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CLASSROOM COPYRIGHT CHART
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Medium
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What You Can Do
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The Fine Print
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Printed
Material
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- Poem less than 250
words
- Excerpt of 250
words from a poem greater than 250 words
- Articles, stories,
or essays less than 2,500 words
- Excerpt from a
longer work (10% of work or 1,000 words, whichever is less--but a
minimum of 500 words)
- One chart, picture,
diagram, graph, cartoon or picture per book or per periodical issue
- Two pages (max)
from an illustrated work less than 2,500 words (like childrens books)
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Teachers may make
multiple copies for classroom use.
Students may
incorporate text in multimedia projects. Teachers may incorporate into
multimedia for teaching courses.
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One copy per
student. Usage must be: At the "instance and inspiration of a single
teacher" and when the time frame doesn't allow enough time for asking
permission. Nine instances per class per term (newspapers can be used more
often). Don't create anthologies. "Consumables" can't be copied.
Copying can't be substitute for buying. Copies
may be made only from legally acquired originals.
Teachers may keep
multimedia for two years, after that permission is required. Students may
keep in portfolio for life.
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- Portions of a work
- An entire work
- A work if "the
existing format in which a work is stored has become obsolete"
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A librarian may make up to three copies "solely for
the purpose of replacement of a copy that is damaged, deteriorating, lost
or stolen"
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The library must first determine that after
"reasonable investigation that copy...cannot be obtained at a fair price"
or that the format is obsolete.
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Video
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What
You Can Do
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The
Fine Print
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- Videotapes
(purchased)
- Videotape (rented)
- DVD
- Laser Discs
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Teachers may use these
materials in the classroom without restrictions of length, percentage, or
multiple use
May
be copied for archival purposes or to replace lost, damaged, or stolen
copies.
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The material must legitimately acquired.
It must be used in a classroom or similar place "dedicated to
face-to-face instruction". Not for use as entertainment or reward.
The use should be instructional. The place should be a non-profit
educational institution.
If replacements are
unavailable at a fair price or are available only in obsolete formats
(e.g., betamax videos).
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Video ("Motion Media") for Use in Multimedia
Projects
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What
You Can Do
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The
Fine Print
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- Videotapes
- DVD
- Laser Discs
- QuickTime Movies
- Encyclopedias (CD
ROM)
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Students "may use portions of lawfully acquired
copyrighted works in their academic multimedia", defined as 10% or
three minutes (whichever is less) of "motion media"
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"Proper attribution and credit must be noted for
all copyrighted works included in multimedia, including those prepared
under fair use."Tina Ivany, UC San Diego 12/08/95
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Video for Integration into Video Projects
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What
You Can Do
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The
Fine Print
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- Videotapes
- DVD
- Laser Discs
- QuickTime Movies
- Encyclopedias (CD
ROM)
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Students "may use portions of lawfully acquired
copyrighted works in their academic multimedia"
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The material must legitimately acquired (a legal
copy, not bootleg or home recording).
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Illustrations and Photographs
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What
You Can Do
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The
Fine Print
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- Photograph
- Illustration
- Collections of
photographs
- Collections of
illustrations
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Single works may be used in their entirety but not
more than 5 images by an artist or photographer. From a collection, not
more than 15 images or 10%, whichever is less.
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Older illustrations may be in the public domain, but the
collection may be copyrighted.
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Music for Integration into Multimedia / Video Projects
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What
You Can Do
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The
Fine Print
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Up to 10% of a copyrighted musical composition may be
reproduced, performed and displayed as part of a multimedia program
produced by an educator or student for educational purposes.
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Authorities site a maximum length of 30 seconds. See
notes by congressman below.
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Computer Software
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What
You Can Do
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The
Fine Print
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- Software purchased
- Software licensed
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Software may be lent by the library.
Software may be installed
at home and at school.
Software may be installed on multiple machines.
Software may be copied
for archival use to replace lost, damaged, stolen, copies.
Software can be distributed to users via a network.
Librarians may make
archival copies.
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Take aggressive action to monitor that copying is not
taking place (for retention).
Only one machine at a
time may use the program.
The number of machines being used must never exceed the
number of licensed.
If unavailable at fair
price or is an obsolete format.
The number of simultaneous users must not exceed the
number of licenses. A network license may be required for multiple users.
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Internet
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What
You Can Do
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The
Fine Print
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· Internet connections
· World Wide Web
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Images may be downloaded for student projects.§§ Sound files
may be downloaded for use in projects (see portion restrictions above)
§§ Video may be used in multimedia projects
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Resources from the web may not be reposted onto
the Internet without permission.§§ Links to legitimate resources can be posted.§§ Downloaded resources must be legitemately acquired by the website.
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Television / Cable Channels
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What
You Can Do
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The
Fine Print
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- Broadcast (e.g.,ABC,NBC, CBS, UPN, PBS, local television
stations)
- Tapes made from
broadcast
- CNN
- MTV
- HBO (etc.)
- Tapes made from cable.
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Broadcasts or tapes made from broadcasts may be used for
instruction.
Cable channel programs
may be used with permission. Many programs may be retained for years
--depending on the program. For reference, use Cable in the Classroom.
http://www.ciconline.org/main.cfm
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To retain tapes, minimum rights allow for 10
school days. Enlightened rights holders often allow for much more. PBS
series Reading Rainbow offers three year retention rights, for
example. If you like it enough to keep it more than three years, buy it!
The guidelines for
television programs were defined by Congress before cable television was a
factor. Cable programs are not technically covered by the same guidelines
as broadcast television.
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Film or Filmstrip
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What
You Can Do
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The
Fine Print
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- 16 millimeter films
- filmstrips
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"Teachers may duplicate a single copy of a small
portion...for teaching purposes"
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These must be films or filmstrips that you own.
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Return for updates to:
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http://www.mediafestival.org
/copyrightchart.html
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hall@cccd.edu
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