COPYRIGHT & THE WEB

LIS 654-04 Information Technologies – Dr. Gilok Choi

Pratt Institute, School of Information & Library ScienceSpring, 2009

ByDiane Lai

Mike MagilliganElizabeth McCall

Sean Rockoff

COPYRIGHT & THE WEB

Copyright & Web Design Digital Millennium Copyright Act Image Copyright Protection Copyright & YouTube Readings Discussion Questions

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Copyright BasicsContent & DesignOriginal Material vs. Licensed MaterialPublic DomainFair Use

(http://www.benedict.com/Digital/Web/WebDesign.aspx)

Copyright & Web Design3

Technical Countermeasures digital watermarking spiders

Legal Protection copyright

ownership notice registration

(http://www.benedict.com/Digital/Web/WebProtect.aspx)

How to Protect Your Website

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Passed October 28, 1998 U.S. government’s response to two

international treaties: 1996 World Intellectual Property

Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty; and WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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DCMA Key Provisions

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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Section 1201Protects copyright owners against technological circumvention of copyrighted materialManufacture, sale or distribution of such devices is unlawful

Section 1202Protects copyright management information systems (CMIs)CMIs contain info about author, title, terms of use, etc.Law enforcement and libraries exempt under limited conditions

Generally supported by software developers, entertainment industry

Librarians, scientific researchers and academics have concerns

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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The nature of “copy” is blurred on the Web Unlimited distribution Unlimited copying

The “imaginary property” argument: If I steal your car, you no longer have your car. If I steal your image file, you still have it. That’s not really stealing, is it?

Time, money, and effort of creation Copyright law says it is

Image Copyright Protection

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Can I use an image from the web if: It has no copyright notice I’m not using it for a commercial purpose I give credit to the owner I include the creator’s copyright notice I take it down if the owner complains I can’t find the copyright owner I asked for permission and never heard back No one else is displaying it, so there’s no other way

anyone will ever see it

Image Copyright Protection

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Hotlinking Steals intellectual property and

bandwidthFree for all?

No – publically accessible ! = public domain

Get permission first! Creative Commons ● Fair Use

Image Copyright Protection

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1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act“Don’t Look at Me” Section 230Fair Use is Fair GameThe Gloves Come Off, $1 Billion Viacom SuitImplement Copyright Filtering System

YouTube Copyright Legalese

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Protecting the userRevenue sharing partnershipCan’t beat them….join them

David vs. Goliath?12

Biehl, Kathy (2006, February 7). Bloggers beware: Debunking nine copyright myths of the online world - updated. http://www.llrx.com/features/bloggersbeware.htm

Field, Jr., Thomas G. Copyright on the internet. http://www.piercelaw.edu/thomasfield/ipbasics/copyright-on-the-internet.php

Carrie on Copyright - http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/community/Copyright/47058.html

Copyright Basics - http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.pdf Copyright Website – Website Design

http://www.benedict.com/Digital/Web/WebDesign.aspx Copyright Website – Web Protection

http://www.benedict.com/Digital/Web/WebProtect.aspx

Readings13

What is the best way to know that your website is protected under the copyright law?

How do you ensure that your website is not infringing on copyrighted material?

Is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act fair and balanced?

Discussion Questions14