Copyright and Fair Use

Digital Citizenship for our Grades 6-12 Learners

Copyright and Fair Use

Complete and submit this Copyright Form to see what you know about Copyright and Fair Use. Copyright Form

After you complete and submit form, you can discuss your answers.

Copyright Discussion

What do you know about Copyright?

Copyright is a form of legal protection automatically provided to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works.

U.S. copyright law generally gives the author/creator or owner of an original creative work an exclusive right to:

Reproduce (copy) or distribute the original work to the public (e.g., create and sell copies of a film)

Create new works based upon the original work (e.g., make a movie based on a book)

Perform or display the work publicly (e.g., perform a play)

What is Copyright and Fair Use?

Literary works Music and lyrics Dramatic works and music Pantomimes and choreographic works Photographs, graphics, paintings and

sculptural works Motion pictures and other audiovisual works Video games and computer software Audio recordings Architectural works

What types of works are protected by copyright?

Unfixed works that have not been recorded in a tangible, fixed form (e.g., a song you made up and sang in the shower)

Work in the public domain (see below) Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans;

familiar symbols or designs; numbers Ideas and facts Processes and systems (e.g., the Dewey

decimal system) Federal government works (e.g., the tax

code)

What is not protected by copyright?

English Stature of Anne – enacted in the 18 century – gave authors an exclusive right for 14 years to copy and distribute their works.

The Framers of the U.S. Constitution wrote in Article 1, Section 8 "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."

History of Copyright and Innovation

In 1790, Congress passed the first U.S. Copyright Act

History of Copyright Activities: Law and Technology Timeline

United States Copyright Office A Brief Introduction and History

Copyright History Activity

History of Copyright and Innovation

Digital Citizenship is an National Educational Technology Standard.

Meet the needs of our Digital Users and prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology.

Protection and Safety –Plagiarism, Piracy, and Mashups.

Our emerging technology affects commerce, society, and culture – and how individuals can be impacted by the

changes.

Why is Copyright and Fair Use Important?

National EducationalTechnology Standards

NETS -Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.

Digital Citizenship -  ISTE, * Click on the links included in the PDF

Digital Citizenship

Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.

Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

NETS*S Digital Citizenship Students addresses social responsibility and ethical issues related to

digital citizenship:

Watch this You Tube Video to see how our Digital Users Learn:

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Students are changing…… Society is changing..... Our world is changing….. Education is changing

Today’s Digital Users

Students are setting trends with their use of technology both in school and out of school.

Communication is a key motivator for students and drives their use of technology for learning and for personal use.

Students are strong believers in the power of technology to enrich their learning experiences

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Today’s Digital Learners

84% of teens own a computer, cell phone or MP3

Facebook: 3rd most popular site in the US behind Google and Yahoo

94% use the Internet for school research; 71% used the Internet as the major source for their most recent major school project or report

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Today’s Digital Learners

Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is when you use a piece of writing that has been copied from

someone else and is presented as being your own work

the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Plagiarism – A Quick Guide to Plagiarism

Plagiarism

What is Piracy? Copyright infringement (or copyright violation) is

the unauthorized use of material that is covered by copyright law, in a manner that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_(media)

Click on the Piracy Video link and discuss why Piracy is illegal

Piracy

What is a Mash-Up? A mashup, bootleg or blend (also mash up and mash-up) is a song

or composition created by blending two or more songs, usually by overlaying the ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(music)

In web development, a mashup is a Web application that combines data or functionality from two or more sources into a single integrated application. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid)

A video mashup (also written as video mash-up) is the combination of multiple sources of video—which usually have no relevance with each other ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(video)

Click on this Mashup link, view, and discuss.◦ Coldplay vs Copyright

Mash-Ups

Do you share music or movies with your friends?

What is P2P software?

Here are resources to learn more about Peer-To-Peer Sharing

Copyright Glossary

Trial Guide for the Educator

Peer-To-Peer File Sharing

There are tools you can use to find and prevent Plagiarism.

Turnitin – A web-based solution that lets educators and their students check written work for improper citation or misappropriated content

Copyright Clearance Center – This website can help you find the owner of a given piece of material.

You can copy and paste a sentence from the questionable student work in the search engine. By placing double quotes (") at each end of the sentence you will force the search engine to return results with the exact phrase or sentence.

What to do if you aren’t sure?

What is Intellectual Property? Do you own work you post online? Can you use of peoples work?

Here are some factors about Intellectual Property

1. What is the character of the use?2. What is the nature of the work to be used?3. How much of the work will you use?4. What effect would the use have on the market

for the original work?

Intellectual Property

Learn how to prevent cyber crime, know the law, your rights and how to avoid misuse of the Internet.

Click on the link below ,have fun and learn about digital citizenship.

Cyber Tree Househttp://www.cybertreehouse.com/

Digital CitizenshipActivities and Discussions

Is it Wrong to Share Your Music? Should downloading music be legal, and different

opinions about that.

Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright - sponsored by the Library of Congress.

Cyberbee Copyright Information – This site is for elementary students, but it can be fun and education for all ages.

Digital CitizenshipActivities and Discussions

As students, learners, and educators we need to understand Copyright and Fair Use.

Digital citizenship is more than literacy, it is living safely, civilly, and effectively in our increasingly digital world.

Will you be a good digital citizen?

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