Understanding copyright laws and fair use guidelines in important for teachers. Please read the article from the Standford Libraries, http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/index.html
In the comment section of this blog, write 2 important things that you learned from this reading. Please be sure to identify yourself.
Melissa Cast-Brede, from the UNO library will be the guest presenter in our class on January 25. She will address copyright, on-line library resources, and information literacy.
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ReplyDeleteI am a music teacher and the bit about fair use for music was very interesting. The fact that downloading music is not fair use is well known, but people don't think that it's important to follow. Also, the karaoke case was interesting because it was not fair use!
ReplyDeleteFirst and foremost, I believe it is important to make students aware of copyright laws. As a middle school teacher, I have to model to my students how to give credit to others. It is a difficult for my students to understand that we must always credit those who have done the initial work for us. In stating this, I found the "acknowledgment"section helpful in providing me an example of how simply giving credit is not always enough.
ReplyDeleteIn my elective course, my students are working on creating various media products. This adds a whole new element to my understanding of copyright and fair use. It can be difficult to keep up on what is okay to use for educational purpose (podcasts, web videos, etc.) and what is not. After reading this article, I am increasing thankful for my media specialist and her wealth of knowledge.
T Bender
Looking over the Fair Use article, I truly feel a bit dumbfounded. It clearly states that if someone feels cheated out of money, or becomes offended, the likelyhood of a lawsuit goes up. I feel that there is simply too much grey area within the fair use rules/laws. I would personally consult anyone before I used their work; this is simply the safe way. In the article, it mentioned that a lot of fair use policy is determined by judges and jurors sense of right and wrong. That is simply insane. I know for a fact that Larry Flynn was not well liked. I find it strange that Fallwell used his articles for a fundraiser to make money. This was fair use....It sounds a like fishy to me.
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I found the article very interesting. The two things that I learned were that first,that it is not always what will be considered fair use. This ambiguity will continue to cause problems for all those concerned. the second thing was that it appears that many rulings on not fair use involves the loss of money. It may also cause embarrassment to the owner.
ReplyDeleteThis article still leaves many questions unanswered.It still leaves me wondering about fair use in schools.
Meg Fahey
I find it interesting that this article discusses how quoting unpublished works is not fair use in the case of J.D. Salinger but it is fair use in the case discussed prior to that. It can often times because very confusing, even reading this article, how in some cases when the purpose was informational it was considered fair use to quote portions of unpublished works but in others it is not considered fair use when in both instances the purpose was informational.
ReplyDeleteJackie Beckmann
I found it interesting that so much of fair use is so subjective and is completely controlled by the judgement of a jury. I also found it eye opening that so many cases are okay because of the amount time music is played, pictures are shown and the amount of words used. I always thought if they were used at ALL it was not fair use...not the total amount used.
ReplyDeleteLucie Ripley
"Some people mistakenly believe it's permissible to use a work...if an acknowledgment is provided." I was one of those "people." After reading that article, I became fully aware of the things I did not know about copyright laws. I am eager to learn more about this area and the impact it will have on me as a teacher.
ReplyDeleteNikki Smith
I agree with the problem of ambiguity in what's fair use. A problem I have is in using parts of an out-of-print lab manual that clearly states that the material is copyrighted. If I can't buy it, and there's no loss of income for the authors, where am I legally if I copy it?
ReplyDeleteI also see the laws adapting as more and more material is made digital.
Aaron Musson
Actually, I didn't have any idea about copyright and fair use before. After reading this article, I learned that there are lots of rules and affects about copyright and fair use. Also, I could understand more clearly which case is not a fair use and which case is fair use. I'm still confused, but this article helped me to think carefully about fair use in my future.
ReplyDeleteSon-Won Hong
Being a high school Journalism teacher, I come across the "fair use" argument often. It really wasn't until this year when I learned more about using copyright materials correctly from our Media Specialists.
ReplyDeleteIn Speech class each semester the students create a Non-Verbal newscast and usually use music as part of their opening scene. I learned that we are able to use either 30 seconds, or 10% (which ever is less).
This article helped reinforce the fair use of music, and something that I do keep in mind now.
Also, I still recall reading the "Fifth Fair Use Factor." Meaning that are you making a "mockery" of the product by creating something similar, or are you really trying to think of an original and new idea?
Mark Hilburn
If you want to use someone elses work, why not email, write, call and ask permission? I stress to students; "Would you want someone gaining from your work, or would you want to be compensated for your time?" In my opinion anything that is going to be viewed or listened to by anyone other than yourself is to susceptible to a lawsuit.
ReplyDeleteI find that copyright laws are very confusing and can be twisted to what is needed by either the maker or user of the material. I guess as an elementary teacher, I don't directly teach my students about copyright laws. We do discuss the difference between quoting authors and summarizing in our own words. At an elementary level, I feel this is enough information for students to know. As they progress through school, more information should be presented to them, especially with the pirating of movies and usic in today's generation.
ReplyDelete1 - I think it's interesting that "parody" is considered just as transformative as scholarship, research, and education. I think because the purpose is not as productive as education, it would be frowned upon not equalized. (However, I like that it is as transformative.)
ReplyDelete2 - After reading that and listening to our guest speaker, it seems circumventing copyright infringement accusations would be easy. They seem extremely subjective, which would probably make it easy to find similar and favorable preceding examples.
Maggie Douglas
Our speaker did a good job of clarifying the subtle differnces that seem to be everywhere in this issue.
ReplyDeleteMost teachers pay far less attention to fair use than they should. Eveyone seems to think good intentions will protect them. Also I think they believe on one is paying much attention to what they are doing in the classroom. I think they forget that their district might become a target for investigation and then they what they have been doing as teachers will be noticed.
So in the end the districts really need to step the education of their staff. I have been a teacher in several districts and none of them have really done the kind of staff development they should on the issue.
One thing I find interesting about copyright cases, is that it really does seem to take an odd set of circumstances to get caught - such as a disgruntled employee, colleague, parent, etc.
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting thing about copyright is the application of the actual rules is so subjective. For anyone to completely understand copyright law, and to stay on top of it, seems nearly impossible.
Devin Schoening
If you want to use someone elses work, why not email, write, call and ask permission? I stress to students; "Would you want someone gaining from your work, or would you want to be compensated for your time?" In my opinion anything that is going to be viewed or listened to by anyone other than yourself is to susceptible to a lawsuit.
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