How Fair Use Works, in Six Minutes or Less - a podcast by Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

An artist, musician, or writer can’t just take another person's creation and claim it as their own. Federal law outlines how creators can and can’t borrow from each other. These rules are collectively called "copyright law," and essentially they give creators the exclusive right to copy, modify, distribute, perform, and display their creative works.

Copyright law was originally created as an incentive. If creators aren’t worrying about whether someone might steal their work, they’re more likely to share their ideas with the public. This kind of sharing in turn helps to create more ideas, products, jobs, art, and whole industries.But even with copyright there are exceptions, or times where another artist can use a copyrighted work within getting the copyright holder’s permission. This safe zone is called "Fair Use."

On this episode of the podcast we'll tell you everything you need to know about Fair Use in 6 minutes!Reference Section
Photo courtesy of Fair Use/Fair Dealing WeekMusic courtesy of “Beta Blocker” -Anitek
This week's episode was written by Leo Angelakos, Elizabeth Gillis, Daniel Dennis Jones, and Olga Slobodyanyuk, and edited by Elizabeth Gillis.Visit http://www.fairuseweek.org for even more information and resources on Fair Use
Visit http://dlrp.berkman.harvard.edu/ for information on how to incorporate digital resources and fair use friendly practices in classroomsSpecial thanks this week to Andres Lombana-Bermudez of the Youth&Media Team, and Chris Bavitz of the Cyberlaw Clinic.

For more information on this episode, including a transcript, visit http://cyber.law.harvard.edu

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