Some new things that I learned about copyright was the different scenarios in which copyright can be avoided through 'loopholes' such as the amount of years from the death of the copyright owner, the manner in which you produce or present the information, and best of all, whether or not you are a good person! I really had no idea about any aspects of copyrighting, so this was a very valuable lesson to me.
I believe that the laws are pretty well written in keeping fairness for all the parties involved. For example: Faculty may only make single copies for scholarly research or for use in teaching or class preparation. They are restricted to one chapter of a book; not the entire work. This is for the obvious reasons that the book should be purchased, and not 'stolen' multiple times by a copy machine.
To make sure whatever we are using in our classroom will fall under fair use protection, we must "… look to the nature and objects of the selections made, the quantity and value of the materials used, and the degree in which the use may prejudice the sale, or diminish the profits, or supersede the objects, of the original work." as sited from Wikipedia. In my own words though, we need to make sure its used for non-profit and educational benefits only, should be relatively factual/historical in data as opposed to creative pieces that may require permission, less substantial in amount (as the more we use the tougher fair use applies.)
I will enforce copyright within my own classroom with my students by possibly giving them the same (or similar, in case Rhiannon has it copyrighted-haha) lesson and tools that we experienced in class today. I'm not sure what stance I would take in the event of copyright infringement, but I'm sure that it would be far less than an occurrence of plagiarism which, for me personally, is a bigger problem that students are engaging in. I feel we need to at least create awareness of the topic and put the idea into the back of their brains for future reference. I feel that I gained a better sense of the world of copyright within today's course and they will need to also.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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You make an excellent point in recognizing the need for awareness about copyright infringement. The fact that this is the first time I've ever heard much about it as astonishing! I like your idea of educating students about recognizing infringment and I think you are totally right on the mark in your comment that plagarism is the biggest intellectual property issue with students we should be focusing on.
ReplyDeleteYou're totally right, Jeff. It definitely makes you think twice about the materials you "borrow" for your class. We need to make sure we are aware of (and accurately following) the guidelines for copyright infringement and fair use. I know I for one will be super careful now that I know the rules! Bueno, bueno.
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