| Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom |
Definitions- In order to use copyright works in your classroom, there are a few key terms that every teacher should know and understand (and apply, analyze, syntheszize and evaluate ^_^... little Bloom's Taxonomy Joke)
Copyright- "a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of ‘original works of authorship’ including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works." (University of Florida, 2000)
Only the author of the copyrighted work may reproduce, distribute, perform, or display the copyrighted work without permission of the creator. (University of Florida, 2000)
Seven types of Copyrighted Works: literary works, musical works, dramatic works, pantomimed and choreographed works, pictorial, graphics, and sculptural works, motion pictures and audiovisual works, sound recordings and records. (Newsome, 1997)
Fair Use- "allows limited reproduction of copyrighted works for educational and research purposes."
Fair Use allows someone to use a copyrighted work if not being used for profit.
Public Domain Works are not covered by copyright.
Public Domain Works include artifacts that are more than 75 years old, works by the Government, Common Property and those works not eligible for copyright. (University of Florida, 2000)
What You Need to Know About Using Copyrighted Movies in the Classroom
Many websites will have their own Fair Use Policies for their web content. Even if there is no official copyright information attached to a video document or other artifact found online, assume that anything you find is copyrighted and follow the Copyright and Fair Use Policies. (University of Maryland, 2006)
The North Carolina State University TEACH Act Toolkit (2002) gives teachers and students at "Accredited Nonprofit Educational Institutions" permission under certain conditions to use copyright material in the classroom without penalty.
The TEACH Act Toolkit allows teachers to perform or display copyrighted work when it is directly related to the course and course material.
If you have any doubts about whether a work can be used in your class The TEACH Act Toolkit includes a checklist of requirements for using copyright work. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/checklist.html
This Wiki is protected under the TEACH Act and Fair Use Policies. ^_^ Copyright Keith Newhouse 2006
References
Newsome, Kathy (1997) A Teacher's Guide to Fair Use and Copyright Retrieved October 12, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~cnew/research.htm
North Carolina State University (2002) TEACH Act Toolkit Retrieved October 12, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/
Public Broadcasting Service (2006) PBS Teacher Source- Copyright Retrieved October 12, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/copyright/copyright.shtm
University of Florida: George A Smathers Libraries (2000) Copyright Retrieved October 12, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/admin/copyright/copyright-definitions.htm
University of Maryland University Collegen(2006) Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web Retrieved October 12, 2006 from the World Wide Web:
http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml#
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