Copyright+in+a+Web+2.0+World

= Copyright in a Web 2.0 World = = = The Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 107, outlines the following: //…the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include://
 * //the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;//
 * //the nature of the copyrighted work;//
 * //the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and//
 * //the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.//

Due to today's use digital media and Web 2.0 tools, the way in which we look at copyright has changed. In an educational setting, much of how we use copyright depends largely on Fair Use Guidelines. According to Wikipedia, Fair Use is defined as: //...a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work, is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders. //

Additionally, the digitial culture has led to the launch of Creative Commons that allows individuals to obtain noncommercial licenses and that also allows individuals to copy, distribute, display, perform, and remix other people's work for noncommercial purposes only. Many organizations and websites use Creative Commons licenses.

In light of these definitions and allowances, Students should adhere to the following policies:
 * 1) Students are expected to adhere to copyright laws and fair use guidelines as specified by state and federal law.
 * 2) Students are prohibited from illegally downloading or illegally copying from any electronic resource that are specifically copyrighted.
 * 3) Students should provide citations and give credit to authors and creators when choosing to incorporate works created by others.
 * 4) Students are expected to avoid plagiarism.
 * 5) Students are encouraged to use collaboration when creating materials and works for school projects.
 * 6) Students are encouraged to realize that works created by individuals, including themselves, have an inherent copyright.
 * 7) <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students are encouraged to realize that they can seek a Creative Commons license for any work they create and choose to have it shared with others to copy, distribute, display, perform or remix for noncommercial purposes.
 * 8) <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students should exercise caution in using digital material downloaded from the Internet. Access to works on the Internet does not automatically mean that these can be reproduced and reused without permission or royalty payment. Credit should be given when applicable on the screen.

<span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Copyright Guidelines for Multimedia:** <span style="color: #43430e; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;"> The The Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia of 1997 were drafted by a diverse group of interested parties. The agreed upon interpretation of the fair use provisions of the Copyright Act are currently endorsed by twenty-three associations including the U.S. Copyright Office and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. They are not legally binding; however, they do define the educational audience and provide the following guidelines: <span style="color: #43430e; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;"> **Definition:** Educational multimedia, as it relates to these guidelines, incorporate students’ or educators’ original material, such as course notes or commentary, together with various copyrighted media formats including but not limited to motion media, music, text material, graphics, illustrations, photographs and digital software which are combined into an integrated presentation. <span style="color: #43430e; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;"> **Permitted Uses:** Educators may use their own educational multimedia projects, created for curriculum-based instruction in face-to-face instruction, student directed self-study, remote instruction, peer conferences, and for their own professional portfolio. Students may perform and display their own multimedia projects in the courses for which they were created and may use them in their own portfolios as examples of their academic work. <span style="color: #43430e; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;"> Since the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia are merely criteria to be evaluated and not legally binding, an attorney should be consulted if there is any doubt as to whether a use is a fair one. These guidelines are available for non-profit activities of nonprofit education institutions at all levels of instruction whose primary function is supporting research and instructional activities of educators and students. <span style="color: #43430e; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;"> Students may use portions of lawfully acquired copyrighted works in their academic multimedia programs with proper attribution and citation and may perform their program for educational purposes and may retain it in their personal portfolios as examples of their academic work. <span style="color: #43430e; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">**Portion limitations:**
 * <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Motion media// – 10% or 3 minutes text material – 10% or 100 words
 * <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Music//- Up to 10% or 30 seconds
 * <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Illustrations and photographs// – up to 5 images of an artist or photographer in its entirety, no more than 10% or 15 images from a collective work
 * <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Poem// – entire poem may be used if less than 250 words, no more than one poem by a poet or 5 poems from an anthology
 * <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Longer poems //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – 250 words but no more than one poem by any poet or 5 poems from an Anthology

Exercise caution in using digital material downloaded from the Internet. Access to works on the Internet does not automatically mean that these can be reproduced and reused without permission or royalty payment. Credit should be given on the screen where applicable.

<span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Copyright and Fair Use for Teachers:**

 * <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Teachers must respect copyright and fair use guidelines. See U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use.
 * <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A hyperlink to outside sources is recommended. Be sure not to plagiarize and give credit where it is due. When using a hyperlink, be sure that the content is appropriate and adheres to the District AUP.
 * <span style="color: #434323; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">It is recommended that blogs be licensed under a [|Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License].

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