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Fear and uncertainty about copyright law frequently plague educators and, in some cases, prevent them from engaging in creative teaching. This course is a professional development opportunity designed to give teachers and librarians of all grade levels a basic introduction to US copyright law. Participants in the course will learn that the law is intended to assist educators and librarians.
Syllabus :
1. Welcome to Copyright Law
- About The Course
2. A Framework for Thinking about Copyright
- What is Copyright
- The Roots of Anglo-American Copyright
- Copyright Moves Across the Pond
- Ways the Monopoly is Limited
- How Copyright Happens
- Framework for Analysis
- Authorship, Part 1
- Authorship, Part 2
- Authorship, Part 3
3. Owning Rights
- You Own Copyright
- Students Own Copyright Too
- Work Made for Hire and Teachers
- First Sale, Part 1
- First Sale, Part 2
- First Sale, Part 3
- Public Domain
- Idea/Expression Dichotomy
4. Specific Exceptions for Teachers and Librarians
- In Class Performances
- The TEACH Act - Online Performances
- A Library Exception, Part 1
- A Library Exception, Part 2
- A Library Exception, Part 3
- Framework Review
- Licenses and the Creative Commons
- Asking for Permission
5. Understanding and Using Fair Use
- Place of Fair Use, Part 1
- Place of Fair Use, Part 2
- Using Fair Use - The Four Factors
- Transformative Fair Use, Part 1
- Transformative Fair Use, Part 2
- Transformative Fair Use, Part 3
- Applying Fair Use, Part 1
- Applying Fair Use, Part 2
- Applying Fair Use, Part 3
- The International Implications, Part 1
- The International Implications, Part 2
- The International Implications, Part 3
