p.1 #1 · Usage of Photos of Well-known Photographers in Presentation slides to students
Hi all,
I have a dilema here... Here's the situation.
I'm a photography lecturer and going to start my 1st week of lesson with inspiring my students by talking about the best photographers in different genres of photography. Is it ok to include copyrighted photos in my powerpoint slides when i talk about the photographer (with credit line)? Is that considered fair use for educational purposes?
Problem is, I can't really just get creative common photos or free photos to illustrate my point here as i want to show the photographer's work and talk about how great he/she is.
I personally take copyright very seriously and would remind my students never to copy / publish copyrighted photos without permission or purchase of license to photo usage in their blog / facebook etc. So i would like to set a good example when i do my lectures.
- I will be presenting this presentation slides to a class of 20 students
- This presentation will only be presented in the classroom, one-time.
- This presentation will not be passed on or be copied by staff or student, it will not exist outside of the classroom.
Alternatively, would it be better if i show the students those inspiring top-notch photos straight from the photographer's websites? (it's just a little bit of a hassle that i have to load every websites and photos that i want to show on the web browser and then switch back to my slides to talk about other stuff. But if that's the safest and most ethical way, I'll rather go for this.
Hope someone can provide some advices / solutions here. Thank you
p.1 #2 · Usage of Photos of Well-known Photographers in Presentation slides to students
I have written extensively regarding my opinion regarding the BS abuse of "fair use" of people freely taking what is not theirs to take for their usage without permission.
The scenario you have presented however is, imo, very much in line with the intent and purpose of "fair use" and you are treating it with propriety.
But, while that is my "opinion" ... a call to Carolyn Wright or Ed Greenburg might shed some light from a more qualified legal perspective. I found them both to be approachable ... albeit Ed's "New Yorker" personality might catch one off guard a bit.
p.1 #3 · Usage of Photos of Well-known Photographers in Presentation slides to students
This is exactly what fair use is all about and besides, how the hell are you supposed to show examples from real photographers without actually showing them.
Recently I actually had an art buyer at Hal Leonard Music Publishing who bought two of my photos for a book on classic rock keyboard players try and claim that using another shot of mine as part of a cover collage was somehow "fair use". I did finally extract money from them, but they really believed their cover was fair use because they were only printing a limited number of books.
