The Center for Social Media has released a new report titled, “The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media literacy” which is available as a pdf download. The report sheds light on the fact that media literacy education is compromised by unnecessary copyright restrictions and lack of understanding about copyright law. Copyright law permits a wide range of uses of copyrighted material without permission or payment. Educational exemptions sit within the realm of fair use, however, far too many educators don’t have a good understanding of what constitutes acceptable fair use practices.