Understanding Fair Use

What rights to fair use do you have as a creator?

Define the terms "copyright," "public domain," and "fair use."

Identify the purpose of the Four Factors of Fair Use.

Apply fair use to real-world examples, making a case for or against it.

What is copyright?

How does it relate to public domain and fair use?

Example No. 1: Maya is making a flyer for her pet-sitting business to post on her social media account. She finds a cool pet store logo and uses part of it in the flyer. Is this fair use?

• Fair use

• Not fair use

Example No. 2: A group of students are making a video for their class remembering all they've done throughout the year. They use the song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" by Green Day in the background. Is this fair use?

• Fair use

• Not fair use

Example No. 3: Eva takes an image of a famous magazine cover of a celebrity model, but she changes the headlines on the cover. She does this to criticize how magazines pressure girls to look perfect. Is this fair use?

• Fair use

• Not fair use

Example No. 4: Darren uses Photoshop to create a new version of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci (image A). He uses this image on his website where he sells other photos he's created. Is this fair use?

• Fair use

• Not fair use