Fair Use and Copyright: Best Practices & Policy

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College Art Association's best practices for using copyrighted works for scholarly or creative purposes.

Documentary filmmakers statement of what they "currently regard as reasonable application of the copyright 'fair use' doctrine - from the guide, 2005

Guide for media scholars applying fair use when publishing copyrighted works

COMIC from Duke University Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain

COMIC from Duke University Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain