LibGuides: Fair Use: Fair Use Resources

Fair Use Resources

CMSI - Fair Use Codes of Best Practice
Guides developed by practitioners and lawyers to outlines types of uses that should generally be considered fair use.
Columbia University Fair Use Checklist
A short guide and checklist to help you remember the different factors that need to be considered when doing a fair use evaluation.
Fair Use Evaluator (American Library Association)
Tool designed by the American Library Association (ALA) to help users understand fair use.
Fair Use for Nonfiction Authors
Guide developed by the Authors Alliance to help nonfiction authors better understand fair use.
U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index
Searchable database with summaries of important fair use cases.