Fair-Use Help for Internet on Its Way
As access to digital content expands, along with its potential to enhance classroom lessons, a group of media experts has drafted guidelines to help teachers and students grasp the legal issues they say have unnecessarily restricted the use of the vast online resources for educational purposes.
“The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education,” set for release this week, provides a framework for using copyright materials in classroom activities and student projects and lays out what applications are restricted or permitted by law.
As more and more teachers and students seek to tap into technology-based information, share that information by downloading or sharing content, or mix it in podcasts and other user-created content, there is an increasing need for accurate information about the fair...
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