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[Open with Title page] Copyright Law is a multi-faceted topic that
has inspired decades of debate. [shot of copyright law]
Some people have devoted their entire careers to understanding and interpreting the copyright
law. One such person is Mark Swails, our in house copyright expert and librarian. Mark
and the studious copyright committee have come up with a list of 6 things faculty should
know about copyright. [Prezi shot]
[zone in on first one] 1. The largest and most useful exemption to
copyright law is “Fair Use,” which balances four factors:
1) the Purpose of the use, 2) the Nature of the copyrighted work,
3) the Amount of work used, 4) and Effect on the market for the work.
Using a small portion of factual works for educational purposes that have no negative
effect on the potential market for the work makes a finding of Fair Use more likely. JCCC
has published Guidelines for Fair Use on its website. Staying within these thresholds can
help limit your copyright risk. [zone in on second]
2. The use of publisher materials, such as the textbook and associated support materials
including quiz questions, presentation slides, and illustrations, are governed by licensing
agreements that often do not allow the materials to be used when the textbook isn’t required
for your class. If you are using publisher materials from a textbook other than the required
text, it’s best to first ask the publisher for permission.
[zone in on the third] 3. JCCC’s library has already licensed a
tremendous amount of content including most major publications and many video resources.
Funding is also available to license content the library doesn’t own. Contact your division’s
library liaison for more details. [zone in on the fourth]
4. Students own the copyright for all the classwork they create in the classroom. If
you’re going to use student work, it’s best to obtain the student’s permission.
JCCC has a student work release form, if you wish to do so formally. When the use does
not fall within the Fair Use or another exception, formal permission must be obtained. To address
privacy and attribution concerns the student should have the opportunity to request that
identifying information to be removed or that it be used with proper attribution.
[zone in on the fifth] 5. Copyright law explicitly allows face-to-face
instructors to perform or display any copyrighted work in the classroom, unless the work has
been unlawfully obtained. Distributing material to students or posting it online is not explicitly
allowed, but may fall within Fair Use or another exemption. Such use should be evaluated on
a case by case basis prior to distribution or posting.
[zone in on sixth] 6. Creative Commons a website found at search.creativecommons.org,
maintains a registry of search engines that return only images, films, music and text
that are either not protected by copyright or are licensed for re-use, subject to certain
conditions set forth by the creators related to attribution, creation of derivative works,
and commercial use. It is recommended that these search engines be used to find materials
use in your presentations, rather than taking material from the internet that is most likely
subject to copyright. These six things will help you with copyright
issues as you teach and otherwise do your job.
[title page of mark’s contact info] If you have questions or if you have an uncertain
copyright area you are dealing with please contact Mark Swails.