EDU221Copyright

toc =Copyright and Fair Use= This assignment has 4 parts. Part 1, everyone will do. For Part 2, you have two choices (you must do one of the two). Everyone will do Parts 3 and 4.

Part 1
Read a little bit of background on Copyright and Fair Use. Look at this fairly easy-to-understand [|introduction to Fair Use Guidelines] from UCLA's Library.

** CHOICE #1: **
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 * 1) Read this copy of a Web page: Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
 * 2) www.iccb.state.il.us/pt3/pdf/resource/copy_**guide**.pdf
 * 1) After the introduction, there is a quiz and then there are answers. If you go to the answers first, you won't save much time and won't have nearly as much fun, but do what you want. If you go straight to the answers, then jump ahead in these directions to item 5.
 * 2) If you didn't cheat and go to the answers first, then take the quiz. Just jot your answers on a piece of paper. You do not have to turn it in or tell anyone what your choices were.
 * 3) Now read the answers provided. You're going to have many reactions.
 * 4) In your blog, create a post titled "Copyright and Fair Use ". Give it a label of Intellectual Property
 * 5) Write an introductory sentence or two explaining what you read, what you did, . . . tell your audience what these responses are all about. Include a citation/reference for the quiz (or embed a link).
 * 6) Pick 6 of the quiz items to "respond" to. Write a 1-3 sentence reaction for each. Did that quiz item surprise you or make you mad? What new question(s) did this raise in your mind? Be sure that the reader can tell which quiz item you are addressing. Don't just rant, be sure to explain your reaction.
 * 7) Write a short paragraph (2-3 sentences is fine) describing the implications of this information on you as a teacher.

** CHOICE #2 **

 * 1) Check out this [|comic book on copyright and fair use]. Pick a format (.pdf file, web page, flash animation, . . . ) and just enjoy/read/contemplate it.
 * 2) In your blog, create a post titled "Copyright and Fair Use ". Give it a label of Intellectual Property
 * 3) Write an introductory sentence or two explaining what you read (or viewed) . . . tell your audience what the comic is all about. Include a citation/reference for the comic book (or embed a link).
 * 4) Write a paragraph on what you learned. Write a second paragraph on your reaction to what you learned (and you can also react to the presentation format of the information).
 * 5) Write a short paragraph (2-3 sentences is fine) describing the implications of this information on you as a teacher.

Part 3

 * SO HOW REAL IS ALL OF THIS? **

-- Forwarded message -- From: **frank roberts** Date: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 10:04 AM Subject: [staff list] showing films To: Staff List 
 * || ** Check out this email from the head librarian at UMF to the faculty: **

Hi, all. I understand the temptation to invite folks to join a class when you are showing a film of broad interest, but please understand a certain aspect of Fair Use guidelines and copyright law, and library policy(from the US Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov/ title17/92chap1.html#110).

When Mantor buys a film, we usually do not buy the public performance right, because it can add hundreds of dollars to the cost, and if folks are showing the film to a class, we are covered under Fair Use guidelines. However, as soon as other people are invited to the showing, even if they are affiliated with the university, it no longer is a class viewing, but instead becomes a public performance, and that is illegal and makes the campus liable for any legal issues that may crop up.

An example of something that could happen is a person could use a cell phone to record some or all of a film and post it on YouTube, and the film copyright holder could find out it originated from a showing at UMF when we did not have the public performance right, and the university could then be sued for damages, not just the individual posting it. This is not farfetched – many media companies have people trolling places like YouTube for unauthorized uses of their products.

Some films do come with public performance rights attached, others we need to purchase separately. If you wish to show a film more broadly than to just the people in your class, please check with library staff to see if our copy has public performance rights. If it doesn’t, please recommend the film to others, but do not invite them to the viewing. I know folks want to set a good example for our students in not violating copyright – after all, we penalize them for plagiarism – so please follow Fair Use guidelines. Thanks. fdr ||
 * || ** Check out this email conversation snippet on the ACTEM listserv: **

-- Forwarded message -- From: Richard McIntosh  Subject: Re: Netflix Date: April 4, 2017 at 12:10:02 PM EDT To: ACTEMLIST@LISTS.MAINE.EDU Reply-To: "ACTEM:Assoc. of Computer Technology Educators of Maine" 

A teacher can use it for PERSONAL use if they are the only one viewing it. Using it to show a room full of students is not PERSONAL use. To legally show movies and lots of other content not owned by the school, to staff and or students requires that the school purchase a annual public performance site license from a company that represents the studio/content creator. One such company is: www.movlic.com/k12. This link explains copyright/licensing law as it pertains to education use: https://www.swank.com/k-12-schools/copyright/

Which was followed by: -- Forwarded message -- From: "Jef H. HamLin"  Subject: Re: Netflix Date: April 4, 2017 at 12:15:31 PM EDT To: ACTEMLIST@LISTS.MAINE.EDU Reply-To: "ACTEM:Assoc. of Computer Technology Educators of Maine" 

I actually called them and was told in no uncertain terms that the end user is licensed for private showing only and ANY showing by ANY person (staff or student) in a school environment is considered "public" and therefore violates the license agreement accepted in account creation. Further, I was told that having a public viewing license (such as Movie Licensing USA), does NOT cover use of Netflix in the classroom. Other viewing/streaming services may be different, but we just recommend staying away from them.

Fair use covers the movie or TV show, not the service. As I said before, when you sign up for Netflix, you agree to certain conditions. The license you are violating by showing in a classroom is not the movie license, but rather the license granted by Netflix for the use of the service. Doesn't have anything to do with Fair Use.

And then came: - Forwarded message -- From: James Feagin  Subject: Re: Netflix Date: April 4, 2017 at 4:15:05 PM EDT To: ACTEMLIST@LISTS.MAINE.EDU Reply-To: "ACTEM:Assoc. of Computer Technology Educators of Maine" 

You are, in fact, correct. The terms of use a person agrees to with Netflix comes under contract law. I studied this general area extensively for my doctorate. Copyright applies to the films, but not to the provision of service. So even if Netflix wouldn't bother to prosecute any given teacher on principle, they might well start enforcing their contract terms if the volume of such violations is notably large.

In my former life as an academic librarian, I always purchased audio and visual material in hard copy from vendors who could provide public performance rights as part of the sale. That's far and away the best way to do it. Alternatively, subscribe to a service like Films on Demand or work with a licensing vendor like Swank Films. This protects you, the teachers, and the school as a whole. ||

//There is no blog entry related to this portion of the assignment, but there will be class discussion on it. Be prepared.//

Part 4
1. After reading and writing the assignment described above, enjoy this ~10-minute youtube video: [|A Fair(y) Use Tale (Not a Disney Movie)] Be sure to appreciate it for: 1. the really great review it offers of what you've just learned 2. how much time it had to have taken them to put it together 3. how incredibly clever these folks are 4. why they had to make it the way they did and how it's the perfect example of Fair Use (and why, after being posted in May 2007, it hasn't been taken down off of youtube when so many other videos that do violate Fair Use Guidelines have been taken down)
 * EVERYONE DO THIS (No matter which choices you made above) **

2. Here's [|another fun video related to copyright]--very short (~1-minute) and very poignant. Thank you Spencer, Block 1 Spring 2012, for finding this one.

3. Check out this "[|Office Time Machine]"...try several years...read at the bottom the details of how he made it and what he has to say about copyright. Thank you Christopher C., Block 2 Spring 2014, for sharing this.

4. Here's an example of a pricing structure a company might give to schools.

//There is no blog entry related to Part 4 of the assignment, but there will be class discussion on it. Be prepared.//

Standards

 * Standard 4 Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility: Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices
 * Indicator a. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources