Copyright Clarity : How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning

by Renee Hobbs

• ISBN13: 9781412981590
• ISBN10: 141298159X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-07
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Today, educators and students have access to a vast, rich array of online materials that can be used for instruction, but these resources often remain untapped because of confusion over copyright laws.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. x
About the Author	p. xii
Copyright Matters for 21st-Century Learning	p. 1
Educators and Students Use Copyrighted Materials	p. 2
Why Do Educators Care About Copyright and Fair Use?	p. 5
From Copyright Confusion to Copyright Clarity	p. 6
Transformativeness: It Will "Shake Your World"	p. 8
Building Consensus Among Educators	p. 9
What You Can Expect From This Book	p. 11
Dispelling Copyright Confusion	p. 15
What Is Copyright?	p. 17
The Purpose of Copyright	p. 18
The Power of Fair Use	p. 19
Copyright Confusion	p. 20
The Consequences of Copyright Confusion	p. 24
Fair Use as a User Right	p. 26
The Problem With Educational-Use Guidelines	p. 27
Beware of Charts and Graphs	p. 28
Fair Use and the Marketplace	p. 31
Copyright, Fair Use, and Online Learning	p. 32
Industry-Sponsored Copyright Misinformation	p. 34
Users Have Rights, Too	p. 39
New Instructional Practices Proliferate	p. 40
The Political and Educational Value of Copying	p. 41
Authorship and the Romantic Ideal	p. 43
Understanding Transformative Use	p. 44
Comparing and Contrasting Photographs: An Online Production Project	p. 49
Inspired by Harry Potter	p. 54
The Issue of Market Impact	p. 55
Making Copies for Whom? For What Purpose?	p. 56
Fair Use and Digital Learning	p. 63
Are Educators Up for the Challenge?	p. 65
Communities of Practice Define Fair Use	p. 66
Creating a Code of Best Practices for Educators	p. 68
What About Permissions?	p. 73
Attribution: Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due	p. 76
Teaching About Copyright and Fair Use	p. 77
Using Copyrighted Work to Make Something New	p. 80
The Future of Copyright	p. 83
Unlocking the Power of Film in Education	p. 84
The Ironies Resulting From Technology Shift	p. 87
The Future of Intellectual Property: Three Views	p. 89
What's at Stake: The Future of Education	p. 94
Leading a Staff-Development Workshop on Copyright and Fair Use	p. 97
Excerpts From Copyright Law	p. 105
Endnotes	p. 111
References	p. 120
Index	p. 125
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