Vonda S. Beavers, Ed.D.

Fall 2013

Copyright & Internet Safety in the Classroom

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It’s a Jungle Out There…. Be safe!

An entertaining overview of copyright and fair use.

YouTube Copyright School

Legal protection granted to the creator of an original work of authorship fixed in a tangible form.

Copyright

• Literature

• Poetry

• Lyrics

• Music

• Newspaper & Magazine Articles

• Photographs

• Videos

• Computer Programs

• Databases

What types of work are protected?

• Usually, the creator owns the copyright.

• However, if the piece of work was created as part of a person’s job responsibilities, the work is considered “works made for hire,” and the employer owns the copyright.

Who owns the copyright?

• Includes the misrepresentation of someone else’s work such as facts, ideas or concepts as one’s own without proper attribution.

• Site those sources! (Including your own….)

Plagiarism

• Intellectual property theft.

• Technology makes it very easy to download music, videos, text, video games, etc.—all illegally.

Piracy

• Material that is unprotected by copyright or patent.

• Available for use by anyone.

Public Domain

• Material that is available for use under the terms set established by the creator– usually for a specified amount of money.

Royalty Free

• Allows a person to reproduce or make use of a limited portion of a copyrighted work without permission for certain purposes.

• The limits of fair use are not always clear. Permitted purposes generally include criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, and scholarly research.

Fair Use

• The purpose and character of the use.• Are you going to make money from its use?

• The nature of the work.• Is it a creative piece or is it factual in content?

• The portion you use in relation to the work as a whole.• How much of the piece will you use?

• The effect of the use upon the market for or the value of the copyrighted work.• Will it cost someone money?

Considerations for Fair Use

Consists of a set of copyright licenses and tools that create a balance inside the traditional “all rights reserved” setting that copyright law creates.

Creative Commons

My students own the copyright of original works they create for my class.

What Do You Think?

True

My students must register their work with the U.S. Copyright Office if they want to retain the rights to the work they have created.

What Do You Think?

False

Music can be downloaded from any site since it’s only being used in the classroom.

What Do You Think?

False

Fair Use means that teachers can copy anything they like as long as it is for school use.

What Do You Think?

False

If an article on a website doesn’t include a copyright notice, you can assume it is in the public domain.

What Do You Think?

False

As a teacher, I can legally copy pages from a student workbook to share with the class.

What Do You Think?

False

It is permissible to publish a link to a list of resources on my website.

What Do You Think?

True

It is permissible for students to share software with one another as long as it is for schoolwork only.

What Do You Think?

False

Creative Commons. http://creativecommons.org

Creative Commons. http://creativecommons.org/licenses

Copyright Alliance Education Foundation. Educator’s Guide to Copyright.

Retrieved from http://www.copyrightfoundation.org/index.php.

YouTube Copyright School. http://youtu.be/InzDjH1-9Ns.

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