Copyright and Fair Use: Fair Use

• Fair Use Evaluator: helps users collect, organize, and document the information they may need to support a fair use claim, and provides a time-stamped PDF document for the users' records. Developed by the American Library Association. 
• Fair Use Analysis Tool: guides users through the process of determining if a use is fair. Developed by The University of Minnesota Libraries.  
• Fair Use Checklist from Columbia University 

Fair Use allows you to use copyrighted materials without permission. It is not sufficient to say that the use is for educational purposes and therefore fair use. A four-factor test must be applied and a balanced judgment must be made. The four factors are:

1. Purpose or character of the use (educational or professional)
2. Nature of the work used (published vs. unpublished; factual vs. creative)
3. Portion or amount of the work used
4. Impact on the market for the work (including the market for permissions)