Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines at UTSA

A collection of resources specific to UTSA to help you navigate copyright in the classroom and as an author.

Fair Use Analysis Tools & Resources

It is important to conduct a Fair Use Analysis on each copyright-protected item you would like to use, each time you want to use it. Use the following tools to help you understand and conduct a Fair Use analysis.

Best Practices in Fair Use
Created by the Center for Media & Social Impact at American University and provides codes of best practices in fair use for different disciplines, such as scholarly research, film and education.
Checklist for Fair Use
Digital copy of the four factor checklist for fair use from Columbia University Libraries.
Copyright & Fair Use Charts & Tools
Stanford University Libraries' collection of tools for conducting a fair use analysis.
Fair Use Evaluator
This tool, created by the American Library Association’s Office of Information Technology Policy, helps you conduct a fair use analysis on a copyrighted work you would like to use. You’ll be provided with a time-stamped and dated PDF document to keep in your records.

Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines at UTSA

Fair Use Analysis Tools & Resources

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