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Copyright Laws for Textbooks | LegalZoom Legal Info U.S. copyright law gives an author the exclusive right to duplicate and distribute her original work for a certain number of years. These exclusive rights are limited by the public interest in ensuring materials can be freely reproduced in an educational context. During debate about revisions to the copyright law, a House of Representatives ad hoc committee reached an agreement with the Authors League of America and the Association of American Publishers regarding the use of copyrighted works in nonprofit educational institutions. Single Copies for Educational Use Teachers are permitted to make a single copy of an excerpt of copyrighted print material for use in researching or otherwise preparing to teach a class. Classroom Use A teacher may make one copy per student of copyrighted print material for classroom discussion and use, provided each copy includes a copyright notice and meets statutory tests for brevity, spontaneity and cumulative effect. Prohibitions Fair Use
Copyright for teachers Copyright: Definition According to the U.S. Copyright Office, copyright is "a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works." Under the law, the individual or entity that owns the copyright of a work has the following rights: - Reproduction: Making copies - Adaptation: Changing a work in some way - Distribution: Giving the work to others - Public Performance: Playing/performing a work in front of others - Public Display:Displaying a work for others to view - Digital Transmission of Sound Recordings: Capturing audio files on the internet and burning CDs/file sharing Items in public domain An item is in public domain when it is no longer protected by copyright because of the age of the work (created before January 21, 1923), or it did not meet copyright requirements to begin with. What does copyright protect? What cannot be copyrighted?
List of Social Networks About Books and Reading Updated November 03, 2016 Most book lovers share two things in common: (1) the love of a great book and (2) sharing that book with friends. From book clubs to reading groups, social networking has always played a part in the avid reader's life. It is no surprise this love has gone digital. Book social networks are those focused on reading and sharing books with others through book lists and reviews. Goodreads The goal of Goodreads is to help users find great books to read by suggesting new books based on titles they've read already or according to what their friends are reading. Shelfari Part of Amazon, Shelfari is a social network devoted to creating a global community of book lovers by encouraging users to discuss and share their favorite books with friends and strangers. Recommended: How to Make Your Own Flipboard Magazine LibraryThing Any avid reader will find LibraryThing to be a great way to organize their reading list. BookCrossing Reader2 Revish
Google Drive Level Up Challenge - Teacher Tech Part of my lesson for this week is to introduce my students to Google Drive. Some of the students are adept at tech skills and others struggle with highlighting text. To help differentiate for the variety of Google Drive knowledge, I created a challenge list the students can choose from. alicekeeler.com/googledrivelevelup Make a copy of the challenge sheet. In column I is a link to directions for that challenge. After completing a challenge, place an X in column A. At the bottom of the spreadsheet is a tab to view all of the badges at once. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2016
Summaries of Fair Use Cases - Copyright Overview by Rich Stim - Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center 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. Artwork, Visual Arts, and Audiovisual Cases Fair use. Internet Cases Fair use. Music Cases Fair use. Parody Cases Fair use.
Copyright 101: Can I Print That? | Blog - Printful Let’s say you just heard an incredible song and you loved it so much that you want to print a shirt with the lyrics on it ASAP. You start prepping your print files, but then you’re struck with an important question: am I breaking any copyright laws? We get a lot of questions from customers concerned about copyright. They have a great idea they know will be a hit, but they’re not sure if it’s legal to print. In this blog, I’ll go over some copyright rules to help figure that out. Before I continue, I’d like to point out that Printful doesn’t assume liability for copyright infringements. What is Copyright Law? Copyright protects a creator’s work from being distributed by other parties and it ensures that the work is considered the property of the creator. Copyright comes into effect immediately after the work is published (specific definition of what constitutes “published” varies). What Can I Print? This poster was created in 1896 and its author, Theophile Steinlen, passed away in 1923.
The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use A five-part series When it comes to copyright law and the application of fair use exceptions, ignorance is definitely not bliss! Learn how to educate yourselves and your students and avoid making a costly mistake! You really did plan to find time over the summer to familiarize yourself with the latest information on copyright law. So now you have a student who wants to include audio of a Beatles song in a multimedia presentation about the 1960s, another who wants to include the poem "Casey at the Bat" in a report on the World Series, and a third who wants to post photographs of Biden and Obama to the class Web site. What's an educator to do? Click Part 1: Copyrights and Copying Wrongs below to begin. Who Said That? Article by Linda Starr Education World® Copyright © Education World
School Libraries Cultivate Digital Literacy As school libraries lose funding and staff, they're looking for ways to help people understand what they do and how it impacts student learning. And in an age where digital literacy and information access skills reign, the librarian plays an important role, said Mary Barbee, coordinator of media services and technology training at Gwinnett County Public Schools in Suwanee, Ga. Each school in the district has certified librarians and paraprofessionals in the media center. “We are fortunate to be in a district that values media centers and media programs and the role of a professional educator as a media specialist,” she said. In Georgia, library staff members work with teachers to mix digital literacy into the curriculum. Digital literacy skills But librarians struggle to define digital literacy. “So that is telling us that in the library community, we’re still trying to figure out exactly what digital literacy means,” she said. 5 digital literacy challenges (and how to overcome them) 1. 2. 3.
Webonauts Internet Academy . Parents and Teachers| PBS KIDS GO! Webonauts Internet Academy is a web original game for PBS KIDS GO! that gives kids 8- to 10-year-old an opportunity to have some fun while exploring what it means to be a citizen in a web-infused‚ information-rich world. It is an engaging experience on its own but becomes all the more powerful when parents and teachers use game play as a springboard for conversations about media literacy and citizenship in the 21st Century. The Webonauts Internet Academy is a game about how to be safe and act respectfully online. Players create a customized space suit and complete a series of missions. The missions address key issues central to good citizenship: identity, privacy, credibility and web safety. Players also learn the importance of acting with respect both online and offline. At the end of the game, players graduate from the Webonauts Internet Academy and win a printable diploma. To help players get the most out of Webonauts Internet Academy‚ knowing some key terms will come in handy.
Copyrights and Copying Wrongs Education World answers the question "What can my students and I freely use in our lessons, presentations, workshops, newsletters, reports, and Web sites, and what is protected by copyright?" Included: A tour of the public domain! Have you ever ... incorporated an innovative online graph into a math teaching master? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you're probably a terrific teacher! However altruistic your motives, the materials used in the above examples are protected by copyright -- and copyright law states that the owner of any tangible creative work has the sole right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, transmit, or transform that work. "But everybody does it!" "People routinely get away with illegal copying in the classroom for the same reason that people get away with speeding on the interstate," said John Adsit, online education coordinator for Jefferson County Schools in Golden, Colorado. "The ensuing lawsuit was most instructive," Adsit added.
Educational Uses of Non-coursepack Materials - Copyright Overview by Rich Stim - Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center Unlike academic coursepacks, other copyrighted materials can be used without permission in certain educational circumstances under copyright law or as a fair use. “Fair use” is the right to use portions of copyrighted materials without permission for purposes of education, commentary, or parody. While Chapter 9 is devoted entirely to explaining fair use principles, special fair use rules for educational purposes are discussed in this chapter. Fair use rules for educational uses are very specific and, if complied with, can generally prevent lawsuits—which is not the case for general fair use principles. Educational Fair Use Guidelines Publishers and the academic community have established a set of educational fair use guidelines to provide “greater certainty and protection” for teachers. The educational use guidelines can be found in Circular 21, provided by the Copyright Office. Keep in mind that none of these guidelines permit creation of coursepacks. Coursepack Permission Agreement Fee