COPYRIGHT IN THE

CLASSROOMBy: Jenny Akenberger, Sam Griner,

and Lauren Brunswick

What is copyrighting?

Copyright – Form of crediting the source to whom you

have gotten information from Laws that protect the interest of those who

create works Text Music Artwork Software Any other form that one would have creation

rights to

U.S. Copyright Law

Under the U.S. copyright law, the copyright owner is granted exclusive rights to the product and to the financial gain resulting from the product that he or she creates, owns, or distributes for a specified length of time.

Others cannot copy the product without the copyright owner’s permission.

Violations of copyright owner’s rights can lead to legal action.

How to Prevent it in the Classrooms Turnitin.com is a easy way for teachers to receive

a report of the students work that detects any areas of plagiarism. ABC News reported that at San Mateo High

school, students were informed about the capability the company had to compare their papers with millions of other student papers it has acquired from students before.

Other preventive measures to discourage plagiarism is by letting students know that you are aware of the most infamous sites that sell papers such as: Cheathouse, Perfect Essays, Direct Essays, and Monster Papers.

By giving students open–ended topics is a great way to make students think creatively in their own writing rather then asking them to analyze and evaluate topics that have already been written on to the point of exhaustion.

Seven broad categories Copyright Law covers

Literary Works – fiction and non fiction; includes books, manuscripts, periodicals, manuals, and other literary works

Musical Works – lyrics, songs, operas, musicals, etc. Dramatic Works – plays and dramatic readings

(including music) Choreographed Works Pictoral, Graphical, and Sculptural Works –

photographs, maps, diagrams, charts, figures Motion Picture and Audiovisual Works – film, video,

other multimedia presentations Sound Recordings – records, tapes, computer

recordings

History of Copyright

Copyright began with the constitution.

Congress enacted the first federal copyright law in May 1790, and the first work was registered within two weeks.

When do we need to copyright?

Why do we need to copyright?

Copyrighting is necessary because it protects one’s own Ideas Creations Writings Music Livings (one could copy another’s work and harm the

other’s living) “The expression of their ideas belongs to people as

much as the car or house or DVD player they bought.” (Still need to cite this:

http://www.aria.com.au/pages/WhatiscopyrightandWhydoweneedit.htm)

How do you copyright?

APA

MLA

Bibliographies

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According to Tabs

Punctuation

Consequences to not copyrighting Copyright infringement occurs when a

copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, or made into a derivative work without permission of the copyright owner.

If you are brought into court over copyright infringement, you will have to pay to the amount of money the infringer made from using the work.

Common Mistakes

How can I make Copyrighting easier?

The best way to avoiding problems with any copyright problems is to ask the owner of a copyright for permission to use the image, product, or text.

Although this can be time consuming, it is the best way to take care of any doubts you have. When writing this letter you need to include:

When you’re using the work How often you will use it How you would use it And why you would use it

Acceptable Use

Teachers must take steps to ensure students’ acceptable use of technology.

Regardless of the ultimate rulings by legislators or courts, it will continue to be an educator’s professional and legal responsibility to stay aware of changes to the law and to model its application in his/her classroom.

Fair Use

Fair use section (Section 107) of the law identifies four criteria under which you may be allowed to copy another’s creative work.

This section has allowed educators and students to temporarily use copyrighted materials if they meet the stated criteria.

Fair Use Guidelines Self-TestFair Use Consideration Ask Yourself

Purpose and character of use What is the intended use?• Are you using it for educational purposes?• Is the use noncommercial in nature?

Nature of the copyrighted work What type of work is it?• Is the work primarily factual in nature?• Does the work contain relatively little

creative or imaginative substance?

Amount and sustainability of the portion used

How much of the work do you intend to use?

Effect of the use n the work’s marketability

What impact does this kind of use have on the market for the work?• Would the use substitute for purchasing the

original?• Would the use negatively affect the market

potential of the original?

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS BEFORE USING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL!

Source: Adapted from CCMC guidelines as summarized in Georgia harper’s University of Texas System crash course in copyright; retrieved from www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm#3 February 2004.

Chart of Fair UseAreas of

UseSample Guidelines for fair use of Multimedia

Students Students can incorporate copyrighted work into their own multimedia creations when it is part of an academic assignment as long as the time, copies, and portion limitations (below) are met.

TeachersFaculty can incorporate others’ work into multimedia to create multimedia curriculum and to demonstrate that curriculum at professional symposia as long as the time, copies, and portion limitations below are met.

Time The time limit for fair use of others’ multimedia work is two years after the first instructional use.

CopiesOnly a limited number of copies, including the original, may be made of an educator’s educational multimedia project. There may be no more than two use copies, only one which may be place on reserve. An additional copy may be made for preservation purposes but may be used or copied only to replace a use copy that has been lost stolen, or damaged.

Portion For copyright-protected works, you can use•Up to 10 percent or three minutes, whichever is less, for motino media•Up to 10 percent or 1,000 words, whichever is less, for text•Up to 10 percent, but in no event more than 30 seconds, for audio•No more than five images by an artist or photographer or, if collected works, no more than 10 percent or fifteen images, whichever is less•Up to 10 percent or 2,500 fields or cell entries, whichever is less,of the numerical data sets

LIMITATIONS

Source: Adapted from CCMC guidelines as summarized in Georgia harper’s University of Texas System crash course in copyright; retrieved from www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm#3 February 2004.

TEACH Act

In 2002, the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization (TECH) Act was passed.

The TECH Act provides for expansion of the range of works allowed, the number of locations receiving the works, and the right to digitize works from other formats provided they meet the act’s very specific requirements.

Software Piracy

Copying software to share with others or installing software on multiple machines when only one copy was purchased is software piracy.

Violating copyright with respect to software is a violation of the law. If you’re caught, it could result in you, your school, and your district being sued by the copyright holder.

Antiplagiarism Software

If academic dishonesty is widespread, a school can even install, or use online, antiplagiarism software.

This software compares student’s works with well-known authors’ work and with work posted on the web.

Example: Turnitin.com

Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty- Cheating and/or plagiarizing in academic work that may be facilitated by the ease of copying and pasting information from web sites or multimedia.

There are “services” to students on the web that allow someone to write the student’s paper for them.

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