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Copyright Britt, Tess & Christa
Copyright Britt, Tess & Christa
Summary:
Background Beach discussed the history behind the copyright laws and what the copyright laws are.
Copyright is defined as:the exclusive right of a creator to reproduce, prepare derivative works,
distribute, perform, display, sell, lend or rent their creations. Copyright came into creation because
throughout history artists, poets, authors and other creators of original material have all sought to
protect their work. To be able to protect what they have created so other people cannot pass off the
work as their own. Below is a list of things that are protected under current copyright laws.
Poetry
Prose
Computer programs
Artwork
Music-- written or recorded.
Animations
Movies and videos
Java Applets
A "web page"
Architectural Drawings
Photographs
In 1976 the copyright law was passed to be able to protect the work noted above. There was a glitch in
the law though and that was fair use. Fair use is the reproduction of a work for criticism, news
reporting, teaching and scholarly research. When someone is using fair use for a specific piece of work
it is a contradiction to what copyright is and that is why the person behind the work will get frustrated.
The creator wants to receive proper accolades or monetary gain for reproduction of their work. There is
four criteria from the copyright law of 1976 below is the list:
��.1The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature
or is for non profit educational purposes
��.2The nature of the copyrighted work.
��.3The amount and sustantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a
whole.
��.4The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Summary:
As technology becomes a part of our everyday lives it is important to remember
that copyright laws apply to what we do on the computer. Though no laws have
been passed fair use has been extended to multimedia work.There are rules of
thumb to be followed when using multimedia in an educational setting. Those
being:
Students may incorporate others' works into their multimedia creations and perform and display
them for academic assignments.
Faculty may incorporate others' works into their multimedia creations to produce curriculum
materials.
Faculty may provide for multimedia products using copyrighted works to be accessible to
students at a distance (distance learning), provided that only those students may access the
material.
Faculty may demonstrate their multimedia creations at professional symposia and retain same in
their own portfolios.
When using multimedia in a presentation there are certain time lines that need to be followed in order
to stay within the copyright laws. They are as follows:
For motion media -(e.g., video clips) up to 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less.
For text- up to 10% or 1000 words, whichever less.
For poems -
o up to 250 words.
o Three poem limit per poet
o Five poem limit by different poets from an anthology.
For music - up to 10% or 30 seconds, whichever is less.
For photos and images
o Up to 5 works from one author.
o Up to 10% or 15 works, whichever is less, from a collection.
Database information-- up to 10% or 2,500 fields or cell entries, whichever is less.
When adding multimedia it is good to remember to only use the smallest amount so as not to infringe
on any copyright laws
Summary:
Single Copying Intel showcased the ways in which we use documents in an
everyday setting. Students and teachers, especially, are constantly in search and
in use of materials from sources such as books, journals, and websites. Single
copying Inlet clarifies what amount of each of these products is proper and legal
use under Copyright laws. I, as a student, am granted the ability to "borrow"
said materials for my studies, but only allowed to make single copies with copy
machines that clearly represent the Copyright Act visibly on the machine. I, as
well as other student users, can risk being in violation of such copyright laws if I
decide to make copies on a personal copy machine. As well, the whole process of
making single copies and "borrowing" is that at the end of the alloted period, I
may be required to return the materials to the teacher (if I am a student), or to
the library if I am a teacher.
"Coursepacks" are linked to the Cove of Multiple Copies in the fair use guidelines due to the
limitations on briefness and restricted use to just one semester or term.
Reserves may serve to be the best process to implement. There is the use of
“electronic reserves” which is much more appealing to both teacher and student
because it would allow access to journal articles via the internet through a
hyperlink. This is becoming more popular because the thought process is that
strictly the students enrolled in the course will be the only ones able to access the
articles. In the end, though teachers are provided a wide range of copying
privileges, these privileges are not unrestricted, therefore, it would be best for the
teacher to have the materials possible on reserve for the students and make
single copies to distribute of the other materials unavailable to reserve.
Teachers also have the option to place certain books, magazines, journal articles,
and other documents on reserve in the school's library in the “reserve room”, but
strictly for research purposes and use within the realms of the library.
Summary:
Cove of multiple copies is an overall guide of how teachers can access different
print materials to aid the structure of their class. The guidelines provided include
specifics on the restriction limits that allow for use without receiving permission
from the actual source, more specifically the guidelines applied making multiple
copies for classroom use include the following:
Summary:
o 35 mm slides
o filmstrips
o 16 mm movies
A major change that occurred in 2002 was the passage of the TEACH Act,
which allows teachers to digitally transmit audio visual works to their
students, although certain conditions apply.
Audio visual works must meet two criteria to be performed in a classroom
setting:
Since they must be directly related to the curriculum, audio visual works
such as the latest Spiderman movie cannot be played as a "Yaaaay, we're
going on winter break!" movie.
DistEd Point
By: Christa Lizarraga
Summary:
Distance Education was virtually non-existent in the '90s, and now it is widely used across the
country.
Thanks to the passage of the TEACH Act in 2002, teachers in non-profit institutions are now
allowed to perform or display portions of copyrighted works without permission over a digital
network to enrolled students only, for brief periods of time as instruction is taking place.
The instructor determines how long the copyrighted work should remain available to the
students, and the students are then allowed to access the material during that pre-determined
amount of time.
The audio visual work cannot be accessed by the students during the entire course.
Teachers must take reasonable measures to ensure that the copyrighted material is not illegally
copied or distributed. Those measures include:
o If available, a digital version of the material must be used
o If a digital version is unavailable:
An analog version of the work may be digitized (and only a reasonable and
limited portion)
A digital version of the work may be stored on a network for future use (as long
as nobody has access to it)
For images and displays, teachers should only use what will be shown during a live classroom
session.
Copyrighted materials used must be directly related to the lesson.
The only copies that can be made are those that are being used for digital transmission.
None of the technological protection measures that prevent the audio visual works from being
copies should be circumvented.
Reference: http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/cid/copyrightbay/fairuse.htm