“… fair use law is complicated, and media producers (especially film) often do things to prevent piracy that also make it difficult-to-impossible for us to exercise our fair-use rights.”
I think it would be wise to have any strict copyright material to be used only in the classroom. If at all possible I would avoid using any movies that have been made in the past 30-40 years.
“There is no simple formula, but the more boxes you tick under ‘favoring fair use’ and the less you tick under ‘opposing fair use,’ the safer you are.“
Using Columbia University’s fair use checklist can be a useful tool when I need to hand out assignments with copyrighted material and/or post it on a website.
“You have the right to make a backup copy of any media you purchase, to ensure that you don’t lose the content if the original is destroyed, or to use the backup on a daily basis in order to preserve the original.“
This practice took me by surprise when I first read it. I thought that if I ever did lose the original or if it gets destroyed I would have to order another one. This will definitely save me money and allow me to make copies for those that need it (Educators only).
