Trying to figure out how to get permission to use that copyrighted content, or are you trying to figure out if you are following the Fair Use Act? Below are resources where you can find facts on using copyrighted content in your student media productions.

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Student Press Law Center
    Since 1974, the SPLC has been the nation's only legal assistance agency devoted exclusively to educating high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities embodied in the First Amendment and supporting the student news media in their struggle to cover important issues free from censorship. The Center provides free legal advice and information as well as low-cost educational materials for student journalists on a wide variety of legal topics. In addition, the SPLC operates a formal Attorney Referral Network of approximately 150 lawyers across the country who are available to provide free legal representation.

School Video News
An article from the monthly online magazine, School-Video-News.com. It outlines many of the misconceptions students and teachers have about the Fair Use doctrine.

Copyright for Video Producers
An article from VideoUniversity.com that highlights basic copyright caveats for video production.

Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Overview
A website created in association with the Stanford University Library that gives explanations of multiple copyright issues from Fair Use and public domain to asking permission and getting releases.

Center for Social Media
This pdf from the Center for Social Media outlines the Fair Use rights students have when using copyrighted material for documentary projects.

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Royalty Free Music from Moby
The artist Moby has made 64 of his instrumental tracks available free for film students and non-profits to use in their films. You do have to register and login before you can access the tracks.