Introduction
Online Toolkit for Copyright, Fair Use, and Personal Rights and Privacy
Corliss Pinkney
Northcentral University
Online Toolkit for Copyright, Fair Use, Personal Rights and Privacy
Copyright, fair use, and personal rights and privacy are important topics and more so in this digital age where most information is readily accessible. Though this information is readily accessible, one must be ever vigilante as to how we obtain this information, obtaining permission when and if necessary, and giving credit as necessary for this information. Students and teachers need to be aware of the responsibilities that accompany the information age. This lesson will focus on copyright, fair use, and personal rights and privacy. First, the student will be given a definition of copyright. Second the student will be given a definition of fair use. Third and last, the student will be given a definition of personal rights and privacy as they pertain to copyright.
Concepts learned in this course including intellectual property, personal rights violation, and privacy will also be reviewed in the scope of this toolkit. While to the casual observer it may seem that these matters may not be of any real importance, in actuality they are very critical issues. Critical in that one misuse or innocently used material that belongs to someone else (the copyright owner) could entail legal troubles and/ or fines.
Online Toolkit for Copyright, Fair Use, Personal Rights and Privacy
Copyright, fair use, and personal rights and privacy are important topics and more so in this digital age where most information is readily accessible. Though this information is readily accessible, one must be ever vigilante as to how we obtain this information, obtaining permission when and if necessary, and giving credit as necessary for this information. Students and teachers need to be aware of the responsibilities that accompany the information age. This lesson will focus on copyright, fair use, and personal rights and privacy. First, the student will be given a definition of copyright. Second the student will be given a definition of fair use. Third and last, the student will be given a definition of personal rights and privacy as they pertain to copyright.
Concepts learned in this course including intellectual property, personal rights violation, and privacy will also be reviewed in the scope of this toolkit. While to the casual observer it may seem that these matters may not be of any real importance, in actuality they are very critical issues. Critical in that one misuse or innocently used material that belongs to someone else (the copyright owner) could entail legal troubles and/ or fines.
Task
Resource List
- https://youtu.be/8YkbeycRa2A
- https://youtu.be/Uiq42O6rhW4
- https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.
- https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html
- https://fairuse.stanford.edu › Overview Sections › Fair Use
- https://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/public-domain-faq.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement
- https://www.lib.purdue.edu/uco/CopyrightBasics/penalties.html
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https://www.rcfp.org/.../how-avoid-copyright-infringement-legal-action-…
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Process
My toolkit includes websites that I have explored during this course. I approached this toolkit as though I were designing this specifically for my students. I have found that students use the Internet rather indiscriminately: cutting and pasting without any real thought that it may be someone else’s idea. Copyright, fair use, intellectual property, personal rights violation and privacy need to be actively taught in this digital age. It is not enough to give an assignment to students with a brief lecture on how to quote sources, then expect them to produce assignments according to your criteria.
It is my hope that because some of the websites seem rather redundant, this is just a reinforcement of how important copyright is. I viewed numerous YouTube© videos before deciding on which ones would be most appropriate and appealing for my students. The websites that I chose were some that I had viewed in the past but did not use because they were not peer-reviewed scholarly sources.
By the conclusion of this toolkit:
- the student should be able to define copyright.
- the student should be able to define fair use.
- the student should be able to state the four factors that determine fair use.
- the student should be able to explain Creative Commons©
- the student should be able to define intellectual property.
- the student should be able to give an example of intellectual property.
- the student should be able to describe a personal rights violation.
- the student should be able to describe copyright infringement.
- the student should be able to describe the fines for copyright infringement.
- the student should be able to describe what can be expected with privacy and copyright.
Evaluation
Scoring Rubric
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Criteria |
Excellent |
Good |
Satisfactory |
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4 |
3 |
2 |
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Copyright
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Defines copyright clearly, giving 2 examples |
Very brief statement about copyright with 1 example |
Brief definition, no example |
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Fair Use
|
States what fair use is, names the 4 factors, gives an example of fair use |
States what fair use is, names 4 factors |
States what fair use is |
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Creative Commons
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Detailed explanation of Creative Commons |
Defines Creative Commons with an example |
Little information about Creative Commons |
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Intellectual Property
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Defines IP and giving 4 examples |
Defines IP and gives 2 examples |
Defines IP |
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Copyright Infringement |
Explain copyright infringement in detail, citing fines, process. |
Defines copyright infringement with few details. |
Defines copyright infringement |
Conclusion
This WebQuest presented information for students about copyright, intellectual property, copyright infringement, personal rights violation, and privacy. Because we live in a digital age where information is readily available, sometimes the lines are blurred as to what information may be legally used and what information cannot be legally used. Students often do not know the difference or even worse do not care. It is for this reason that it is the belief of this author that copyright and all that it entails needs to be actively taught much the way reading, writing, and arithmetic are taught.
Students were provided with a page of resources that included websites and videos to help them understand of the importance of copyright and other topics concerning copyright. They were also given objectives to guide them in their reading and research. Finally, students were presented with a rubric based on the objectives to gauge how will they learned the material
Credits
References
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https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.
https://law.freeadvice.com/intellectual.../copyright_law/qualify_copyright_protection.ht.
https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html
https://fairuse.stanford.edu › Overview Sections › Fair Use
https://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/public-domain-faq.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement
https://www.lib.purdue.edu/uco/CopyrightBasics/penalties.html
https://www.livescience.com/37398-right-to-privacy.html
https://www.rcfp.org/.../how-avoid-copyright-infringement-legal-action-protect-copyr
Teacher Page
I have stressed that as teachers, we must actively teach about the subject of copyright. One of the worse things that we can do is to assume that even the brightest of our students knows how to use the Internet and other sources for school projects. All to often, I found myself disappointed because I would give my students assignments and assumed that they knew how to use the Internet or even hard copy sources. It is not enough to warn about plagiarism (the topic is covered in the front of school’s student handbook). As teachers, we have to make the time to teach students about THE LAW because that what copyright is!