Remix, Attribution, and Fair Use
Visual & Performing Arts · 10th Grade · Media Arts · Extension Unit

Remix, Attribution, and Fair Use

Students create a short remix work using sourced media and document the legal and ethical reasoning behind every borrowed element.

Common Core State StandardsMA:Cn11.1.HSIMA:Re9.1.HSI

About This Topic

Students create a short remix work using sourced media and document the legal and ethical reasoning behind every borrowed element.

Key Questions

  1. When does a remix become a new work?
  2. What did fair use let you do, and what did it not?
  3. How would you defend your remix to the original creators?

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