Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines
Copyright
Modern technology allows students to locate, transfer, and copy resources quicker and easier than ever before. The understanding of Fair Use and Copyright laws is critical to the ethical use of this information. It is crucial that teachers exemplify Fair Use and Copyright in order to help our students become responsible digital citizens and learners.
Copyright law exists to protect the interests of writers, artists, musicians, and others who create original works in any medium. It provides such creators the opportunity to protect their right to profit from their labor by requiring that the work may not be copied, distributed, or performed without their permission.
This is a great visual reference guide created by Technology and Learning.
Fair Use
Make a Fair Use analysis to determine if the copying qualifies. If it does, then you don't need permission. How to determine Fair Use?
According to Section 107, the following factors need to be considered when determining if a particular work qualifies as Fair Use:
Fair Use is basically limited to journalism, education, and research. Making copies for the purpose of personal entertainment generally doesn't qualify as fair use.
This article outlines the Top 10 Misconceptions about Fair Use.
Copyright
Modern technology allows students to locate, transfer, and copy resources quicker and easier than ever before. The understanding of Fair Use and Copyright laws is critical to the ethical use of this information. It is crucial that teachers exemplify Fair Use and Copyright in order to help our students become responsible digital citizens and learners.
Copyright law exists to protect the interests of writers, artists, musicians, and others who create original works in any medium. It provides such creators the opportunity to protect their right to profit from their labor by requiring that the work may not be copied, distributed, or performed without their permission.
This is a great visual reference guide created by Technology and Learning.
Fair Use
Make a Fair Use analysis to determine if the copying qualifies. If it does, then you don't need permission. How to determine Fair Use?
According to Section 107, the following factors need to be considered when determining if a particular work qualifies as Fair Use:
- The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes (Is the purpose of copying the copyrighted work being used for criticism, comment, news reporting, education, scholarship, or research)
- The nature of the copyrighted work;
- The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
- The effect upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Fair Use is basically limited to journalism, education, and research. Making copies for the purpose of personal entertainment generally doesn't qualify as fair use.
This article outlines the Top 10 Misconceptions about Fair Use.
Share, Remix, Reuse - Legally
Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."
http://search.creativecommons.org
Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."
http://search.creativecommons.org
Copyright Free Video Sources
The Open Video Project (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!)
BuyOut Footage
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Entertainment Magazine Public Domain Videos
OpenFlix
Festival Films
Internet Archive Moving Images Collection
Copyright Free Audio Sources
Freeplay Music Library
Jamendo
SoundDogs
The Open Video Project (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!)
BuyOut Footage
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Entertainment Magazine Public Domain Videos
OpenFlix
Festival Films
Internet Archive Moving Images Collection
Copyright Free Audio Sources
Freeplay Music Library
Jamendo
SoundDogs