Educating Students and Faculty on Copyright
Issues
Rosalind Tedford Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Wake Forest University
Consortium of College and University Media Centers Annual Meeting
October 31st, 2004
Wake Forest University
4000 undergraduates 2300 graduate students 400+ full-time undergrad faculty All students, staff and faculty issued IBM
ThinkPads on a 2-year rotation. Wired and Wireless Campus copyright policy in progress No central location for obtaining
permissions
Copyright: Division of Responsibilities
Information Systems: Copyright statement part of official
university policy on Ethical Computing Responsible for responding to legal
challenges against students Library:
Copyright/Plagiarism EducationMAY be home for copyright center in the
future
Copyright: Students
New student ThinkPad orientation IS Student Programs Training (RTAs,
STARs) Information literacy elective course Library Instruction Classes Dreamweaver classes Other multimedia training classes
Copyright: Students
Assume they want to do the easy/cheap thing Explain:
The concept and importance of intellectual property Why the media producers are upset Why universities are targeted How downloading/sharing affects the campus network What they can do to advocate alternative models
Explain what they can and cannot do (specifics) and the consequences of not complying
Find a hook (parent’s $$; college record) Provide Alternatives (Cdigix)
Copyright: Faculty
Faculty ThinkPad exchange training Blackboard courses Dreamweaver courses Brown Bag Lunch sessions at TLC Tech Talk sessions Individual Q&A (ITC and Reference) New Position: Information Literacy Librarian Campus Copyright Committee
Copyright: Faculty
Assume they want to do the right thing as long as it doesn’t cost much time or money
Explain from the perspective of the copyright holder Qualify Fair Use according to the law Use concrete examples Explain digital media issues (DMCA, TEACH) Provide frameworks and alternatives that make
compliance easy (e-reserves, streaming servers, Xanedu, copyright permissions assistance)
Get input on university policies
Lessons Learned
It’s too easy to come off sounding like ‘big brother’
Copyright law is an ever-changing landscape so keep up!
All stakeholders need to be on the same page Compliance is directly related to perceived
consequences and how easy you make obeying the law on your campus.
Get legal office backing for policies and faculty
Tips for Others
Do your homework Get representatives from every affected campus
community involved if possible Don’t talk down to anyone Eliminate the big brother mentality Provide both ethical and legal perspectives Assume good intentions – even if you have proof
to the contrary! If you can, provide rights management services
for faculty.
