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Fun Ways You Might Make Transformative Works:

Drawing your own version of a story

Writing a new adventure with familiar characters. Fanfic examples like Harry Potter spin offs where Hermione and Draco end up together.

Making a song that sounds like another but with your own words. Weird Al is a great example of someone who does this.

Making a funny version (called a parody)

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Why Does It Matter?

When using copyrighted materials (books, music, videos, etc.), it’s important to understand the concept of fair use ( look at fair use tabs for more information) . Transformative works are protected under fair use in many cases — especially in educational or non-commercial settings — if they truly transform/ change the original.

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What’s a Transformative Work?

A transformative work means you take something that already exists (like a book, movie, or song) and change it in a new, creative way.

Why Does This Matter?

In school, and even online, it’s important to know about copyright and fair use.

If you change the original enough and add your own ideas, your project might be a transformative work, which is often okay to use — especially in school settings.

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Helpful Resources

https://copyrightkids.org

https://creativecommons.org

https://edtechbooks.org/k12handbook/copyright

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Fair Use Examples and Tips

Examples of Fair Use

Using 30 seconds of a song in a class project

Quoting a paragraph from a book for a report

Using an image in a slideshow with credit

Creating a parody video that adds new meaning
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Not Fair Use

Copying complete songs, chapters, or articles

Posting someone else's video as your own

Downloading copyrighted materials without permission

Selling or distributing copied content

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Tips for Being Fair and Smart

Always give credit to the original creator (even if it’s Fair Use!)

Use Creative Commons (look at other given information on this Padlet to learn what this is) or royalty-free resources

Ask your teacher or librarian if you’re not sure

When in doubt, use less and transform more

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The 4 Factors of Fair Use

Ask yourself these 4 key questions:

1. Purpose: Is it for education, non-profit, or personal use?

2. Nature: Is the work factual or creative?

3. Amount: Are you using a small portion, or just a part of it?

4. Effect: Will it hurt the original creator's ability to earn money?

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What is Fair Use?

Fair Use is a part of copyright law that allows you to USE A SMALL PORTION of work without permission.

This can only be done in situations like:

School Assignment

Research Project

Critiques or commentary

News reporting

Parodies or remixes

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ALA views on Copyright

American Library Association views on copyright is to ensure that the users First Amendment rights are being supported. Believe there should be a balance between users rights and creators rights where there is not limited access to information.

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4 requirements that Creative Commons license can be added

Attribution: Can cite the authors original work

Share-Alike: Release it under the similar license as the original work.

Non-Derivative: Have to use the original as-is cannot modify or change it.

Non-Commercial: Cannot use work for personal financial gain.

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Ways people can use Creative Commons

Citing the author properly

Keeping the work in its original form

Not using the work for commercial gain

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3 Types of licenses for creative works

1. Copyright

2. Public Domain

3. Creative Commons

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What is Copyright?

Laws set for individuals works to be protected for being used or replicated by others.

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What is Creative Commons?

Helps creators share their work and choose how others use their materials.

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What is considered under Copyright Laws?

Tangible items such as books, movies, videos, songs, lyrics, poems, pictures, lesson plans, web page content are things that can be copyrighted as soon as they are created

If work is used without permission legal action could be taken by author of original work.

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An evaluator that can be used for students and teachers. This resource does take time to fill in and answer the questions. I thought it was great to share.

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Great short video for both students and teachers on what Fair Use is.