Fair Use is a privilege. It allows users to copyright for such
purposes as criticism, comment, news reporting, research, teaching and
scholarship without permission of the owner. However, the law is
vague on this issue and Fair Use is determined on a case by case basis.
The law offers four factors to consider: (1) the purpose of the use, including
a non-profit educational purpose; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) Êthe the amount of copying; and (4) the effect of the copying
on the potential market for, or value of, the original work. But,
when in doubt, get copy right permission.
The following site has more information on Fair Use. It comes
from an ethics symposium composed of graduate students from Texas A&M
University-Commerce and West Texas A&M University: http://www.TAMU-Commerce.edu:80/coe/shed/espinoza/ETEC625/978/collab/fair-use/ |