LaKeisha Neal

Ethics and Copyright Scenarios

1. Dr. Shmortz wants his students to be able to access the notes from their
synchronous online class anywhere and at any time. He has posted his class
notes on a website available to the public. This means everything on his
website is available to anyone who can come across his website. He wants to
scan an article from a copyrighted journal and add it to his web page for his
students to use as a resource for their project. Is the use of this article fair
use?
a. Four factors of fair use:
i. Using a small portion of a work is favorable to using a
substantial portion
ii. Use of a work to provide commentary in an educational setting
is favorable to using a work for commercial enterprise
iii. Use of factual works is favored over using creative works of
fiction
iv. Minimal or negligible impact on the market for the work is
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generally viewed favorably

Mrs. Cross wants to show a copyrighted motion picture to her class for
instructional purposes. The video would be used to compare and contrast the
way feelings are portrayed through film and the way they are portrayed
through poetry. She will post a link to the video on the website that only her
students have access to. No admission fee would be charged to the students.
Is the use of this motion picture fair use?
a. Four factors of fair use:
i. Using a small portion of a work is favorable to using a
substantial portion
ii. Use of a work to provide commentary in an educational setting
is favorable to using a work for commercial enterprise
iii. Use of factual works is favored over using creative works of
fiction

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iv. Minimal or negligible impact on the market for the work is
generally viewed favorably
3. Professor Moore is teaching a class delivered through synchronous tools. It is
through a two-way interactive video. She uses a commercial videotape,
which is sold for instructional purposes, during a class to demonstrate a
concept covered in the class. The class is streamed over a secure network
that only students in the class have access to. Is the use of this videotape
fair use?
a. Four factors of fair use:
i. Using a small portion of a work is favorable to using a
substantial portion
ii. Use of a work to provide commentary in an educational setting
is favorable to using a work for commercial enterprise
iii. Use of factual works is favored over using creative works of
fiction
iv. Minimal or negligible impact on the market for the work is
generally viewed favorably
4. Jonathan prepares and gives a PowerPoint presentation that displays pictures
for his online education class. Permission was not attained to use the
pictures. The presentation is being uploaded to his class website, that is
available to the public. The intent is for the instructor and other students to
see the presentation to provide Jonathan with feedback. Is the use of these
pictures fair use?
a. Four factors of fair use:
i. Using a small portion of a work is favorable to using a
substantial portion
ii. Use of a work to provide commentary in an educational setting
is favorable to using a work for commercial enterprise
iii. Use of factual works is favored over using creative works of
fiction

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iv. Minimal or negligible impact on the market for the work is
generally viewed favorably
5. Paris is taking a distance learning class. The instructor has required that an
assignment be created for unrestricted circulation on the web. Paris includes
an audio segment of a copyrighted new broadcast. She does not obtain
permission to use it from the source. Is the use of the audio segment fair
use?
a. Four factors of fair use:
i. Using a small portion of a work is favorable to using a
substantial portion
ii. Use of a work to provide commentary in an educational setting
is favorable to using a work for commercial enterprise
iii. Use of factual works is favored over using creative works of
fiction
iv. Minimal or negligible impact on the market for the work is
generally viewed favorably
6. Dr. Jones will be teaching the same class for four terms. She wants to add a
book chapter to the library's electronic reserve system for the whole time.
Only students enrolled in the class will have access to the chapter. The book
that the chapter comes from is currently in print. Is the use of the chapter
fair use?
a. Four factors of fair use:
i. Using a small portion of a work is favorable to using a
substantial portion
ii. Use of a work to provide commentary in an educational setting
is favorable to using a work for commercial enterprise
iii. Use of factual works is favored over using creative works of
fiction
iv. Minimal or negligible impact on the market for the work is
generally viewed favorably