Copyright Blog
After watching several of the videos located on the
five-minute film festival, my understanding of copy right is much clearer
however there are still some underlying questions that the videos do not
address. First and foremost, the video that allowed me understand how copy
right is used, was the YouTube video with the animated puppets because it made
it clear how owners to videos have the right to take down stolen videos.
Although it was highly informative in assuring that viewers understand
copyright laws and dispute claims, It did not inform the audience on how to
give credit to copy right owners. The video was quite hilarious and appropriate
for all ages in allowing the audience to understand the mere basics of
copyright for YouTube videos. This video would be appropriate for a wide
variety of users but it may not necessarily prevent audiences from avoiding
copy right infringement and its entirety because it did not discusses mashups
or taking parts of the video and how that works with copy right. The video was
certainly successful in having the audience understand and keep these thoughts
in their mind. I would have liked to see ways in which to avoid these fairly
common mistakes to be added to the YouTube video.
Another video that caught my
interest was Understanding
"Fair Use" in a Digital World because
it was a lesson that made copyright laws accessible to young students. Many of
the students were provided videos and given an opportunity to discuss and
evaluate whether the video was breaking the law or not. It allowed students to
carefully understand and analyze some of features of the video and come
together as a group to decide what was considered fair use and what was
breaking the law. this video was effective for educators in trying to help
students become aware of fair use and copy right laws however it would be
relatively difficult for other audiences to relate to the video.
I decided to read "The Educator's Guide to Copyright and
Fair Use" article because as
teachers we often copyright work without realizing it. If we do copyright work,
teachers often justify themselves and copyright for the purpose of teaching
others. I found that even photos must be copyrighted or referenced when using
material. The article gave an example of students using photos and songs on a
multimedia course; those photos and songs must be referenced or permission is
needed. The article was highly informative; personally I believe it is relatively
difficult to find the vendor and write a proposal to ask for permission to use
a photo or website. As teachers, we create lesson plans on a day to day basis
often adjusting our lesson on student progress. I find it impractical to wait
for permission from the vendor to use their resources. This may take months to
obtain permission. I think it would be appropriate to reference the site and
photos.
References
"The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use"
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr280.shtml
Hey Esther, looks like you got a late start on posting this so you've missed out on most of the comments! So here's one for you looking at what you put in. I think what spoke to me most about your post was the point about asking for permission being something that could take months. That kind of thing can really wreck a lesson plan. Does anyone even make lesson plans far enough in advance that they can afford to wait that long for that kind of permission? I remember in one of the videos someone actually brought up that idea and referred to the whole thing as 'a huge hassle' and recommended that you just not even bother by sticking to freely available stuff. That said, I do think that the fair use is actually really flexible in regards to things being used for education purposes. I'd say that there probably isn't much that you wouldn't be able to at least include aspects of if having to leave it out would really be a hindrance to your lesson. I guess you just need to be careful to not let your students get a similar cavalier attitude towards the same thing. However that likely will be more about not letting them do it than not doing it yourself. I can't actually think too much about where that would even be an issue outside of a literal media class.
ReplyDeleteHi Chad, I actually posted it on Friday, not sure why it says March 25 but thank you for your concern. Anyway, copy right infringement is a huge hassle and as an educator it can be difficult to contact publishers for permission hence why it is safe to adhere to the text in the public domain.I'd like to also correct your statement in regard to your "cavalier" reference. I think it is rather inappropriate for you to suggest that I have a "cavalier attitude" towards copy right infringement and fair use. On the contrary, i state the utter importance in obtaining permission. My focus was a teacher's difficult in obtain permission in a timely manner. I think you are making the assumption that I lack concern for copy right therefore wrongfully suggesting that my students will have a similar attitude. As an educator, it is important to adhere to regulations. Perhaps you should look into how copyright and fair use works outside a media class, its more than regulations for a "literal media class"
DeleteHi Esther,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. I did like the Youtube video with the animated puppets but I did wish that there were a way to avoid these common mistakes. When I first began watching the video I was a little thrown off because as simple as the video was and comical at the same time I found it to be a good resource for any age to become familiar with common copyright issues that appear all the time. When I was watching this I was very astonished as to how many of these issues I was actually committing myself. I find that more so than other careers educators need to be knowledgable on these issues to be able to educate his/her students on them as well as making sure he/she is confirming to these copyright laws. Overall, I really enjoyed your post and really liked the different ideas you addressed when watching the different videos for the blog post this week. Great Job!