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B4UCopy: Copyright Awareness Curriculum for Grades 3-8
From the Business Software Alliance (BSA.) Computers make it easy to make copies of computer software, pictures, words, movies and songs. But copyright laws make it illegal to copy the creative work without the owner’s permission. Making copies of a work protected by copyright is just like stealing. The B4UCopy educational curriculum program, available for free download, has a goal of raising awareness of copyright laws and reinforce responsible behavior online.
B4UCopy: Copyright Awareness Curriculum for High School/Teens
Computers make it easy to make copies of computer software, pictures, words, movies and songs. But copyright laws make it illegal to copy the creative work without the owner�s permission. Making copies of a work protected by copyright is just like stealing. The B4UCopy educational program, available for free download, has a goal of raising awareness of copyright laws and reinforce responsible behavior online.
Flickr: Creative Commons
Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through content under each type of license.
Copyright Issues When Using Music in Videos [pdf]
Make your students and staff aware of the potential infringements. Most teachers and students use music in their video and then publish or use in it in a public setting while thinking they’ve done nothing wrong. But, their lack of knowledge about the laws does not make them immune. \n
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia Projects
These guidelines were developed during the Conference on Fair Use. Educators and students are advised to exercise caution in using digital material downloaded from the Internet in producing their own educational multimedia projects, because there is a mix of works protected by copyright and works in the public domain on the network. Access to works on the Internet does not automatically mean that these can be reproduced and reused without permission or royalty payment and, furthermore, some copyrighted works may have been posted to the Internet without authorization of the copyright holder.\n
Does Creative Commons Work? Check Out the New Case Studies Database - ReadWriteWeb
The Creative Commons Foundation launched a much-needed database of case studies today, highlighting CC licensed content from around the world. Creative Commons licenses are built on top of international copyright law but let content producers offer their work with more refined permissioning for re-use than the de facto "it's mine don't touch it" sentiment of standard copyright.
Cyberethics: Downloading Music from the Internet | eMINTS
Cyberethics curriculum from the eMINTS project. These sites highlight the debate about downloading music from the Internet for free. Watch videos of musicians expressing their thoughts on the issue. There is also information about copyright law and explanations about why these types of downloads are considered illegal and unethical. The sites are helpful for teachers who want students to debate the issue. There are links to eThemes Resources on Internet safety and computer basics.
Nonprofit Distributes File Sharing Propaganda to 50,000 U.S. Students
"The Case of Internet Piracy" was developed by judges and professors to teach students about the law and the courtroom experience.
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But the story line here is a miscarriage of justice at best -- even erroneously describing file sharing as a city crime punishable by up to two years in prison.
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The purpose is basically to educate kids -- middle school and high school-aged about how the justice system operates and about what really goes on in the courtroom as opposed to what you see on television," said Lorri Montgomery, the center's communications director.
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Copyright Website
Real world, practical and relevant copyright, fair use and public domain information. Covers copyright in the <b>visual domain </b>(movies, tv shows, photographs, screenplays, art, sculpture), copyright in the <b>audio domain</b> (musical compositions, lyrics, sound recordings) and copyright in the <b>digital domain </b>(web, Internet and software).
Copyright Webquest for 6th Graders
The Copyright Police are checking student multimedia projects for possible copyright violations. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, and violators will be prosecuted under the federal law. The Copyright Police are having some difficulty checking leads because there are so many students creating multimedia projects. You and your group have been hired by the Copyright Police to monitor multimedia projects created in our school. The Police Chief will give you information about a multimedia project to investigate and provide some Copyright Guidelines for your group.\n
Plagiarized.com
The purpose of this site is to help instructors and parents better understand how the internet can facilitate plagiarism. We present strategies to prevent plagiarism, explain some of the underlying causes, and provide advice on dealing with cases of confirmed plagiarism.
Remix Culture: Center for Social Media [Video]
From American University's School of Communication. When is it fair and legal to use other people's copyrighted work to make your own? What's the line between infringement and fair use? Take this tour of remix culture classics, and use the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video to make your own decisions. This video is also available as a quicktime download.
ReCut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material [PDF]
<b>ReCut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User-Generated Video </b>. <br><br> A <b>Future of Media Project </b> funded by the Ford Foundation. This study looks at what kinds of uses of copyrighted works are legal online. It identifies nine common kinds of re-appropriation practices, including satire and parody, criticism and video diaries.
Copyright & Fair Use in Documentary Film
From the Center for Social Media, School of Communication at American University. This document is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances
Digital Natives »The Ballad of Zack McCune (Part III)
In April of last year, Zack McCune was sued by the RIAA. He ended up $3,000 lighter (he settled), but with a much richer understanding of the contemporary debate surrounding music, copyright law, and file sharing. Part I gives an intro to his story, while Part II explores the disconnect between young downloaders and the recording industry. Part III, presented here, concludes Zack’s misadventure and examines where it led him: to the Free Culture Movement, which advocates more flexible intellectual property law.
Digital Natives » The Ballad of Zack McCune, Part 2 [Video]
<b>Second installment of a three-part video “The Ballad of Zack McCune” from Berkman Center for Internet & Society.</b> <br>What do you do when you’re sued by the recording industry? And how do kids and teens reconcile the law (and corporate interests) with a culture of illegal downloading? Last year, Brown University student Zack McCune was faced with both of these questions.
Digital Natives » The Ballad of Zack McCune, Part 1 [Video]
<b>First installment of a three-part video “The Ballad of Zack McCune.” </B>from Berkman Center for Internet & Society. <br>Zack McCune’s story — how he got sued by the Recording Industry Association of America and what happened as a result.
Congress: Schools must clamp down on file sharing
Reauthorization of Higher Education Act forces colleges to adopt technology protection measures to guard against copyright infringement
MYBYTES: Creative Rights Initiative for Students
The <b>Creative Rights Education initiative</b>was developed to create awareness of intellectual property rights, to foster a better understanding of the rights connected with creative content, and ultimately, to instill in students a personal respect for creative rights in a way that changes their behaviors and perceptions about digitally delivered content. This program, sponsored by Microsoft, offers a comprehensive set of cross-curricular classroom activities designed for grades 8-10 (but easily adaptable for use in grades 6-12) and organized into thematic units.
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