Copyright vs. Copy Share
Where do you stand?By Joseph Volk
A little copyright history1439- Gutenberg’s movable type printing press invented
1790- Congress passes Copyright Act of 1790 under the new U.S. Constitution. Authors of books, maps and charts were granted exclusive rights for 14 years with an optional renewal term of 14 years.
1981- IBM introduces the personal computer (PC)
1990-First web server and web browser developed
1998- The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act extended the term of copyright protection for most works to the life of the author plus 70 years.
1999- Recording Industry Association of America sues Napster
2001- Apple Launches Ipod
What is copyright?
Copyright is a property right that protects a creator or author from infringement from others on their creation. The creator or author has exclusive rights to reproduce,. Perform, or display the protected work. This basically means no one else has rights to alter, copy, or change the work without the authors permission.(Newsome, 1997)
What is copy-share
To rearrange someone else’s material in and innovative way. Mash-up is an example of “making something fresh out of something stale.” People participate in the creation and recreation of their culture (Lessig)
Copyright materials include the following
categories:literary works - both fiction and nonfiction, including books, periodicals, manuscripts, computer programs, manuals, phone records, film, audiotapes, and computer disks
musical works -- and accompanying words -- songs, operas, and musical plays
dramatic works -- including music - plays and dramatic readings
pantomimed and choreographed works
pictorial, graphics, and sculptural works -- final and applied arts, photographs, prints and art reproductions, maps, globes, charts, technical drawings, diagrams, and models
motion pictures and audiovisual works - slide/tape, multimedia presentations, filmstrips, films, and videos
sound recordings and records - tapes, cassettes, and computer disks
When can a copyrighted work be
usedPublic Domain- work that belongs to the public or its copyright has expired
Permission- the author or creator gives you permission
Fair Use- Educational use
What is fair use?
Fair use explicitly allows use of copyrighted materials for educational purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research (Newsome, 1997)
When can you be exempt from fair use?When copies are made on the spur of the moment for educational use and are temporary
When copies are made for minima; information such as a paragraph
When materials is proportional or short compared to amount of material
When sales are not effected by use
Copy-share
Taking and recreating new content from other peoples content using digital technologies (saying something differently).
A culture where people produce for what they love doing and not for the money (User Generated Content.)
A technique that has been democratized.
A literacy of todays youth culture.
Copy–share is not
Copy share is not taking someone else's ideas and posing them as your own.
Copy-share is not taking someone else’s work and making a profit on them for your self
Copy-share is not taking someone else’s idea’s and calling them your own
Whose side am I on?
As I weigh in on this issue, I feel I am definitely on the side of copy-share. My point sways toward this side because of the creativity behind the intent. When people have a creative intent behind their thinking, it is different then stealing someone else’s ideas.
Plus the idea of fair use has restrictions that may not be evident under the law that still fall’s under education. These uses could place an educator or student in a postion of being sued.
Future fights!
As technology and skills increase for users, more and more copyright issues are going to move forward. We have been in the realm of music and video, it will eventually be everything else media.
The question is, when is too much?
People will continue to push laws, that is human nature, but what is the acceptable level for future of copyright and copyshare.
ReferencesDilanchian, N. (2010, June 10). Digital music technology and copyright timeline. Ip, technology, and e-businness. Retrieved from http://www.dilanchian.com.au/ index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=202:digital-music-technology-and-copyright-timeline&catid=5:ip-tech-a-e-biz&Itemid=144
AN additional resource timeline for copyright from the 1980’s to current.
Electronic Frontier foundation. (n.d.). Teaching copyright [Timeline of copyright]. Retrieved February 13, 2011, from http://www.teachingcopyright.org/ handout/ law-technology-timeline
This site provides a basic timeline of copyright dates and inventions since the 1500’s
Lessig, L. (2007, March). Larry Lessig on laws that choke creativity [Motion picture]. United States: TED CONFERENCES. Retrieved from TED- Ideas worth spreading database. (TED2007)
This citation reflects Larry Letting a lawyer behind copy-share. Larry explains what copy share is in great detail and depth.
Newsome, K. (1997). Modeling honesty and resourcefulness. In A teacher’s guide to fair use and copyright. Retrieved February 13, 2011, from http://home.earthlink.net/ ~cnew/ research.htm#Purpose%20of%20use
This site uses compares fair use and copyright information for educators. This site give hints and background on the laws.
Ufchitman. (2010, November 10). GLEE - “Umbrella-Singin’ In the Rain” full performance [Video file]. Retrieved from Youtube database.
Video is an example of a mash-up being used by the tv show- Glee