Which aspects of this
scenario do you feel are allowable under copyright law?
Which aspects do you
feel would be a violation of copyright law?
What do you base your
decisions on?
To answer these
questions we all should know and understand the concept of
"copyright". According to Copyright Clearance Center, " Copyright
protection exists from the moment a work is created in a fixed, tangible form
of expression. The copyright immediately becomes the property of the
author who created the work. Only the author, or those deriving their rights
through the author, can rightfully claim copyright. In the case of works made
for hire, the employer—not the writer—is considered the author."
Now, according to U.S
Copyright Office, " the distinction between what is fair use and what is
infringement in a particular case will not always be clear or easily defined.
There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken
without permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does
not substitute for obtaining permission."
Moreover, under the law, the
individual or entity that owns the copyright of a work has the following
rights:
- Reproduction: Making copies
- Adaptation: Changing a work in some way
- Distribution: Giving the work to others
- Public Performance: Playing/performing a work in front of others
- Public Display:Displaying a work for others to view
- Digital Transmission of Sound Recordings: Capturing audio files on the internet
and burning CDs/file sharing
- Adaptation: Changing a work in some way
- Distribution: Giving the work to others
- Public Performance: Playing/performing a work in front of others
- Public Display:Displaying a work for others to view
- Digital Transmission of Sound Recordings: Capturing audio files on the internet
and burning CDs/file sharing
According to the
scenario, I am a teacher and I am showing in my class images from the google
image search in class, I am posting the presentation on the password
protected-intranet as well as posting the presentation on YouTube and
downloading images from the Google image search. Moreover, I show the youtube
video to my students, I play rainforest sounds I purchased on iTunes, i read
the poem aloud to my students and record the presentation.
What is legal and
what is ilegal? I would use in class google images, the mp3 album and the
youtube video. There is not problem at all using the song that I dowloaded
because I personally bought the record so...now it's mine! Regarding the
pictures, if we have doubt about what is legal and what not we can go to
websites such as flickr. These kind of webpages do not require a
permission.
Finally, my actions
are going to be safe as long as I have a permission from the original creator.
We all should know that if we see the copyright symbol anywhere and we want to
use that material, we have to ask for permission. If we pick something with
copyright and we use it without any allowance...we'll be in trouble.
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