Copyright Issues in Teaching and Learning Ginger Brown

Copyright Issues in Teaching and Learning Ginger Brown, Kate La. Vange, Ben Newsome, Kristy Sadvary

Table of Contents n Copyright Law n Fair Use Policy n Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers n Fair Use Guidelines for Students n Limitations on Fair Use n References

Copyright Law Copyright is “the legal recognition by the laws of the United States that certain kinds of works of authorship are personal property. ” (http: //www. csusa. org/face/words/index. htm. ) n What this means: Someone who creates something has ownership of his/her creation and has the right to decide when and where it is used. n Using other people’s work: you must have the creator’s consent before using their work. n

Fair Use Policy n Fair Use policy permits educational use of copyrighted material. It allows teachers and students to use materials under certain guidelines without having to get permission. n Fair Use policy has different implications for teachers and for students.

Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers can use materials for classroom activities, materials for lessons, and presentations, but only for educational purposes. n Teachers can claim fair use for their own creations if it is being used for education as long as the sharing signal is restricted and the creation is kept for a maximum of two years. n

Fair Use Guidelines for Students n Students may use others’ works when creating and performing multimedia assignments for academic tasks, but not for projects outside of school.

Limitations on Fair Use Guidelines n Portion limits control how much of a copyrighted work can be used. – Music: 10% or 30 seconds, whichever is less – Text: 10% or 1000 words, whichever is less – Photos/Images: 10% or 15 works from a collection, whichever is less – For a complete list of portion limits go to http: //www. infotoday. com/MMSchools/may 00/bakk er. htm

Limitations(Cont. ) n How many copies of a work can be kept: – – – n Permission Forms: – – n No more than two copies of the original production can be made. One copy may be kept on reserve for instructional purposes. One copy may be made for preservation purposes. When the fair use guidelines are exceeded it is necessary to ask the copyright holder for permission. One way to do this is with a permission request form. More information

References http: //www. csusa. org/face/words/index. htm. n http: //www. infotoday. com/MMSchools/may 00/ bakker. htm. n http: //www. utsystem. edu/OGC/Intellectual. Pro perty/faculty. htm#mm. n http: //www. dpi. state. nc. us/copyright 1. html. n