Dr. "TKA" Kulla-Abbott's List: Copy Right (Digital and otherwise)

There's a lot of misinformation out there about legal rights and responsibilities in the digital era.

This is especially disconcerting when it comes to information being shared with youth. Kids and teens are bombarded with messages from a myriad of sources that using new technology is high-risk behavior. Downloading music is compared to stealing a bicycle — even though many downloads are lawful. Making videos using short clips from other sources is treated as probably illegal — even though many such videos are also lawful.

"Teaching About Copyright And Fair Use"

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"Educating young people about the role and importance of intellectual property in our society and the laws and policies in place to protect both the property owner and the citizens who use it.
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The Teacher’s Guide to Intellectual Property:
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"Common copyright mistakes that can still get you sued
October 27th, 2010

by Mark S. Luckie

The internet makes it incredibly easy to save a photo from a website, copy and paste text, and download and re-upload video and audio…a little too easy perhaps. The desire to instantly share content on the web means some web users are ripping others off, violating copyright laws, and possibly opening themselves up to legal action. The common mistakes below specifically pertain to U.S. laws, as copyright laws vary from country to country. However, the following points also act as moral guidelines to using content online."

"Copyright Resources"

"Fair Use: You Be The Judge

Students will challenge their knowledge of copyright law and fair use and apply it as stakeholders in the legal drama of Walt Disney Studios v. Faden."

Automated Databases Consisting Predominantly of Photographs (Request for Comments)

Gap in Termination Provisions (Comments available for review)

Section 1201 Anticircumvention Rulemaking

Study: Federal Copyright Protection for Pre-1972 Sound Recordings (Comments available for review)

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Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Other Persons with Disabilities

Section 109 Report to Congress on Cable and Satellite Statutory Licenses

Section 108 Study Group Report

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Librarian of Congress Names Acting Register of Copyrights

Refunds under the Section 111 License

Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA)
Register's Testimony: The Proposed Google Book Settlement

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FBI Anti-Piracy LogoWhat the law says

The Federal Copyright Act (Title 17 of the U.S. Code) governs how copyrighted materials, such as movies, may be used. Neither the rental nor the purchase of a movie carries with it the right to show the movie publicly outside the home, unless the site where the movie is used is properly licensed for public exhibition."

Embedding creative commons licences into digital resources - SCA briefing paper
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Creative Commons licences (also referred to as CC licences) can facilitate the copying, reuse, distribution, and in some cases, the modification of the original owner’s creative work without needing to get permission each time from the rights holder.

Overview of creative commons licences

There are a number of different types of these licences. Across the UK’s public sector, CC licences are increasingly used to provide access to cultural heritage and teaching, learning and research outputs. Creative Commons licensed resources are also helpful for public sector bodies who wish to use third party resources which place the least restrictive licensing terms on the user.

This briefing paper accompanies further information on Creative Commons licences (PDF), produced by the Strategic Content Alliance, which demonstrates how the terms of Creative Commons licences can be embedded into a variety of resources, such as PowerPoint, images, Word docs, elearning resources, podcasts and other audio visual resources.