Guidelines for Fair Use

There are four factors used in determining fair use.  Indiana University - Purdue University has developed a quick method for their faculty to use in determining if their use of copyrighted works qualifies as fair use.  IU - PU has allowed us to link to their instrument.  Norwich University faculty are encouraged to use this checklist in determining whether their use of copyrighted material meets the Fair Use requirements, http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm.

For those wishing more background, two descriptions follow.  The first was prepared by the American Library Association and is made available to all for educational use.  The second was developed by Professor Kenneth Crews.  

• American Library Association
  What_is_Fair_Use
  

• Professor Kenneth Crews, Esq., is the 2002-2003 Intellectual Property Scholar at the Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland University College. He is also a Professor in the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis and in the IU School of Library and Information Science. He is also Associate Dean of the Faculties for Copyright Management, and in that capacity he directs the Copyright Management Center based at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He offers the following for general educational purposes.
  
  The Meaning of the Four Factors