Educators-Copyright and Fair Use
Learner Description: This web page is intended for teachers enrolled in ITAL Education's Introduction to Websites course.
What is copyright?
Copyright protects originally authored works.
Scavenger Hunt Activity: We will use a scavenger hunt to locate and familiarize ourselves with copyright and related topics.
Key Words: Copyright, fair use, public domain, TEACH Act, creative commons
Instructions: The scavenger hunt below has six activities. Respond to the question of an activity by locating the correct responses found on the web site links. An answer key is linked at the end of the activities for you to evaluate your knowledge on copyright and fair use. A worksheet has also been provided for your responses. Please Download the Worksheet Document.
The YouTube.com video above provides an introduction for educators to copyright and fair use.
Helpful Links
http://www.copyright.gov
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.pdf
http://itc.boisestate.edu/copyright/default.htm
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org
Activity 1
Two of the following sentences are correct. Find the sentence that is incorrect by using information from the link that has been provided (Source).
Source: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.pdf
Hunt for the following:
- Copyright protects original works.
- An author covered under copyright laws has the exclusive right to authorize others to duplicate his/her work.
- Graphics do not fall under copyright.
Activity 2
Source: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter8/index.html
Hunt for the following:
Works in the "public domain" means that the copyright has ________________
Activity 3
Source:http://www.uspto.gov/go/tac/doc/basic/trade_defin.htm
Hunt for the following:
Are copyright, trademark, and patent the same? Y/N
Activity 4
Source: http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml#elec
Hunt for the following:
True or False
Mr. Jones, the owner of a small store, hired a company to create a website. The company designed the website.
A few of the pictures on the new site were taken from www.donotstealpics.com(ficticious) which was found from a Google image search.
Soon representatives from www.donotstealpics.com contacted Mr. Jones about using the images without their permission.
Mr. Jones correctly pointed out that he did not design the site and was unaware of the images being taken from their site.
Mr. Jones cannot be held liable for copyright infringement, as he did not personally download pictures from www.donotstealpics.com
Activity 5
Sources: http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml#elec
http://creativecommons.org/about/license/
Hunt for the following:
- I agree/disagree that the fair use doctrine of United States copyright affords copying and replication of copyrighted materials in certain instances.
- I recorded Dr. Deoshirt's lecture during an online presentation and posted it to my blog so those students who missed class could hear it.
Activity 6
Hunt for the following:
Match the correct link to the sentences below:
- Are authors who write blogs afforded the same protection under copyright laws as authors who write books?
- The TEACH Act also known as the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act addresses copyright issues including online learning
Do you have a question on copyright and fair use?
FAQ http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-fairuse.html
