Fair Use in my Photoessay

1. “1955 Locust_54.” Locust Yearbook Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1955. 
1. I claim the use of this photograph as Fair Use because I am using it to create something new for educational purposes. This photograph is part of the Locust Yearbook Collection from the Northeast Texas Digital Collections. I am using this as a single image in part of a series of images to tell the story of Margaret Berry, so the nature of the use is different from its original intent and the extent of the use is not great. Also, there is no economic effect since I am not profiting from the use and the yearbook is not losing profits because of my use.  
2. “1955 Locust_239.” Locust Yearbook Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1955. 
1. I claim the use of this photograph in my photoessay to be Fair Use because I’m using it in a transformative way that differs from its original purpose. I am using it to tell the story of E.T. Dean of Women, Margaret Berry. I have also provided proper citation for this image in my photoessay, as well as for each and every image included in my photoessay. 
3. “Tobacco Spitting Contest- Gloria Jenkins.” Digital Collections: Historic ET Collection. JPG Image. March 5th, 2014. 
1. I claim the inclusion of this photograph in my photoessay to be Fair Use because it meets all of the “four factors” which judges generally consider in fair use litigation. My purpose for reappropriating this image is different from its original intent as part of the Historic ET Digital Collections. Also, my use will have no economic effect upon the collection. The extent of my use is minimal, and I’ve provided a proper citation for my source. 
4. “Mock Western Lynching.” Digital Collections: Historic ET Collection. JPG Image. March 5th, 2014. 
1. I claim the inclusion of this photograph in my photoessay to be Fair Use because it also meets the “four factors” judges generally consider in fair use litigation. As a student, I’ve used the photo in a transformative way for educational purposes. The source is properly cited in my essay, in accordance with Best Practices for Fair Use. Also, I am not profiting from its use, nor is the collection suffering economically due to this use. 
5. “1955 Locust_60.” Locust Yearbook Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1955. 
1. I claim the inclusion of this photograph in my photoessay to be Fair Use. This is another image taken from the Locust Yearbook Collection, part of Northeast Texas Digital Collections. I am using it for a different purpose, the use is minimal, there is no economic effect, and I’ve included a citation for my original source. 
6. “1955 Locust_239.” Locust Yearbook Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1955. 
1. I claim the inclusion of this photograph as Fair use because I am using it as a student in an academic setting for the purpose of telling the story of an individual woman included in this yearbook. My purpose is transformative and there is no economic impact. I have also provided a citation, crediting the Northeast Texas Digital Collections. 
7. “1960 Locust_138.” Locust Yearbook Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1960. 
1. I claim the inclusion of this photograph as Fair Use because I am using the image to create something original. This is yet another image from the Locust Yearbook Collection, which I have taken a few images from, yet the extent of my use is still minimal as I am using only a handful of images out of thousands. My use causes no economic effect, and the source has been properly credited. 
8. “1960 Locust_118.” Locust Yearbook Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1960. 
1. I claim the inclusion of this photograph to be Fair Use because I’ve used it to create something new and original, with a different purpose than the original source. The nature of my use is therefore different, and the extent is obviously minimal as I am only using minimal bits and pieces of the Yearbook Collection, such as this image, and remixing them to create something new for educational purposes. I’ve also provided a proper citation and my use is neither making profits nor taking profits from anyone. 
9. Reynolds, Donald E., and James H. Conrad. Professor Mayo's College : A History Of East Texas State University / By Donald E. Reynolds ; With Illustrations By James H. Conrad. p. 128: Commerce, Tex. : East Texas State University Press, 1993., 1993. LION Catalog. Web. 05 March 2014. 
1. I claim the inclusion of this image in my photoessay to be Fair Use. This image is from “Professor Mayo’s College,” which provides an in-depth history of the university. My use of the image, on the other hand, is to tell the story of an individual, Margaret Berry. The nature of my use is different, the extent is very minimal, and there is no economic impact. 
10. “1960 Locust_215.” Locust Yearbook Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1960. 
1. I claim the inclusion of this image in my photoessay to be Fair Use. This image is another taken from the Locust Yearbook Collection and used for a purpose which differs from the source, that of telling Margaret Berry’s story by creating an original and educational photoessay. There is no economic effect caused by my use, the extent of my use is minimal, and I’ve provided a citation, crediting the source.