Have copyright laws inhibited your use of multimedia in the classroom?
by Sara Ring
March 23, 2008
From DVDs to online videos to downloaded music and beyond, today's teachers have access to more multimedia resources than ever before. But teachers who show their students these materials must navigate the complex world of copyright law. Although the fair-use doctrine allows people to use works without permission for teaching, scholarship, and research, among other purposes, the user must meet many key (and sometimes confusing) conditions. The report "The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy, [2]" by the Center for Social Media, found that uncertainty over what qualifies as fair use has caused many teachers to strictly limit how they utilize published works, for fear of violating copyright laws. Has this chilling effect hampered you? We want to know!
Links:
[1] http://www.edutopia.org/sara-ring
[2] http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/files/pdf/Final_CSM_copyright_report.pdf
[3] http://www.edutopia.org/node/5367/results
[4] http:/copyright-rules-teachers
[5] http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html "target="new
[6] http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/21/america/NA-GEN-US-Shrek-in-School.php "target="new
[7] http://www.nea.org/neatoday/blog/index.html/1192111512721.html "target="new
[8] http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/files/pdf/Final_CSM_copyright_report.pdf "target="new
[9] http://www.edutopia.org/teachers-tour-you-tube