Fair use and Creative Commons licensing represent fundamentally different legal frameworks for accessing and reusing copyrighted materials in open educational resources. Fair use is a defensive legal doctrine […]
How the Code of Best Practices Empowers OER Creators
The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources, published in February 2021 by American University’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property and NC […]
Why Fair Use Matters for Open Educational Resources
Fair use serves as a cornerstone legal doctrine enabling the creation, adaptation, and dissemination of open educational resources (OER). As a provision within U.S. copyright law that permits […]