Free Music Archive The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education | Center for Media & Social Impact Coordinated by: The Media Education Lab, Temple University The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, American University Washington College of Law The Center for Media & Social Impact, American University With funding from: The John D. and Catherine T. And additional support from: The Ford Foundation, by way of the Future of Public Media Project Introduction 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. This guide identifies five principles that represent the media literacy education community’s current consensus about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials, wherever and however it occurs: in K–12 education, in higher education, in nonprofit organizations that offer programs for children and youth, and in adult education. What This Isn't This code of best practices does not tell you the limits of fair use rights. Fair Use Conclusion
dig.ccmixter 1 - 40 of 4,315 Five-Minute Film Festival: 8 Interactive Video Tools for Engaging Learners It's no secret that I am a passionate advocate for using video in the classroom. When used well, videos can help students make connections to people and ideas beyond their usual frame of reference. That's why I've been really excited to see a wave of new (and mostly free or low-cost!) tech tools recently that enable teachers to take favorite clips and make them more valuable for educational use. Whether you use videos to flip your classroom or you just appreciate the power of video to engage kids, maybe one of the tools in my playlist below will help you go deeper in 2014. Video Playlist: Tools to Enhance Videos for Learning You may notice my playlist below looks a little different this time; I'm embedding using a great tool called Huzzaz, reviewed below. More Resources on Using Video in the Classroom Reviews and Guides for Interactive Video Tools Sources and Ideas for Using Videos in the Classroom
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video - Center for Media and Social Impact Introduction What This Is This document is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances. This is a guide to current acceptable practices, drawing on the actual activities of creators, as discussed among other places in the study Recut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User-Generated Video and backed by the judgment of a national panel of experts. 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 people give permission to use, such as works using Creative Commons licenses. It’s not a guide to material that is already free to use without considering copyright. How This Document Was Created Background Fair use is flexible; it is not uncertain or unreliable. Notes
Copyright and Your Band: Using Someone Else’s Music in Your YouTube Video (And What to Do if Someone Uses Yours) After reading previous Copyright and Your Band posts, you’ve learned all about song ownership, recordings, and who gets paid for public performances. But where do sites like YouTube fit in? Syncing music to visuals adds a layer of complexity: if you want to sync up someone else’s song to images/video, you need a special license called a sync license. So how did countless throngs of amateur videographers create nearly 5 million YouTube videos featuring Psy’s hit song “Gangnam Style”? How to Legally Use Someone Else’s Music In Your YouTube Video Serious about following the law and respecting copyright? Go to to ASCAP’s Ace Search or BMI’s Repertoire SearchLook up the owner/publisher of the song you want to recordContact them directly to request a sync license When you speak to the song owner/publisher, you will be negotiating a license. What to Do When Someone Uploads a YouTube Video Featuring Your Music YouTube’s solution for detecting infringing videos is its content ID system.
Top 5 Android Apps To Download and Play Free Music Whether you’re working, taking a break in the park or preparing an awesome meal, listening to some tunes while you’re getting things done makes the task a lot easier and fun. There are plenty of ways to get ahold of music for listening on your Android device, but if you’re really looking for one that is free to add to your own playlist or maybe you want some background music for your next Instagram video, we have just the thing for you. (Image Source: Norebbo) Take a look at our list of top 5 apps to search, listen to and download free music on Android. You don’t have to register an account for any of these apps to use them. Recommended Reading: 10 Premium Music Players For Android – Best Of 1. Free Music Download is an app with a clean and straightforward design. You can also use the downloaded songs and set them as ringtones, alarms or notification alerts from within the app. 2. Music search is an easy-to-use app capable of searching and downloading free music on your Android device.
newswise Newswise — A national magazine tells a professor she needs hundreds of permissions to use its cover photos in her class, when in fact, she could claim fair use, which does not require payment or permission. Many teachers want to use YouTube as a teaching tool but aren't sure if it's legal, while others warn their students not to post their video assignments to YouTube. Under fair use, both actions are legal. All manner of content and media is now available online, but fear and misinformation have kept teachers and students from using this valuable material, including portions of films, TV coverage, photos, songs, articles, and audio, in the classroom. Now, thanks to a coordinated effort by the media literacy community, supported by experts at American University and Temple University, teachers and students have a guide that simplifies the legalities of using copyrighted materials in an academic setting: The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education.