Fair Use And Multimedia Projects

You are creating a multimedia presentation and want to include an entire poem that is 137 words in length. The poem was written in 1998 and is still under copyright protection. You do not need permission to use the poem.

You are creating a multimedia presentation and want to include the first stanza of a copyrighted poem that is about 500 words in length. The first stanza is 223 words in length. You do not need permission to use the first stanza, and you do not need to cite the source.

You are creating a multimedia presentation for a class and want to include two copyrighted photographs from one photographer. You are using the photographs to illustrate an important historical event. You can use them without permission.

You are creating a multimedia presentation about Shakespeare and want to include a 12-minute clip from a film version of Macbeth. As long as you credit the source and use the film clip for an educational purpose, you can use it without permission.

You are creating a multimedia presentation and want to use a copyrighted song that is three-minutes in length in the background. You can use it without permission if you are creating the presentation for an educational purpose.

You found an image, a sound file, and a video that you want to include in your multimedia presentation. It's for educational purposes, and you are using portions of each that are within fair use guidelines.  You have decided to create a website to host your multimedia presentation. The use is educational, so you don't need permission to use these internet sources.