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Dear CSM:

I’m a high school teacher with a question about Fair Use for media literacy education. Can students use entire songs from popular artists in video or Power Point presentations if those videos or Power Point presentations are for a class project that will not be distributed outside of the school/classroom?

Thanks for your help,

Patti

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Dear CSM:

I work for an educational institution (we receive state funding) and some instructors here want to use Youtube videos for their classes. Some would like to download the Youtube videos, and put them on their websites and or powerpoint presentations.

I know Youtube's terms of service state that you cannot download videos and use them offline (without a direct link to Youtube).Read more...

QUESTION

Dear CSM:

I'm a reporter for public radio. Is it "Fair Use" to use a short clip from a TV show or film in order to make a point in a given story, even if I'm not commenting directly on the clip? If so, what is the maximum amount of material I am allowed to use of a given TV show or film. My understanding is that if 10% or less of the story is devoted to that material, it's "Fair Use." Is that true?

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Dear CSM:

Hi, I am doing a fiction satire/parody/mockumentary directed against the Churches in general. I have a couple of questions/issues that might fit under "employing copyrighted material as the object of social, political, or cultural critique":Read more...

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