Copyright and Intellectual Property

Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright skip navigation Library of Congress Teachers Suggestions enabled. The Library of Congress > Teachers > Classroom Materials > Presentations and Activities > Copyright Print Subscribe Share/Save Give Feedback Taking the Mystery Out Of Copyright View a plain text version of this activity. Connect with the Library All ways to connect Find Us On Subscribe & Comment Download & Play Questions About | Press | Jobs | Donate Inspector General | Legal | Accessibility | External Link Disclaimer | USA.gov Speech Enabled A Copyright-Friendly Toolkit However fabulous Creative Commons and Public Domain content may be, sometimes you really need to use copyrighted material. Say you plan to comment on popular media or current events. For instance, you may be planning to critique the portrayal of Native Americans in commercial films. You are going to want to “quote” some commercial films like Pocahontas, Lone Ranger, and Dances with Wolves. If you are reviewing a book, you may want to share its cover art. You may use copyrighted content without asking permission if you believe that your use falls under the doctrine known as Fair Use. In general, when you transform original content, repurpose it, and add value to it in your own remix, you may be able to claim the use fair. According to American University’s Center for Media and Social Impact, these two tests or questions help you plan whether to use the copyrighted work of others without asking permission: The video below explains why the Code for Fair Use in Online Video was created.

How Intellectual is Your Property [INFOGRAPHIC]? - UpCounsel Blog Did you know that intellectual property (IP) accounts for 20% of the US gross domestic product (GDP) and for 40% of the country’s economic gains? Or that IP-intensive industries employ close to 55 million workers? If you find yourself in one of these fields, it’s important to know the background of intellectual property and IP law in order to understand how to protect your own work. Want to display this infographic on your site? Simply copy and paste the code below into the html of your website to display the infographic presented above: Los Angeles Business Lawyers • Los Angeles Patent Lawyers • San Diego Business Lawyers • San Francisco Business Lawyers • San Francisco Patent Lawyers • San Francisco Trademark Lawyers About Author Matt Faustman Comments comments

Welcome | Teaching Copyright Copyright Advisory Network Digital Public Library of America The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is a US project aimed at providing public access to digital holdings in order to create a large-scale public digital library. It officially launched on April 18, 2013, after 2.5 years of development.[1] Overview[edit] The DPLA is a discovery tool, or union catalog, for public domain and openly licensed content held by the United States' archives, libraries, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions.[1] It was started by Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society in 2010, with financial support from the Alfred P. The DPLA links service hubs, including twelve major state and regional digital libraries or library collaborations, as well as sixteen content hubs that maintain a one-to-one relationship with DPLA.[6][7] Board of directors[edit] History[edit] 2012 Project Steering Committee[edit] A steering committee led the planning phase of the DPLA initiative from inception through its launch in 2013. Critiques[edit]

Tahir Amin: Lawyer + IP Evangelist Professional Role Current Titles: Director of Intellectual Property Current Organizations: Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK), Inc Biography Practising Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, specialising in all intellectual property - IP (trade marks, patents, copyright etc). — ikeepsafe.org The project was sponsored in part by a generous grant from the Center for Copyright Information. Click here to review the curriculum without providing your information. With Special Thanks iKeepSafe would like to thank the many experts who contributed to Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. Legal Review Center for Copyright Information,attorneys and experts David Sohn, Center for Democracy & Technology Jerry Berman, Founder, Center for Democracy & Technology; Internet Education Foundation Michael Carroll, Professor of Law and Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at the American University, Washington College of Law, Creative Commons co-founder and board member Gigi Sohn, Public Knowledge/FCC Annemarie Bridy, Professor,University of Idaho College of Law; Affiliate Scholar, Stanford University Center for Internet and Society Pedagogical Review Frank Gallagher, Vice President, Cable Impacts Fountation Michelle Lipkin, Educator Jaimie Potts, Educator

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education Click here to view or download a PDF of this report. Coordinated by: The Media Education Lab,Temple UniversityThe Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property,American University Washington College of LawThe Center for Media & Social Impact,American University With funding from: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation And additional support from: The Ford Foundation,by way of the Future of Public Media Project Introduction Principles of Fair Use in Media Literacy Education 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Conclusion Common Myths About Fair Use Notes What This Is This document is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. What This Isn't This code of best practices does not tell you the limits of fair use rights. It’s not a guide to using material that people give the public permission to use, such as works covered by Creative Commons licenses. How This Document Was Created Media Literacy Education

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Copyright Flowchart: Can I Use It? Yes? No? If This… Then… It is the responsibility of all educators to model good digital citizenship for their students. Especially when it comes to copyright, plagiarism and intellectual property. The waters are murky. Not being familiar with online digital rights and responsibilities (hey, teachers did not grow up with the Internet being around), educators are wading through uncharted waters (hey, I did not know that I could not just google an image to use. It is every educator’s responsibility to become familiar , observe and model for their students! I have written about copyright on this blog many time. The waters are murky, it is not an easy topic. Together with the Academic Technology Team at Graded- The American School of São Paulo, the importance of developing a school policy in regards to copyright was discussed. We did our due diligence in researching and gain a better understanding of how other educational organizations were dealing with copyright policy creation, teacher education and support. 23.

Tools for the TEKS: Integrating Technology in the Classroom "Do I have to get permission to use this?" "Is this legal?" "If it doesn't have the copyright symbol on it, is it still copyrighted?" Any discussion about copyright law will likely begin with a disclaimer, and this article is no exception. How Can All This Be Simplified? Compliance with copyright law does not have to be complicated, but the conservative requirements this simplistic approach requires are not likely to be desirable or realistic for the modern classroom. 1. 2. Do educators have to follow such conservative, stringent guidelines in order to remain in compliance with US copyright law? A Brief History of US Copyright Law According to the US Copyright Office, "Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. US copyright law was not created to make individuals or companies rich: it was conceived by the framers of the United States Constitution as a way to promote and protect innovation for a short, fixed amount of time. 1. 2.