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Fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law allow use of copyrighted materials on a limited basis for specific purposes without the permission of the copyright holder.

• Fair Use
• Copyright, Fair Use and Primary Sources (Library of Congress)
• Reproduction by Libraries

Public performances of a video/DVD in the face-to-face classroom is an exception to the public performance right §110 (1)  and therefore lawful. The following conditions apply:

• The teaching activities are conducted by a non-profit education institution
• The performance is in connection with face-to-face teaching activities.
• The performance takes place in a classroom or similar place devoted to instruction.
• The person responsible for the performance has no reason to believe that the videotape was unlawfully made.
• Films in the Classroom (PDF)

• Video and Copyright (American Library Association)

• Creative Commons – Allows you to search for media files (images, music, video) that you can use, share or edit. *See disclaimer on home page.
• Getty Images – Images that you may use online – e.g., websites, blogs, etc.
• Advanced Google Image Search – Under usage rights, select “free to use or share”
• Wikimedia – Huge collection of freely usable media files (images, sounds, videos)
• Stockvault – Free images

• Copyright & Creativity - Lessons and videos to teach digital citizenship to high school students