Copyright, with all its intricacies, is admittedly difficult to understand. This is true. Luckily, the Copyright Clearance Center has created a hip new video to explain the basics about copyright and determine fair use of copyrighted materials. By clicking on the picture, you’ll be linked to the video. Enjoy, and take note.
*This article has been cross posted on the Dear Librarian.
Ann Krembs is an international educator having taught in these countries: El Salvador, Saudia Arabia, Venezuela, and India. Currently she is the head librarian at the American School of Bombay; next year she will be moving to China to be the elementary librarian at the International School of Beijing. Ann also serves as your Dear Librarian on the blog she writes answering questions that you may have in regards to libraries and books or Internet applications and resources.
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I really think it is critical we find viable ways to simplify copyright discussions. I don’t have a cute acronym for this yet, but the following is what we’re recommending teachers use as guidelines in our “Celebrate Oklahoma Voices” project:
H- Homegrown media
C- Creative Commons licensed media
F – Fair Use of other media
Basically, the idea is that if you can create your own media, you don’t need to ask someone else’s permission to use it in your work. There are limits to this, of course, when you photograph people or copyrighted/trademarked items. Still, this is a good first step.
The second option is to utilize Creative Commons licensed media. Again this is not a panacea, as the Virgin-Australia Flickr photo lawsuit awhile back showed. Still, it can be great to avoid the Fair Use ambiguities by using CC media for which a license to reuse under certain conditions has been granted.
The third option is to look at fair use, and that is what gets complicated. I appreciate you letting me know about this new video, I’d also commend the copyright and fair use materials distributed by Temple University’s Media Education Lab:
http://www.mediaeducationlab.com/topic/Copyright+and+Fair+Use
If you have a suggestion for how to make the above “H-C-F” process more memorable I’d love to hear it. I shared a “Copyright for Educators” preso in Portland that is available as a slidecast/slideshare, which explains this in some additional detail.
Oops, here’s that slideshare link:
http://www.slideshare.net/wfryer/copyright-for-educators
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Thanks for this comment. I like your “HCF,” and I will begin thinking of more ways to present these three points. I plan to post more in regards to the H and C and not limit this post to the F.
Ann
Love your idea, Wesley! I know this needs work, but I using a word I’ll remember. What about something like this?
F- Fair Use of Media
A- Apply your Own Media
I- Institute Creative Commons Licensed Media
R- Reread the Fine Print
Just a thought…