Group 1: Cuillin, MG, Don, Daniel, Madison
Group 2: Jamie, Victoria, Kaitlin, Pearl, Yessenia
Group 3: Sophia, Angel, Savannah, Michael, Harrison
Group 4: Christian, Alfredo, Sam, David, Bo

Your first research group assignment is to draft a paragraph arguing that our video essays’ use of source material qualifies as Fair Use.  Recall the Purdue Owl handout on Fair Use we went over in class:

This resource works mostly with 17 U.S.C. § 107 on fair use, which provides the conditions that allow the limited use of copyrighted works. Again, these strategies are general rather than specific, and fair use is determined on a case-by-case basis. Four factors are considered when determining fair use:

• What is the purpose of the use?
• What is the nature of the copyrighted work?
• How much of the work will be used?
• What is the market effect on the original work of the use?

Fair use is determined by weighing these four factors either for fair use or for asking permission to use the work. If the answers to the majority of the questions are “yes,” then the use can be considered fair use;. However, if the majority of the answers are no then permission to use the work must be obtained.

The purpose of this draft is to give class members a template to work from when drafting a Fair Use appeal to YouTube.  Feel free to leave blanks/ indicate where specific content from each video might be useful evidence for a classmate to add to the general template.  We will compile all four pieces into one template to use for our Fair Use appeals.  Your group should submit your assigned section to the blog by 5 pm on Friday, April 15.  

Group 1:  “What is the purpose of the use?”

Group 2: “What is the nature of the copyrighted work?”

Group 3: “How much of the work will be used?”

Group 4: “What is the market effect on the original work of the use?”