Copyright
How it affects you.
Copyright rules in education
- Copy a class set of an article, chapter, or short story
- Use 1 illustration from a book, or periodical
- Use 10% (or 3 minutes) of audio, literature or video
- Use multimedia projects for 2 years
- Use 30 seconds of music
You May NOT:
- Copy more than 2 items from the same author
- Copy instead of purchasing an item
- Record paid TV for use in the classroom
- Alter any commercial recording
- Use a recording for more than 45 days
Penalties
- Fine of up to $1,000 per individual
- 1 year in Jail
- $50,000 in civil penalties
- The employing district can also be held liable
LEGAL use of materials
- Give credit to contributors (using above guidelines)
- Use & have students use Noodletools or other program to make a reference pages
- Contact the distributor or publisher for permission to use
- Purchase videos
- Use Discovery Education for video clips
- Use Copyright and/or royalty free pictures such as the US government site: http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml
Does Copyright Expire?
- The author has been dead over 50 years.
- It has been 100 years from creation or 75 from publication or distribution, which ever comes first.
What is Fair Use?
- Must be for non-profit or educational use
- Can not effect the potential value of the product
- Can not be more than 10% of the entire work.
- Can not be used more than 9 times
- Copying must be spontaneous (not enough time to receive permission)
History of copyright
Why: To protect the interests of creators of information and media.
Resources
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Heinich, R. (1999). Copyright guidelines, appendix C. In Instructional media and technologies for learning (6th ed., pp. 387-392). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishing Co.
Kelly. (2012, July 12). Handshake with handcuffs [Illustration]. Retrieved from http://www.clker.com/clipart-213721.html
Miles, S. (2012, June 10). Expired stamp [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/Other_Metaphors_and__g307-Expired_Stamp_p86054.html
Nutt, A. (2009, October 23). [Word cloud about copyright]. Retrieved from http://blog.stratepedia.org/2009/10/23/5-things-to-know-about-copyright-and-education/
Smore beautiful pages instantly. (n.d.). Retrieved March 2, 2013, from http://www.smore.com
zcool.com.cn. (n.d.). hd sitting question mark soccer 3d villain [Image]. Retrieved from http://all-free-download.com/free-photos/hd_picture_sitting_on_the_question_mark_soccer_3d_villain_165581.html