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Grade 6
🌐Digital Citizenship
Copyright and Fair Use in Practice
Apply copyright and fair use principles to real-world scenarios in academic and creative work.
11 min 3 quiz questions Grade 6
Copyright Applies to Your Work Too
Copyright protects your creative work automatically. Understanding copyright helps you protect your own work and respect others' rights.
Copyright Basics
Copyright protects original creative works — writing, art, music, code, photography — from the moment of creation. You do not need to register or add a notice. Copyright gives creators exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, adapt, and publicly display their work.
Fair Use: The Four Factors
- Purpose and character: Is the use transformative? Educational? Commercial?
- Nature of the work: Is the original factual or creative? (Factual works get less protection)
- Amount used: How much of the original was used? Was the "heart" of the work taken?
- Market effect: Does the use harm the market for the original?
Transformative Use:Using copyrighted material in a way that adds new meaning, expression, or message — a key factor in fair use analysis.
Fair Use Is Not a Loophole
Fair use is a legal defense, not a guaranteed right. Courts weigh all four factors together. When in doubt, seek permission or use openly licensed alternatives.
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3 questions · Grade 6 level