Copyright Activity

Part A: Guidelines
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/copyright1.html o Students may use portions of lawfully acquired copyrighted works in their academic multimedia projects, with proper credit and citations. They may retain them in personal portfolios as examples of their academic work. o Fair use ends when the multimedia creator loses control of his product's use, such as when others access it over the Internet. o Educators or students need not write for permission if their presentation falls within the specific multimedia fair use guidelines; however, "educators and students are advised to note that if there is a possibility that their own educational multimedia project incorporating copyrighted works under fair use could later result in broader dissemination, whether or not as commercial product, it is strongly recommended that they take steps to obtain permissions during the development process for all copyrighted portions rather than waiting until after completion of the project. http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter0/0-e.html o Only programs broadcast to the general public may be taped. This includes all programs broadcast to homes and schools. The guidelines do not apply to programs available only from cable television services such as Showtime, HBO, The Disney Channel, C-Span and ESPN. o A classroom teacher who wants a particular program taped should ask the school to tape it. o The tape may be shown only during the first ten consecutive school days after it is made, and only in a classroom or similar place devoted to instruction. A tape may be shown to several classes if appropriate. http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/index.html o To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be "fixed in a tangible medium of expression." This means that the work must exist in some physical form for at least some period of time, no matter how brief. Virtually any form of expression will qualify as a tangible medium, including a computer's random access memory (RAM), the recording media that capture all radio and television broadcasts, and the scribbled notes on the back of an envelope that contain the basis for an impromptu speech. o Copyright shelters only fixed, original and creative expression, not the ideas or facts upon which the expression is based. For example, copyright may protect a particular song, novel or computer game about a romance in space, but it cannot protect the underlying idea of having a love affair among the stars. Allowing authors to monopolize their ideas would thwart the underlying purpose of copyright law, which is to encourage people to create new work. o For works published after 1977, the copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. However, if the work is a work for hire (that is, the

work is done in the course of employment or has been specifically commissioned) or is published anonymously or under a pseudonym, the copyright lasts between 95 and 120 years, depending on the date the work is published. http://www.ccc.edu/facultytech/Copyright_FairUsebb.pdf o Copyright does not does not protect names, titles, or slogans. For example, you may copyright a song (both the music and the lyrics), but the song's title is not protected. If used in the course of business, then trademark law may protect names, titles, or slogans. o When you create a hyperlink from one Web page to another, you have not made a copy of the original work, so this is not a copyright violation. Generally, you are also not expected to request permission to link to a Web page, though it is often considered courteous to do so. o Copyright law allows portions of a copyrighted work to be used without the author's permission for specific purposes. This is referred to as "fair use." Fair use allows for portions, or in some cases the entirety, of copyrighted works to be used for purposes such as "criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research."

Part C: Classroom Activity Create a WebQuest to teach students the guidelines of Fair and Acceptable Use of
the Internet and other media and its resources. o I would provide links such as the ones in our assignment and essentially have them do something similar to what were doing in class. o After checking out the links, the students would prepare a presentation using PowerPoint or some other presentation software. o Students would be in groups and be assigned certain topics within the realm of Fair and Acceptable Use in order to cover all aspects of the material. My schools terms of use will be displayed and discussed prior to students ever touching the computers. The discussion will hit the high points of the policies to ensure no student does anything inappropriate or illegal. The teacher will also monitor students throughout their time on the Internet. Students will never be on the computers or Internet unattended.