Copyright: The Rights and Wrongs

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This is another PPT for my MILI program. This one deals with copyright and shows participants how to edit our Copyright Wiki.

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COPYRIGHT:THE RIGHTS AND

WRONGS

MILI 2009LEANN SUCHY, METRONET

LEANN@METRONET.LIB.MN.US

Why talk about copyright? What does it mean to be a content creator in

today’s world?

What does it mean to have content so accessible in today’s world?

Can plagiarism-proofing assignments help with copyright concerns?

How do we teach media literacy?

What is copyright? A form of protection that gives the creator of

an original work the exclusive right to publish and distribute that work.

Copyright is automatic, though the U.S. Copyright Office suggests you register for legal reasons.

Copyright only lasts a certain amount of time, though for some works one can request a renewal of copyright.

After it’s out of copyright the work enters the public domain.

What does copyright protect? Literary works (which can include computer

software) Musical works, including accompanying words Dramatic works, including accompanying music Pantomimes & choreographic works Pictorial, graphic, & sculptural works Motion pictures & other audiovisual works Sound recordings Architectural works

Taken from U.S. Copyright Office “Copyright Basics” PDF:

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf

What is not protected by copyright?

Works that have not been fixed in a tangible form of expression (choreographic works that have not been notated or recorded)

Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans; familiar symbols or designs; mere variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering, or coloring

Ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, discoveries, or devices, as distinguished from a description, explanation, or illustration

Works consisting entirely of information that is common property and containing no original authorship (standard calendars, tape measures and rulers, lists or tables taken from public documents)

Taken from U.S. Copyright Office “Copyright Basics” PDF:

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf

What is not protected by copyright?

Your sighting of ElvisHowever, copyright

will protect your picture or depiction of your Elvis sighting

Info taken from the U.S. Copyright Office

FAQs page:

http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/

Image from Library of Congress:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/235_pop.html

What is fair use? Reproduction of some of a work may be

considered “fair use” when used for:News reportingParodyCriticism / CommentTeachingScholarship / Research

Limitations of fair use Fair use is not an exact science Any guidelines set up by organizations are not a

part of Copyright Law These factors should be considered when

determining fair use:The purpose and character of the useThe nature of the copyrighted workThe amount of the work that will be usedThe effect of the use upon the market value of the

copyrighted work

Factors from U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use page:

http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

Good example of fair use

What is the public domain?

Content no longer owned or controlled by anyone. Items in the public domain may be freely:UsedAdaptedDistributed…used for any purpose you’d like without having

to get permissions from any copyright owner

Public domain example

What’s the Creative Commons? Free licenses you add to your copyrighted

work making it easier to share and allow other people to build upon your work

Multiple difference licenses exist:

Creative Commons licensed work

Look for Creative Commons licensed work to use and/or build upon

Look for symbols like the one on our MILI wiki:

Search the Creative Commons

http://search.creativecommons.org/

The MILI Copyright Wiki

The MILI Copyright Wiki

Copyright Scenarios

Copyright Scenario Checklist

Scenario example

The MILI Copyright Wiki

District Copyright Policies

The MILI Copyright Wiki

Copyright-Friendly Materials

Between now and our meeting… Look at the Copyright Wiki and try editing a page

Take another look at the Plagiarism Proofing Assignments information from Month 1. Any new assignment you can analyze?

Look at and watch the video for the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education – linked under Month 6 resources.

Look at the Independent Learning Instructions under Month 6 for more self-paced learning and blogging inspiration…and BLOG!

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