What follows is my own comment from the blog of the makers of this important study. I’d love to hear more people weigh in on the practicalities of this for educators in public schools:

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I don’t know about “case to case” bases, but if the law is not explicit, then it’s not a good law. If there’s no list that defines “fair use” for particular usages… well, I don’t really know because I’m not an American.

No offense by that.

I’m quite curious about your reference to “pastiche” and “remix culture,” something that L鶩-Strauss would himself call “bricolage.” Pastiche takes into consideration that the material used in it and for it are “at hand:” think of candies and treats in pi