Copyright, Fair Use, Plagiarism and Other

Legal Issues
In this lesson you will learn about Copyright, Fair Use and
Plagiarism and other issues related to using technology
legally in your classroom.

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Copyright

1. What is copyright?
Copyright is a form of legal protection automatically provided to the authors of
original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic
works.
2. What kinds of works are protected by copyright laws?
Literary works, music and lyrics, dramatic works and music, pantomimes and
choreographic works, photographs, graphics, paintings, sculptural works, motion
pictures, audiovisual works, video games, computer software, audio recordings,
and architectural works.
3. How long does copyright last?
For original works after 1977, copyrights last for the life of the creator +70 years
from the authors death for his/her heirs. For works made for hire, corporate
works, and anonymous works created after 1977, copyrights can last from
95-120 years from publication.
4. What is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is the act of misrepresenting the ownership of an idea.
Public Domain

1. What is public domain?

Public Domain works are works not restricted by copyright and do not require a
license or fee to use. Public domain allows the user unrestricted access and
unlimited activity.
2. What works are in the public domain?
Works that automatically enter the public domain upon creation, because they
are not copyrightable such as titles, names, short phrases, slogans, familiar
symbols, numbers, ideas, facts, processes and systems, and government works
and documents. Works that have been assigned to public domain by their
creators and works that have entered the public domain because the copyright
on them has expired.
3. What are several places you can find public domain works?
Smithsonian Institution Public Domain Images, New York Times Public Domain
Archives, Project Gutenberg, Librivox, Prelinger Archives

Fair Use

1. What is fair use?

Fair use allows people other than the copyright owner to copy part or, in some
circumstances, all of a copyrighted work, even where the copyright holder has
not given permission or objects
2. How does fair use fit with copyright laws?
Copyright law embodies a bargain. It gives copyright holders a set of exclusive
rights for a limited time period as an incentive to create works that ultimately
enrich society as a whole. In exchange for this limited monopoly, creators enrich
society by, hopefully, contributing to the growth of science, education and the
arts. However, copyright law does not give copyright holders complete control of
their works. Copyrighted works give into the public domain and are unavailable
for unlimited use by the public when the copyright work expires. But even before
the work enters the public domain, the public is free to make fair uses of the
copyrighted work. By carving out a space for creative uses of music, literature,
movies and so on, even while the works are protected by copyright, fair use
helps to reduce the tension between copyright law and the First Amendments
guarantee of freedom and expression. The Supreme Court has described fair
use as the guarantee of breathing space for new expression within the Confines
of copyright law.
Types of works considered to be fair

3. What 9 kinds of works have been found to be fair and how much of those works
are considered fair to use?
Text (up to 10% of copyright work or 1000 words), Poems (entire poem if less
than 250 words, 250 words or less if longer poem, no more than 5 poems, or
excerpts of different poets from an anthology, only three poems or excerpts per
poet), Motion Media (3 minutes), Illustrations (5 images or 15 images from a
collection), Music (30 seconds), Internet, Numerical Data Sets (2500 field or cell
entries), Copying and Distribution Limitations (2 copies of the original work),
Alteration Limitations, Multimedia Presentations Citations

Creative Commons

Creative Commons Licenses

1. What is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons helps you legally share your knowledge and creativity to build
a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world.
2. Name at least 3 Creative Commons platforms.
YouTube, Flickr, vimeo, and Wikipedia, bandcamp, internet archive, skills
commons, Wikipedia Commons, FMA, Boundless, Europeana, Tribe of Noise,
Jamendo, MITOpenCourseware, PLOS
3. Describe these types of Creative Commons licenses:
Attribution,
This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work,
even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. The
attribution license is the most accommodating of licenses offered and is
recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.
Attribution - ShareAlike
This license lets others remix, tweak and build upon your work even for
commercial purposes, as long as they credit you and license their new
creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to
copyleft free and open source software licenses. All new works based on
yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also allow
commercial use. This is the license used by Wikipedia, and is
recommended for materials that would benefit from incorporating content
from Wikipedia and similarly licensed projects.
 Attribution - NoDerivs
This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as
long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you.

Open Educational Resources (Watch the video)

1. Why does Open Educational Resources matter?

Open Educational Resources matter because it allows schools to provide
students with the quality resources and materials needed to obtain a decent
education even if that school or student can not afford the materials. It allows
education for all.

Classroom Applications
1. After all that youve learned about legal issues related to using technology in the
classroom, what might be best for you to do as a teacher when having students
use resources on the Internet, especially multimedia?
I think as a teacher, it would be best to have my students include a works cited
page at the end of their papers to see if there is any discrepancy about whether
or not some of the work is plagiarized. I would be able to view the sites used, and
double check sources. I could also provide credible sources I know of, and am
familiar with, so I know if they have been plagiarized.

2. List 3 rules below you could post in your classroom that students must obey.

Rule 1: Make sure your work is YOUR work, and not copied from
someone else.

Rule 2: Give credit to the people and sources that you draw information
from.

Rule 3: Cite sources and quotes to provide proper reference.