Code of Best Practice

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1. Media Literacy Education is used to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate messages in different forms. It may occur in separate programs, but is often embedded in other subject areas, including literature, history, sociology, etc . “Media Literacy Education helps people of all ages to be critical thinkers, effective communicators, and active citizens.” Media in Education is always being used. Teachers are including audiovisual and digital material to convey facts and information. Schools often times show films as a way to reward students for their hard work and high achievements. These activities are examples of using Media in Education (mediaeducationlab.com).

2. That bargain is explained as: Society gives limited property rights to creators to inspire them to produce culture; we also give other creators the chance to use the same copyrighted material, without permission, in some circumstances. If there wasn't the second half of the bargain, we could lose all important new cultural work (mediaeducationlab.com).

3. Fair use keeps copyright from violating the First Amendment. Also, since licenses to incorporate copyrighted material are harder to obtain, Fair Use is that much more important today as a result (mediaeducationlab.com).

4. The two questions judges use to determine Fair Use are: “Did the unlicensed use ‘transform’ the material taken from the copyrighted work by using it for a different purpose that that of the original, or did it just repeat the work for the same intent and values as the original?” and “Was the material appropriate in kind and amount, considering the nature of the copyrighted work, and of the use (mediaeducationlab.com).

5. The use of The Lion King to reflect on stereotypes would be considered Fair Use due to the fact that it is being used for educational purposes and the original version isn’t being changed in any way.

6. Principal four is most closely related to My Photo Story that I created because it is the use of copyright material in the academic and creative work of the student.

7. There really isn't a set number of photos or a set length of music and videos that can be used in a multimedia project as long as the content is relevant to what is being taught as well as there not being too much media being used to get the point across.

8. Requesting permission from the original creator is not necessary, as long as the copyrighted material meets the criteria of Fair Use.

9. Of course educations should try to change the policies in their school if they are not in line with the Fair Use doctrine because the only way to get full advantage is to spread the word along.

10. The myth about Fair Use that surprised me the most was “Fair Use can get me sued.”

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