Five-Minute Film Festival: Copyright and Fair Use for Educators. I absolutely love it when teachers and students create, remix, and mash up media; it's a fantastic way to encourage deeper learning and media literacy. But one issue that complicates digital freedom of expression is copyright law. While many would argue that copyright law is outdated and badly in need of an overhaul, it's still critical that adults and kids alike have a basic understanding of what's legal and ethical while playing with other people's intellectual property. Here's a list of videos I collected to help you navigate the murky waters of copyright law in educational settings. Video Playlist: Understanding Copyright and Fair Use Watch the player below to see the whole playlist, or view it on YouTube.
Understanding "Fair Use" in a Digital World (06:14) This excellent video by Common Sense Media and Teaching Channel shows students evaluating video remixes during a lesson in fair use. More Resources for Teaching Copyright and Fair Use. We are all in this together - The Hill's Congress Blog. Earlier this month, Netflix made history with its original series “House of Cards” by garnering nine Emmy nominations, including best drama series – the first time that television’s leading award has recognized a program delivered exclusively online. Many media outlets interpreted this nomination to mean that we had finally ushered in the Internet television era now that an increasing number of consumers access programming through the Internet. Just a week after the Emmy nominations, the House Judiciary Committee held the first of a series of hearings to better understand the role of copyright and technology.
During the first hearing entitled “Innovation in America: The Role of Copyrights,” the committee heard from the content community. While there was some recognition of the Internet’s benefits to users, the call for stronger copyright protection dominated the discussion. The market is working. Consumers crave online content that is creative and cutting edge.
To Steal a Mockingbird? | Vanity Fair. Vanityfair. Crain was more than an agent, Lee would tell friends years later; he was her friend, critic, business adviser, champion, and marketer. He may have been even more. “About Nelle. I am rather worried about her,” Capote wrote in a 1961 letter to friends in Kansas. “Just between us, I have good reason to believe that she is unhappily in love with a man impossible to marry, etc.” ‘When Maurice became ill, he asked Elizabeth Otis, who was the president of McIntosh & Otis, if she would take on—given the authors’ approval—his list, which McIntosh & Otis did,” Julie Fallowfield, Lee’s beloved agent there until 1996, told me. Steinbeck felt so indebted to M&O that he reportedly gave it a percentage of the money he was awarded when he won the 1962 Nobel Prize for literature.
“During its decades of representation, M&O acted appropriately and in Harper Lee’s interests, handling the kinds of activities that are the business of a literary agent,” Lee stated in her lawsuit. Valuable Estates. A Fair(y) Use Tale. 7-20-13 #CatholicEdChat #copyright. A Printable Guide To Creative Commons. Something you probably see a lot of these days as you browse the internet is Creative Commons licensing.
You’ll see many graphics that say something like ‘shared under a Creative Commons license’, or you’ll see a little rectangular graphic with some signs in them. Since we live in an age where most of our information comes from the internet in some way or another, its useful to know when and how it is ok to use something that you’ve found. We’ve already taken a look at some fair use guidelines (which comes along with a brief mention of Creative Commons licensing), but we thought that this handy infographic below gave a great, easy to read and understand version of the different types of CC licenses available. Keep reading to learn more.
These licenses allow you to easily give others the opportunity to share your work. As the original creator of the material, you can choose to reserve only the rights you want. Walking Dead publisher drops DRM | Tech Culture. The publisher of the Walking Dead, Saga, Witchblade, and the Savage Dragon announced on Tuesday that it's closing the book on digital rights management. New books from Image Comics are now available for digital download from its online store without DRM. Readers can purchase new books from ImageComics.com in several platform-agnostic formats: PDF, EPUB, CBR, and CBZ. Previous publishing agreements haven't changed, so people who prefer to buy from proprietary apps such as Comixology, Amazon, and Apple will still be able to do so. Ron Richards, Image Comics' marketing honcho, told the comics news site ComicBookResources that the DRM-free books would benefit comics creators the most. "There's no cut for Comixology or Apple or any other piece getting taken out," he said.
"Ideally for a creator, sales through the Image Web site gets them the most money per sale. " Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 10 Must Have Resources to Teach about Copyright and Fair Use. 1- Copyright Advisory Network This web site is a way for librarians to learn about copyright and seek feedback and advice from fellow librarians and copyright specialists 2- Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers This chart was designed to inform teachers of what they may do under the law. Feel free to make copies for teachers in your school or district, 3- Copyright Confusion This is a great wiki where you can have access to materials, PDFs, and guide on copyright and fair use of digital content 5- Creative Commons Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. 6- CyberBee I must say that this is really a great interactive website that teaches students everything on copyright issues. 7- Fair Use Evaluator This tool helps you better understand how to determine the "fairness" of a use under the U.S. 8- Taking The Mystery out of Copyright 9- Copyright Kids 10- Teaching Copyright.
Copyright group Creative Commons targets web users. 29 June 2011Last updated at 18:22 Jonathan Worth's photograph of blogger and Creative Commons supporter Cory Doctorow A campaign has been launched to help people avoid breaking the law when they post pictures, music and videos online. Copyright group Creative Commons has published a guide to identifying material that can be used freely without getting sued. It is also advises individuals how to protect content they have made themselves. Some legal experts say that the system is a stop-gap measure and want to see copyright laws radically reformed. Around 500 million pieces of work are currently covered by Creative Commons.
The free-to-use legal licenses add a range of protections to content. At one end of the scale, a rights holder can choose to share their property with anyone, and let them do what they like with it. Stricter versions of the licences protect material from being manipulated or used for commercial purposes. "She is never going to pay me. Legal changes “Start Quote. Downloading status. What's at Stake in the Georgia State Copyright Case - The Chronicle Review. A closely watched trial in federal court in Atlanta, Cambridge University Press et al. v. Patton et al., is pitting faculty, libraries, and publishers against one another in a case that could clarify the nature of copyright and define the meaning of fair use in the digital age.
Under copyright law, the doctrine of fair use allows some reproduction of copyrighted material, with a classroom exemption permitting an unspecified amount to be reproduced for educational purposes. At issue before the court is the practice of putting class readings on electronic reserve (and, by extension, on faculty Web sites). Cambridge, Oxford University Press, and SAGE Publications, with support from the Association of American Publishers and the Copyright Clearance Center, are suing four administrators at Georgia State University. Kevin L. Director of scholarly communications, Duke University The stakes in this case ought, in my opinion, to be considered from two slightly different perspectives. Peter J. Craig Venter’s Genetic Typo - David M. Ewalt - Metagamer. Digital Libraries and the Application of Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Case Summaries. Courts have ruled on the question of fair use in numerous cases, and the following summaries offer insight into the relatively moderate number of cases that are particularly instructive for the university community.
Seldom have courts had to rule in cases that are specifically about the work of academics, so we most often need to derive lessons from cases raising comparable issues. These summaries generally follow the framework of the four factors outlined in the fair use statute, Section 107 of the Copyright Act: The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.The nature of the copyrighted work.The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Cases of interest: Teaching: Copies for Classroom Instruction Cambridge University Press v. Becker, 863 F.Supp.2d 1190 (N.D.Ga 2012). Copyright & Fair Use - Summaries of Fair Use Cases. The best way to understand the flexible principle of fair use is to review actual cases decided by the courts. Below are summaries of a variety of fair use cases.
Cases Involving Text Fair use. Publisher Larry Flynt made disparaging statements about the Reverend Jerry Falwell on one page of Hustler magazine. Rev. Artwork, Visual Arts, and Audiovisual Cases Fair use. Internet Cases Fair use. Ignore Heading – Sub table content Not a fair use. Music Cases Fair use. Parody Cases Fair use. The best way to understand the flexible principle of fair use is to review actual cases decided by the courts. Cases Involving Text Fair use. Artwork, Visual Arts, and Audiovisual Cases Fair use. Internet Cases Fair use. Ignore Heading – Sub table content Not a fair use. Music Cases Fair use. Parody Cases Fair use. Copyright Law: Chapter 1. And Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code Circular 92 § 101 .
Definitions2 Except as otherwise provided in this title, as used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following: An “anonymous work” is a work on the copies or phonorecords of which no natural person is identified as author. An “architectural work” is the design of a building as embodied in any tangible medium of expression, including a building, architectural plans, or drawings. “Audiovisual works” are works that consist of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices such as projectors, viewers, or electronic equipment, together with accompanying sounds, if any, regardless of the nature of the material objects, such as films or tapes, in which the works are embodied.
A person’s “children” are that person’s immediate offspring, whether legitimate or not, and any children legally adopted by that person. § 102 . Educational Use of Media: Exemptions to the DMCA. The 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it illegal to bypass the software "locks" on DVDs and other digital media, colloquially known as Digital Rights Management. Every three years, however, the Copyright Office of the United States reviews petitions to create specific exemptions to this ban on circumvention.
In the 2006 rulemaking, University of Pennsylvania professors Peter Decherney, Katherine Sender, and Michael Delli Carpini successfully petitioned for an exemption for media professors making clips for teaching purposes. Not only was their exemption granted, but they persuaded the members of the Copyright Office to reconsider the methodology used to evaluate potential exemptions. As a result, the exemption process began to come into line with fair use, and the door was opened for more and broader exemptions. Do you have to be a full-time faculty member to use the exemption? The exemption says "motion pictures. " How do I copy DVDs?
Can I copy any DVD? iGoogle. Copyright Law of the United States. Copyright Law: Chapter 1. And Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code Circular 92 § 101 . Definitions2 Except as otherwise provided in this title, as used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following: An “anonymous work” is a work on the copies or phonorecords of which no natural person is identified as author.
An “architectural work” is the design of a building as embodied in any tangible medium of expression, including a building, architectural plans, or drawings. “Audiovisual works” are works that consist of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices such as projectors, viewers, or electronic equipment, together with accompanying sounds, if any, regardless of the nature of the material objects, such as films or tapes, in which the works are embodied. A person’s “children” are that person’s immediate offspring, whether legitimate or not, and any children legally adopted by that person. § 102 . Fair Use Evaluator. What this tool can do for you: What this tool cannot do for you: Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center. §. Welcome To The FACE Kids Site.
List of copyright case law. The following is a list of cases that deal with issues of concern to copyright in various jurisdictions. Some of these cases are leading English cases as the law of copyright in various Commonwealth jurisdictions developed out of English law while these countries were colonies of the British Empire. Other cases provide background in areas of copyright law that may be of interest for the legal reasoning or the conclusions they reach. Australia[edit] Canada[edit] France[edit] Societe Le Chant du Monde v. India[edit] Japan[edit] "Winny copyright infringement case" (2011) Supreme Court Hei 21(A) 1900 New Zealand[edit] Green v. United Kingdom[edit] United States[edit] Note: if no court name is given, according to convention, the case is from the Supreme Court of the United States.
See also: List of United States Supreme Court copyright case law See also[edit] U.S. Copyright Court Decisions - MegaLaw.com. Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Definition, Court Cases, Articles, History - LawBrain. Caliber - Law and Literature - 22(1):110 - Abstract. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Lawrence Lessig: ASCAP's attack on Creative Commons. Copyright Laws for Teachers: Educational CyberPlayGround™ Education: Copyright Law - Copyright Clearance Center. Copyright 101 session resources and materials. Creative Commons. What Is the Digital Media Copyright Act? Campaigning for Fair Use: Public Service Announcements on Copyri.