My Comment to Dennis: You have brought up great points about how we use materials in the classroom. The video’s presented in the class were great discussions about “creative licensing” on a whole, and how we can begin to shift culture to be more accepting and tolerant in philosophical ways. In the classroom we still must teach students about plagiarism issues surrounding written documents as well as the uses of multimedia to enhance presentations. It is our job to teach how to cite references and use others work properly, as well as teaching them how to license and protect their own work through organizations like Creative Commons.
Dennis Dill’s Blog post:
Wk1 Reading: Copyright Issues Part 1: Intro to Copyright
Copyright is a perplexing topic because at first glance it appears to be black and white, but in reality there are so many shades of gray in copyright law that I am surprised that every person is not hauled off to jail for a copyright violation. In a traditional learning environment most teachers worry about plagiarism, that is, students copying the work of someone else and calling it their own in a written document. However, as we progress into the 21st century written work is not the only work we need to worry about when it comes to plagiarism or copyright violation.
What a teacher uses in class or students turn in as an assignment copyright plays a major issue, especially when using multimedia. The use of YouTube can be a great tool, but how do we know we are safe from copyright violation. Just because some one places a movie clip on YouTube does not mean we are free use it at will. What about the playing of music? If we are playing music at a basketball game with paid attendance is this the same as playing music for our class who does not pay to be there. Would this answer be the same if the school was a private school in which students paid to attend?
All of these issues need to be understood to ensure that teachers and students do not violate copyright laws. Although, we could throw caution to the wind and run the risk of being sued for $250,000.00 and up to five years in jail...no...I think I will adhere to copyright laws.
What a teacher uses in class or students turn in as an assignment copyright plays a major issue, especially when using multimedia. The use of YouTube can be a great tool, but how do we know we are safe from copyright violation. Just because some one places a movie clip on YouTube does not mean we are free use it at will. What about the playing of music? If we are playing music at a basketball game with paid attendance is this the same as playing music for our class who does not pay to be there. Would this answer be the same if the school was a private school in which students paid to attend?
All of these issues need to be understood to ensure that teachers and students do not violate copyright laws. Although, we could throw caution to the wind and run the risk of being sued for $250,000.00 and up to five years in jail...no...I think I will adhere to copyright laws.
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