Fair Use/Parody

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Updated 2025

Fair use

U.S. Copyright doctrine that allows for

a brief excerpt of copyrighted material

to be used under certain circumstances,

without permission.

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Examples: criticism or review, news reporting, teaching and research, or parody.

• Does not impair the value of the original.
• Does not limit reasonable profits of the owner.

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4 Factors of Fair Use

• Factor 1: Purpose of the work
• Is it to teach, report, research or parody?
• Is the use transformative?
• Factor 2: Nature of the work
• Is the original work educational/factual or creative entertainment?
• Factor 3: Amount of the Work Used
• Is a large percentage or the “heart of the work” used?
• Factor 4: Effect of the Use on the Market for the Original ($)
• Does the new work substitute for the original/keep the creator from making money?

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Give credit for what you use

Think of the Golden Rule. You wouldn’t want people to use your work without your permission and without giving you credit, so do what is right, not just what is easy!

�Fair use sometimes allows us to use a small piece of a work without asking permission, but we ALWAYS give credit.

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Factor 1: Purpose of the work

• Is it to teach, report, research or parody?
• Is the use transformative?

Factor 2: Nature of the work

• Is the original work educational/factual or creative entertainment?

Factor 3: Amount of the Work Used

• Is a large percentage or the “heart of the work” used?

Factor 4: Effect of the Use on the Market for the Original ($)

• Does the new work substitute for the original/keep the creator from making money?

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Blake watches the two hour presidential debate with great interest. She wants to be more involved in politics and learn more about the candidates whose views align most closely with hers. During a portion of the debate discussing the candidate’s plan for climate change policy she makes up her mind who she would vote for. She downloads six minutes of video that covers that exchange and posts it to social media to educate her friends about the issue and support her candidate. For dramatic effect, she also mixes in some music from her favorite band. Is Blake’s use of the debate footage and music fair use or not?

Using AUDACITY

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Big Sky Library

Updated 2025

audacity

• Create Folder in your H: drive (responsible person!)
• All files will be saved in this folder!!
• Import sound files as .WAV or .MP3
• Karaoke versions are under Coursework: Library and also on Google Classroom
• Make a COPY to your folder--do not cut or move the file
• Plug Snowball in before opening Audacity

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reminders

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• Make sure your microphone is connected BEFORE you open Audacity
• Make sure to unmute your volume

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Muted

Unmuted

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Open Audacity

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Make sure correct device is selected here

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Main tools

If you are having trouble, check the pause button!

Import audio

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Add new Stereo Track to record your work along with the backing track.

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Select and Time Shift tools

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To remove unwanted selection - Use delete key.

Use to select a section

Select tool

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Adjust slider down (to the left) to reduce the volume. A small adjustment is all that is needed (a little goes a long way!)

Reduce volume of track

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Select “Effect” then “Amplify”

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Export as MP3

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SAVING & EXPORTING FROM AUDACITY

Save your Audacity Project to your Network “H://” Drive (28smijan)

• File
• Save Project
• Save Project As
• Navigate on the left to save to your “H” Drive—then name file

Export As MP3 & Turn in with Google Classroom

• File
• Export
• Export as MP3
• Navigate on the left to save to your “H” Drive—then name file
• Skip adding Metadata (or add what you like!) and say “OK”

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• Open Google Classroom Assignment
• Click “+ Add or Create” under “Your Work”
• File
• Browse
• Navigate to your “H” Drive and select your MP3 file **NOT the project file**
• Click the blue “Turn In” button to submit

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Composing a parody song--two ways

1. Start with the song title and make the lyrics fit like a puzzle. It helps to pull up the original lyrics or print them with extra space between lines and write your own lyrics in.

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• Start with the lyrics/what you want to say, then arrange them to fit the tune you pick.

In either case, brainstorm a list of French Revolution content/vocabulary you want to cover in your song--what “story” are you telling?

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Cite Your source!

A Song or Album

Music can be cited multiple ways. Generally, citations begin with the artist name. They might also be listed by composers or performers. Put individual song titles in quotation marks. Album names are italicized. Provide the name of the recording manufacturer followed by the publication date. If information such as record label or name of album is unavailable from your source, do not list that information.

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Artist. “Title of Song.” Title of Container (Album Name or iTunes), other contributors (originally…), record label (if given), date published.

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iTunes example:

All Star Karaoke. “Cruise.” iTunes, originally performed by Florida Georgia Line, 2012.

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CD example:

Nirvana. “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Nevermind, Geffen, 1991.

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Citations for songs provided by Big Sky Library

Stop by the Big Sky Library if you would like more assistance or have a question about Intellectual Property.

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We open @ 8:00 AM on school days.

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Credits

Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free:

• Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
• Photographs by Unsplash

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