Help students understand how copyright and fair use supports creativity and the spread of knowledge
Copyright & Fair Use
Fair use is a right. Teach with confidence.
Help students understand how copyright and fair use support creativity and the spread of knowledge. It's more important than ever to understand the scope of your rights and responsibilities as a digital author.
Two books by Renee Hobbs
Essential reading for teachers, students and everyone advancing digital and media literacy education.
Best-seller
Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning
The practical guide for educators who want to use copyrighted materials for learning, with confidence instead of fear.
Edited volume
The Routledge Companion to Media Education, Copyright, and Fair Use
Leading experts in media studies, law, education and technology studies explain how new conceptualizations of copyright and fair use are reshaping pedagogy and creative practice.
Watch, read, teach, lead
Free resources for every step, from your first lesson to a school-wide policy.
▶ Watch
Videos that make copyright stick.
- Copyright education videos, including our famous Schoolhouse Rock–style music videos: What's Copyright? and User Rights, Section 107
- Video case studies of teachers whose informed perspective on copyright lets them offer powerful media literacy learning experiences
📖 Read
Know your rights and responsibilities.
- The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education explains how teachers and students can use copyrighted materials for learning
- The Public Statement of Library Copyright Specialists on fair use and emergency remote teaching and research
✏️ Teach
Ready-to-use classroom materials.
- NEW Guidance for student media makers
- Lesson plans for high school, college and graduate education
- Copyright in Education, a 2-page flyer to download and share
- Document the fair use reasoning process with Google Forms
- Slides for a staff development program on copyright and fair use
🏫 Lead
Bring clarity to your whole school.
- Revise your school policies using our model school copyright policy as a template
- Explore Media Education Lab events to see the trainings we've provided to school districts across the country
Bring copyright training to your school
Renee Hobbs has led copyright and fair use trainings for school districts across the country. Get in touch to plan one for your educators.