U.S.+Copyright+Law+&+Education

__Welcome to United States Copyright Law & Education__ Michael Bagshaw, Kate Bonneau, Rebecca Sargent & Maryellen Shalhoub

The US Copyright Office says "one of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies.” Fair use, which has been determined by several court cases, lays out the cases, reasons and situations that reproduction is considered “fair” and thus allowed. Educational and non-profit uses are given wider latitude with what is “fair.” Since there are many intricacies to the law, the best way to know if something is “fair” is to use the links below to help guide you through the legalities of copyright infringement. See the diagram below for a helpful way to understand the difference between copyright use and copyright infringement. You can see that fair use falls in the middle.



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A. Internet Links/Resources B. Informative Video C. Poll D. YouTube



A. Internet Links/Resources:

1. This website discusses Section 107 through Section 118 of the Copyright Law of the United States and the issue of Fair Use. [|U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use]

2. This website provides information regarding the TEACH ACT and is a statement of Marybeth Peters, the Register of Copyrights before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. [|TEACH Act]

3. This website is your "checks and balances" as an instructor. This website covers Section 110(1) and Section 110(2) of the 2002 TEACH Act. This website is a step by step process to ensure the instructor creating projects that are compliant under copyright laws. [|Exceptions for Instructors in the U.S. Copyright Law]

4. This website provides a plethora of information regarding what an educator can and cannot do. The information provided covers a broad spectrum or sources (text, video, music, etc.). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|K-12 Copyright Laws: Primer for Teachers]



<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">B. Informative Videos:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Technology & Copyright Podcast]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Copyright Education User Rights - Section 107 Music Video]



<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">C. Poll

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<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">D. YouTube



<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">We felt the need to add a special section regarding YouTube because of the increased role it has in education. Below you will find a link to YouTube regarding their policy on uploading videos and whether or not the up-loader is violating any copyright laws. For those who upload a video that does violate copyright laws, YouTube pulls the video and the up-loader is then required to go through an educational process. These links (1 article, 2 videos) is specific to YouTube.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">YouTube's policy with regards to uploading videos to youTube.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|YouTube Blog: YouTube Copyright Education] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">YouTube Blog talking about copyright laws.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|YouTube Copyright School] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Video Regarding YouTube's Education Program - those who violate copyright laws on YouTube must go through an educational process.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Fair Use School: Response to YouTube's Copyright School Video] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Video is in response to YouTube's Educational Program video. This video talks about 'fair use'.