading list below and don’t miss the Best Practices guides at the end.
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For Everyone
Lawrence Lessig, Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity (available in PDF)
Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi, Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright (available through your library or ILL)
Lawrence Lessig, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy (available in PDF)
For Educators, Classroom Professionals, and Instructional Designers
Renee Hobbs, Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning (available through your library or ILL)
For Universities, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Hirtle, Peter B.; Hudson, Emily; Kenyon, Andrew T., Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums Book [PDF] (1.749Mb))
Kenneth Crews, Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions (available through your library or ILL)
Fair Use Best Practices Guides
These best practices guides are use-specific. Visit them to see if there’s one that most closely matches your use scenario.
