A copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the
United States to authors of original works of authorship. This
includes literary, dramatic, musical, artistic and certain other
creative works. Material not protected by copyright (or otherwise
protected) is available for use by anyone without the authors
consent. A copyright holder can prevent others from copying,
performing or otherwise using the work without his or her
consent.
Slide 3
Computer Software: 1 license means 1 computer. This means you
may not use that software on more than one computer. It also means
you are not to make copies. Peer-to-Peer File Sharing: P2P file is
not itself illegal. However it is often used to unauthorized
downloading and uploading of copyrighted- protected material such
as music, movies, video games, computer software and pictures.
Illegal Online Content: Universities and libraries whose computer
systems or networks carry unauthorized copy-protected materials may
have limited liability.
Slide 4
The use of student-created material by an institution or its
faculty requires permission from the copyright holder the student.
Usage requiring consent includes the posting of student materials
in a public location such as the internet or a campus art gallery.
Public posting of this nature may also be subject to state and/or
federal privacy laws, as well as the academic institutions own
student- protection policies.
Slide 5
Coursepack: is a collection of journal, magazine or newspaper
articles, book excerpts and other material selected by a course
instructor for distribution to students as required or supplemental
reading. The course instructor, librarian or the coursepack
producer (copy shop) may be responsible for obtaining the necessary
rights to include copyrighted material in a coursepack. Digital
Content: Digital or electronic content, such as e-books,
photographs on Web sites and electronic databases are subject to
the same protections under the Copyright Act as non-digital,
traditional or analog works. In addition, there are specific
provisions relating to digital content in the 1998 amendment to the
Copyright Act by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Slide 6
Course Management Systems: Course Management Systems (CMSs) are
enhancing the educational experience for both face-to-face and
distance learning by making it easier for students and instructors
to communicate, teach and learn. While the value of a CMS is clear,
there is much confusion when it comes to CMSs and copyright.
Instructors, IT department personnel, staff members and others who
upload content to a CMS often believe that because the content is
password-protected, copyright permission is not required or that
someone else has obtained it prior to the registration process.
This is not true. Unlike publisher-created content from the CMS
vendor (who has already obtained the necessary permission), content
that is uploaded by faculty members and others typically requires
copyright permission. When it comes to copyright, there is no
difference between digital and paper- based environments.