Copyright Protected Materials
What items or materials are protected under the copyright law?
Items such as artwork, music, software, poems to name a few are protected under the copyright law. I do understand that ownership and the credit given is important just like quoting from a written source. We teach this in our courses.
Troy,
You are correct. Almost anything that you would want to use is copyright protested.
Renee Shaffer
just about everything you need to really be aware of what material you use. the protected stuff is pictures music, books , themes, literature, dance cartoons, logos etc
Jennifer,
Thank you very much. glad to have you in the course!
Renee Shaffer
According to unit 1, the following items are protected under a copyright law:
Dance & Choreography
Written work (i.e. literature & poetry)
Dramatic Work
Photos, cartoons, charts, tables etc.
Motion pictures and cartoons
Computer software & websites
Sound recordings & musical works
I think this was an excellent first section to open the unit with because it demonstrates just how easy it is to accidentally plagiarize without knowing it. On the flip side, understanding how easy it is to plagiarize, one could argue how easy it is not to plagiarize (i.e. asking for permission).
Jennifer
Kara,
It is hard to believe but almost everything we usually want to use is copyrighted!
Renee Shaffer
Pretty much all published material is protected under copyright laws. I remember in one of my classes that I was teaching, we were told that we were to provide links to articles we used to avoid copyright infringement. Many people were copying and pasting and we were told we could get in trouble for that.
Kara
I never thought about this topic until this course. I really thought Youtube videos were fair game. It can be a confusing situation.
LE,
Yes, a lot of people are hedging but that is a lawsuit just waiting to happen. Many publishers are now suing institutions and instructors, so it is best to be forwarned and proactive.
Renee Shaffer
The original "product" is protected by copyright, this includes physical items, visual images, written works and software. As an instructor, working in a large organization, I am frequently unsure what is and is not available for use in my classroom. The University has many subscriptions to services that provide content for use. The challenge is finding out which services are available and what content is available for use. These things change frequently and the process for identifying what is available is highly bureaucratic and filled with complex legal terminology. In fact, I often find that I do not understand the answers that I am given. We seldom get a clear "Yes" or "No" answer. It seems everyone wants to hedge their position.
I know that written materials, etc. are covered, but things such as titles are not, but may somehow be covered within trademark law.
Andrew,
Yes, but think of the creativity inherent in dance and choreography as with other art forms.
Renee Shaffer
Renee, I think what info surprised me were the facts on dance and choreography. Hmmm. Certainly items like Written work like literature and poetry, Computer software and websites. Photos, cartoons, charts and tables all fall into that area.
Original works are protected by copyright. For example: "art, literary work, music, software, etc." (cut from the information given in the "ownership" section of this course)
The elements that are protect under the copyright law are: literary works, poetry, music, videos
Donald,
Just remember to ask for copyright permission!!
Renee Shaffer
Today it seems that all is protected under copyright. Many of my students are unaware of the legality of it all. One common mistake is assuming that if it is on the Internet, then it is not protected. Recent years have changed the way I approach using material in my classroom
I had a video on my class site, and students loved it, it showed the Beauty of Math via many symmetrical and additive number patterns. I just put up the link to it and students clicked on the link and watched it.
But after it was up there for some time, my manager deleted it and told me that it probably violated the copyright laws. I understand, but just did not even think about this before. Now I do, especially after this course!
I had a video on my class site, and students loved it, it showed the Beauty of Math via many symmetrical and additive number patterns. I just put up the link to it and students clicked on the link and watched it.
But after it was up there for some time, my manager deleted it and told me that it probably violated the copyright laws. I understand, but just did not even think about this before. Now I do, especially after this course!
