Teaching Strategies that Work: Copyright, Fair Use and Digital Learning
Renee HobbsWorkshop for the Association of College and Research Libraries
April 7, 2011Philadelphia
Why Copyright Matters for Digital Learning
http://copyrightconfusion.wikispaces.com
WHEN STUDENTS USE COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS IN THEIR ACADEMIC WORK
IllustrationDigital StorytellingCritical AnalysisRemix
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ILLUSTRATION
1. Develop a piece of writing2. Create or select a relevant image to accompany it3. Use principles of graphic design to create a pleasing composition
that includes a headline, text and image4. Share with others and get feedback5. Revise and publish
ILLUSTRATION
1. Develop a piece of writing2. Create or select a relevant image to accompany it3. Use principles of graphic design to create a pleasing composition
that includes a headline, text and image4. Share with others and get feedback5. Revise and publish
What makes this an effective learning experience for students
DIGITAL STORYTELLING
1. Develop a story, often in a collaborative process where feedback is provided2. Compose a script. 3. Make an audio recording if desired.3. Create or select images and sequence them in relation to the story4. Use editing to assemble audio, text and images, adding music or transitions5. Share final project with an authentic audience
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
1. Select an image and actively interpret it, often within a small group experience where diverse interpretations are valued
2. Use the writing process to develop an argument3. Gather information from a variety of sources to develop ideas4. Combine text and images5. Present or publish
Remix Culture is our Culture
REMIX
1. Find a piece of meaningful media2. Develop a thesis statement, argument or main idea3. Use editing, voiceover, manipulation or other types of juxtaposition
to reframe the original media text to create new meaning4. Share with others and get feedback5. Revise and publish
What makes this an effective learning experience for students
What are some other examples of how and why students may use copyrighted materials in their academic work?
Teaching Strategies that Work: Copyright, Fair Use and Digital Learning
Renee HobbsWorkshop for the Association of College and Research Libraries
April 7, 2011Philadelphia
Hosing Out Myths and Misinformation
Technology makes it easy
to:
Use and share
Copy
Modify & Repurpose
Excerpt & Quote From
Distribute
Owners forcefully assert their rights to:
Restrict
Limit
Charge high fees
Discourage use
Use scare tactics
See no Evil Close the Door Hyper-Comply
How Teachers Cope
NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS BETWEEN MEDIA COMPANIES AND EDUCATIONAL GROUPS
Problem:
Agreement on Guidelines for Classroom Copying in Not-for-Profit Educational Institutions
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
Guidelines for the Educational Use of Music
Educational Use Guidelines are Confusing!
The documents created by these negotiated agreements give them “the appearance of positive law. These qualities are merely illusory, and consequently the guidelines have had a seriously detrimental effect. They interfere with an actual understanding of the law and erode confidence in the law as created by Congress and the courts”
--Kenneth Crews, 2001
Educational Use Guidelinesare NOT the Law!
It’s time to replace old knowledge
withaccurate knowledge
Teaching Strategies that Work: Copyright, Fair Use and Digital Learning
Renee HobbsWorkshop for the Association of College and Research Libraries
April 7, 2011Philadelphia
Distinguishing between Attribution, Plagiarism and Copyright Violation
PLAGIARISM
Using other people’s creative work by passing it off as your own
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
A legal violation of the rights of authors, who can control access to their creative work
ATTTRIBUTION Citing Your Sources
PLAGIARISM
Using other people’s creative work by passing it off as your own
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
A legal violation of the rights of authors, who can control access to their creative work
ATTTRIBUTION Citing Your Sources
FINES & OTHER PENALTIES
PLAGIARISM
Using other people’s creative work by passing it off as your own
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
A legal violation of the rights of authors, who can control access to their creative work
ATTTRIBUTION Citing Your Sources
FINES & OTHER PENALTIES
When & How to Cite Your Sources:Teaching Attribution
Academic Writing Video PSAs Poetry Informal Writing Documentary Film Journalism Websites
NORMS OF THE GENRE HOW TO USE SOURCES
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Direct Quotation
When & How to Cite Your Sources:Teaching Attribution
Academic Writing Video PSAs Poetry Informal Writing Documentary Film Journalism Websites
NORMS OF THE GENRE HOW TO USE SOURCES
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Direct Quotation
APA CITATION: Caramanica, J. (2010). At 40, circling back to teenage life. New York Times, August 27.
SUMMARY: The producer of 16 and Pregnant has had a turbulent career after having a successful early start in Hollywood followed by a string of failures and personal problems. Now that “16 and Pregnant” is a hit, he has a mission to tell the complex life stories of teenagers who are struggling with life challenges (Caramanica, 2010).PARAPHRASE: More than 2.4 million viewers watch “16 and Pregnant” each week (Caramanica, 2010).DIRECT QUOTATION: Morgan J. Freeman has helped “reposition MTV’s reality slate from tracking the lives of the young, beautiful and rich to capturing the lives of the young, beautiful and resilient” (Caramanica, 2010, p. D1).
Teaching Strategies that Work: Copyright, Fair Use and Digital Learning
Renee HobbsWorkshop for the Association of College and Research Libraries
April 7, 2011Philadelphia
Exploring the Purpose of Copyright
What is the purpose of
To promote creativity, innovation and the spread of knowledge
Article 1 Section 8U.S. Constitution
EVERYTHING IS COPYRIGHTED
Creative ControlThe Copyright Act grants five rights to a copyright owner:
1. the right to reproduce the copyrighted work;
2. the right to prepare derivative works based upon the work;
3. the right to distribute copies of the work to the public;
4. the right to perform the copyrighted work publicly; and
5. the right to display the copyrighted work publicly.
Copyright law enables people to control the creative works
they produce
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Violating Copyright Can Be ExpensiveThe Copyright holder may receive statutory damages for all infringements
involved in the action… not less than $750 or more than $30,000 as the court considers just. [...]
When infringement was committed willfully, the court in its discretion may increase the award of statutory damages to a sum of not more than
$150,000."
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EVERYTHING IS COPYRIGHTED
…BUT THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS
--Section 107Copyright Act of 1976
The Doctrine of Fair Use
For purposes such as criticism, comment,
news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use),
scholarship or research
The Doctrine of Fair Use“It not only allows but encourages socially beneficial uses of copyrighted works such as teaching, learning, and scholarship. Without fair use, those beneficial uses— quoting from copyrighted works, providing multiple copies to students in class, creating new knowledge based on previously published knowledge—would be infringements. Fair use is the means for assuring a robust and vigorous exchange of copyrighted information.”
--Carrie Russell, American Library Association
Teaching Strategies that Work: Copyright, Fair Use and Digital Learning
Renee HobbsWorkshop for the Association of College and Research Libraries
April 7, 2011Philadelphia
Making a Fair Use Determination
The Doctrine of Fair Use“It not only allows but encourages socially beneficial uses of copyrighted works such as teaching, learning, and scholarship. Without fair use, those beneficial uses— quoting from copyrighted works, providing multiple copies to students in class, creating new knowledge based on previously published knowledge—would be infringements. Fair use is the means for assuring a robust and vigorous exchange of copyrighted information.”
--Carrie Russell, American Library Association
Judges are more likely to rule that a particular use of copyrighted materials
Is a fair use when the social benefits of the unauthorized use outweigh the private costs to the copyright holder
Bill Graham Archives vs. Dorling Kindersley, Ltd. (2006)
An Example of Transformative Use
The purpose of the original: To generate publicity for a concert.
The purpose of the new work: To document and illustrate the concert events in historical context.
Fair Use Music Video
Using Copyrighted Materials in Creative Work
. CASE 1. Someone uses an image of John Lennon in a class assignment when discussing how musicians share their political beliefs with their fans.
CASE 2. Someone uses an image of John Lennon on the cover of the high school literary magazine.
Sharing Creative Work Online
.
CASE 1. Someone uses “Little Mermaid” image in a personal blog writing about childhood memories.
CASE 2. Someone uses a “Little Mermaid” image in online fan fiction about the sexual adventures of Ariel.
Exercising Your Fair Use ReasoningInvolves Critical Thinking
Reflects the “best practices” of
educators who use copyrighted material
to build critical thinking and
communication skills
Supported by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation
Educators can:
1. make copies of newspaper articles, TV shows, and other copyrighted works and use them and keep them for educational use
2. create curriculum materials and scholarship with copyrighted materials embedded
3. share, sell and distribute curriculum materials with copyrighted materials embedded
Learners can:
4. use copyrighted works in creating new material
5. distribute their works digitally if they meet the transformativeness standard
Five Principles Code of Best Practices in Fair Use
Organizations Supporting the Code of Best Practices
Action Coalition for Media Education (ACME)
National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)
National Council of Teachers Of English (NCTE)
Visual Studies DivisionInternational Communication Association
(ICA)
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Educators Can Rely on Fair Use
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has adopted the “Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education” as its official policy on fair use
Teaching Strategies that Work: Copyright, Fair Use and Digital Learning
Renee HobbsWorkshop for the Association of College and Research Libraries
April 7, 2011Philadelphia
Understanding Licensing Schemes
USING COPYRIGHTED MATERIALCHOICES FOR THE CREATIVE INDIVIDUAL
PAY A LICENSE FEE Ask Permission
CLAIM FAIR USEJust Use it
DON’T USE IT
SELECT PUBLIC DOMAIN, ROYALTY-FREE or CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSED CONTENT
People need to ask permission & pay a license fee when using copyrighted materials for promotional or advertising purposes
Owners Control Copyright through the Licensing Process
Licensing and Permissions
BE AWARE:Licensing Trumps Fair Use
Teaching Strategies that Work: Copyright, Fair Use and Digital Learning
Renee HobbsWorkshop for the Association of College and Research Libraries
April 7, 2011Philadelphia
Legal Process: How the Law Actually Works
1. Cease and desist letter
2. Decide whether to pursue legal action
3. File a lawsuit4. Build a case using
evidence and reasoning
5. Judicial decision
1. Cease and desist letter
2. Decide whether to pursue legal action
3. File a lawsuit4. Build a case using
evidence and reasoning
5. Judicial decision
Judges determine fair use after considering the context and situation of the use in relation to the harms to the copyright holder and the social benefits of the unauthorized use.
Teaching Strategies that Work: Copyright, Fair Use and Digital Learning
Renee HobbsWorkshop for the Association of College and Research Libraries
April 7, 2011Philadelphia
Understanding and Challenging DMCA Takedowns
1. RIPPING. Criminalizes the use of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent digital rights management (DRM) software that controls access to copyrighted works.
2. ONLINE TAKEDOWNS. Protects Internet Service Providers against copyright liability if they promptly block access to allegedly infringing material (or remove such material from their systems) if notified by copyright holder; offers a counter-notification provision if use is exempted under fair use
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
Teaching Strategies that Work: Copyright, Fair Use and Digital Learning
Renee HobbsWorkshop for the Association of College and Research Libraries
April 7, 2011Philadelphia
The Politics of Intellectual Property
Teaching Strategies that Work: Copyright, Fair Use and Digital Learning
Renee HobbsWorkshop for the Association of College and Research Libraries
April 7, 2011Philadelphia
The Future of Copyright
Remix Culture is our Culture
Copyright Law Adapts to Changes in Technology and Society
1. RIPPING. Criminalizes the use of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent digital rights management (DRM) software that controls access to copyrighted works.
2. ONLINE TAKEDOWNS. Protects Internet Service Providers against copyright liability if they promptly block access to allegedly infringing material (or remove such material from their systems) if notified by copyright holder; offers a counter-notification provision if use is exempted under fair use
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
The Results of our Advocacy
Users may unlock DVDs protected by the Content Scrambling System when circumvention is for the purpose of criticism or comment using short sections, for educational, documentary or non-profit use.
Renee HobbsTemple UniversitySchool of Communications and TheaterMedia Education LabPhiladelphia PAEmail: [email protected]: http://mediaeducationlab.comTwitter: reneehobbs
Copyright: Teaching Strategies that Work