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Jennifer Lamkins's List: Copyright and Fair Use Resources
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Jun 01, 09
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a set of comprehensive lesson plans about copyright simply titled Teaching Copyright. Teaching Copyright contains five lesson plans. Each lesson plan includes printable worksheets, readings, and suggested activities. For teachers looking for a little more information than is available in the lesson plans, the EFF has a good list of additional resources including videos on the topics of copyright and fair use. To stay up to date on new developments in copyright and fair use, you may want to the EFF blog.
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Dec 14, 10
Teachers, principals, and students all need to understand not only the basics of US copyright law as they relate to the creation and publication of media products, but also the opportunities presented for LEGAL remixing and reuse of media materials licensed through Creative Commons. This session presents practical suggestions for schools, educators, and students to avoid intellectual property liability problems and empower learners to LEGALLY create as well as share a wide variety of media/knowledge products on the global stage. We will focus specifically on fair use provisions of US copyright law and address common misperceptions about fair use which often inhibit/chill legal educational uses of multimedia materials.
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Jan 20, 10
Lesson plans and materials to help you teach about copyright and fair use
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Dec 14, 10
Complying with, and teaching young people about, copyright in an educational setting often feels burdensome. That's because copyright laws were not designed to facilitate the sort of sharing and collaborating that has become widespread in the digital age. The innovative nonprofit organization Creative Commons turns the process around, making the concept of protecting and sharing work online not onerous, but positive.
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Dec 14, 10
ccLearn - two Flash-based shorts to watch, "Get Creative," which explains the history and launch of Creative Commons
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Dec 14, 10
" With the Washington College of Law, the Center for Social Media creates tools for creators, teachers, and researchers to better use their fair use rights."
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Dec 14, 10
"Copyleft is a general method for making a program (or other work) free, and requiring all modified and extended versions of the program to be free as well."
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Jul 18, 08
Creative Commons is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright.
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Dec 14, 10
"Movie Licensing USA® provides Public Performance Site Licensing to K-12 schools and public libraries on behalf of the major Hollywood motion picture studios. In addition to providing peace of mind, this license ensures that entertainment movies are used legally in these public venues."
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Dec 14, 10
Interactive table of contents allows you to look up the information you need quickly.
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Dec 14, 10
"Publishers and the academic community have established a set of educational fair use guidelines to provide "greater certainty and protection " for teachers. While the guidelines are not part of the federal Copyright Act, they are recognized by the Copyright Office and by judges as minimum standards for fair use in education. A teacher or pupil following the guidelines can feel comfortable that a use falling within these guidelines is a permissible fair use and not an infringement. Many judges look to these guidelines when making related fair use determinations. The educational use guidelines can be found in Circular 21, provided by the Copyright Office "
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Dec 14, 10
The copyright for all resources added to the gallery remains with the original owner. When you add a resource to the gallery you will be giving permission for this resource to be downloaded and repurposed for educational use.
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Sep 16, 10
provides the public and creative community with free photos
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Dec 14, 10
Really, free!
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