keeperofbooks

Techlearning July 25, 2008 entitled Copyright Bay discusses the educational fair use guidelines of all kinds of materials. (The portions dealing with the mixed media on the web and with software were sparse, as these guidelines are still being formed). Main points are below:

Videos

• must be shown in classroom (not in gym, cafeteria, or gallery)
• must be to meet the educational objective
• must be legally obtained

When copying videos (or DVDs) as part of new work

• may copy 3 minutes or 10%, whichever is less (music also)
• May not copy that which is the essence of the work

Text Copies

• must be spontaneous with no time to write for permission
• can be used only once; cannot be kept and used each year
• workbook type or standardized test booklets can not be copied
• can copy small portion of whole (chapter from book, article from magazine, etc.)

Text as part of new work

• only 10% or 1000 words, whichever is less
• only 5 works by the same author or photographer
• 250 words of poem
• five poem limit from an anthology
• with poem or story only
• only three poems of same poet

Databases copyied as part of new work

• only 10% or 2,5000 fields or cell entries

Note:

• All works on the original works are copyrighted even if they do not have a copyright sign or date
• Original works on the internet are copyrighted (even if they do not say that).
• Even being out of print does not change the copyright status.
• You can not change the form or medium of the work. (Ex. You cannot make a DVD of a VHS).

A cute, informative, and fun quiz follows the article.

http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196605300 University of St. Francis, Janet Agnew, Glen Gummes, Mike Hudson

Comments RSS