Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Copyright Assignment
Copyright Assignment
JAMIE SWEAT
EDUC 422
Fall '09
* Poetry
* Prose
* Computer programs
* Artwork
* Music-- written or recorded.
* Animations
* Movies and videos
* Java Applets
* A "web page"
* Architectural Drawings
* Photographs
* And more forms of expression...
* Ideas
* Titles
* Names
* Short phrases
* Works in the public domain
* Mere facts
* Logos and slogans (although protected by trademark)
* Blank forms that only collect information rather than provide
information.
* URL'S (i.e., a link to a web site.)
While not perfect, the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
make it possible for educators and students to proceed with confidence
to use small portions of copyrighted works in the creation of
multimedia and hypermedia products. (without permission, without
payment to publisher)
The House Guidelines state that teachers may make single copies of
the following:
-FOR POEMS:
* 250 word limit
* For a longer poem: no more than 250 words on an excerpt
* From a book
* From a periodical
* From a newspaper
* DVD'S: movies
* Laserdiscs
* VHS tapes
* Filmstrips with or without sound
* 16 mm movies
* 35 mm slides
In 1976, a copyright act was created. The 1976 Copyright Act states
teachers to use audio visual works with students only in a face-to-face
teaching situation. This includes the use of audio visual works to
students at a distance without permission. But, it has allowed people to
use audio visuals under certain conditions. Audio visual lagoon
explains that it is illegal to copy an entire audio visual piece of work or
to convert it to another format. For example, you cannot: