Comments on: How Fair Use Enables Media Literacy to Thrive http://edpublishing.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/how-fair-use-enables-media-literacy-to-thrive/ News, notes, and advice from the lead thinkers at the Association of Educational Publishers Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:26:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: homeschool10x http://edpublishing.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/how-fair-use-enables-media-literacy-to-thrive/#comment-446 homeschool10x Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:59:21 +0000 http://edpublishing.wordpress.com/?p=440#comment-446 <b>This interpretation rocks my world.</b> I was at the presentation and discussion and, to summarize my and other people's reactions: "You mean that as long as you are repurposing content, even for profit, even after trying to obtain a license and failing, you are allowed by fair use to put it in your for-sale materials without royalties?!?" YES "Hold it. Surely it prejudices the court against you when they hear that you first tried to obtain a license and didn't." NO Very interesting. Thanks for posting this. Will you take questions? john at http://www.homeschoolcurriculumcity.wordpress.com This interpretation rocks my world. I was at the presentation and discussion and, to summarize my and other people’s reactions:

“You mean that as long as you are repurposing content, even for profit, even after trying to obtain a license and failing, you are allowed by fair use to put it in your for-sale materials without royalties?!?”

YES

“Hold it. Surely it prejudices the court against you when they hear that you first tried to obtain a license and didn’t.”

NO

Very interesting. Thanks for posting this. Will you take questions?
john at http://www.homeschoolcurriculumcity.wordpress.com

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