Older Copyright References

Harry LordTitle V Web 2.0 Activities Director

Copyright IssuesWhy is this important? Many (a majority?) of

resources available on the web are copyrighted, for viewing only.

From: http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm

“Fair use. Fair use is one of the most important, and least clear cut, limits to copyright. It permits some use of others' works even without approval. But when? Words like "fair" or "reasonable" cannot be precisely defined, but here are a few benchmarks.

Uses that advance public interests such as criticism, education or scholarship are favored -- particularly if little of

another's work is copied. Uses that generate income or interfere with a copyright owner's income are not. Fairness also means crediting original artists or authors. (A teacher who copied, without credit, much of another's course

materials was found to infringe.) …..” 2

Fair Use, Teach Act, More…

Want to learn more…? Review the following:

A Fair(y) Use Talehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo

Fair Use, Copyright and YouTube's Policies

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=369901B5C53B4962

Copyright for Educators http://www.slideshare.net/wfryer/copyright-for-

educators?type=presentation

Resources for Copyright, Fair Use and TEACHhttp://foothillglobalaccess.pbworks.com/CopyRight

Or… simply be safe; don’t copy. Either link to the resource , or find another.

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Creative Commons

« Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that increases sharing and improves collaboration.” See http://creativecommons.org/

A good site to learn more is http://instructify.com/2008/12/16/the-educators-guide-to-creative-commons/

and also http://drapestakes.blogspot.com/2008/12/educators-guide-to-creative-commons.html

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Resources…Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers,

http://www.mediafestival.org/copyrightchart.html

A site that lists some resources (public domain, copyright free, open-source, etc) http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic98.htm

Public domain videos, http://www.webtvwire.com/free-online-stock-video-footage-9-of-the-best-public-domain-video-resources/

Fair Use Harbor, http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/cid/copyrightbay/fairuse.htm

http://mediaeducationlab.com/code-best-practices-fair-use-media-literacy-education

Public domain photos, podcasts, music, etc…. Do a Google search. Hundreds of sites.

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Accessibility…

“Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities. The document "How People with Disabilities Use the Web" describes how different disabilities affect Web use and includes scenarios of people with disabilities using the Web. “

From http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.php

Quicktips to make your material accessible, See: http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/glance/

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Accessibility…

In addition, see the High Tech Center Training Unit (htctu) web accessibility site, http://www.htctu.net/divisions/webaccess/main.htm

And HTCTU Training Manuals, http://www.htctu.net/trainings/manuals/tutmain.htm

As well as WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) http://www.webaim.org/resources/

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