Copyright
Scenario:
Mrs.
Urdvardy, a music teacher, downloads MP3 Files from the Web and uses
them to
instruct her students in the various kinds of music. She allows
students to
copy the files and take them home, listen to them and complete a
worksheet.
This
scenario falls under the following law:
Up to 10%,
but in no event more than 30 seconds, of the music and lyrics from an
individual musical work (or in the aggregate of extracts from an
individual work), whether the musical work is embodied in copies or
audio or audiovisual works, may be reproduced or otherwise incorporated
as a part of a multimedia project created under Section 2. Any
alterations to a musical work shall not change the basic melody or the
fundamental character of the work.
Mrs.
Urdvardy students can
use music to complete their assignment. They are only permitted as the
law
states, to use no more than 30 seconds, of music and lyrics from an
individual
musical work. The same law applies to Mrs. Urdvardy when, downloading
files for
music instructions. The smallest amount of the music should be
downloaded by
the teacher and the students. To be honest, I haven’t downloaded music
before,
but I would think that the students wouldn’t have to download the music
to
complete this assignment if they have internet access at home. It’s
should also
be explained to students about downloading music period
from sites, and downloading portions for a multimedia
projects are different The teacher should be aware of this law and make
sure
that students understand..
Scenario:
A teacher in your school (who has a really
rowdy bunch of monster) makes an agreement with them that they learn
how to
make PowerPoint presentations on sports, war hunting, rock music and
such. She
lets them get graphics from anywhere on the Internet. She recommends
sites such
as Sports Illustrated, ESPN, DOD, and Rock Music Hall of Fame. They
make great
presentations and become great kids. What are the implications?
This scenario falls under
the following laws:
Students
may perform and
display their own educational multimedia projects created under Section
2 of
these guidelines for educational uses in the course for which they were
created
and may use them in their own portfolios as examples of their academic
work for
later personal uses such as job and graduate school interviews.
4.2.4
The reproduction or incorporation of
photographs and illustrations is more
difficult to define with regard to fair use because fair use usually
precludes
the use of an entire work. Under these guidelines a photograph or
illustration
may be used in its entirety but no more than 5 images by an artist or
photographer may be reproduced or otherwise incorporated as part of an
educational
multimedia project created under Section 2. When using photographs and
illustrations from a published collective work, not more than 10% or 15
images,
whichever is less, may be reproduced or otherwise incorporated as part
of an
educational multimedia project created under Section 2.
Students can use
illustrations and
photographs from the sites that the teacher suggested but they can only
use no
more than 10% or 15 images from published work, in the entire projects.
There
are sites that have free clipart and graphics that can be copied for
free. For
this project it may be difficult to find graphics without copying
graphics from
published works. Again when the teacher is giving instructions for this
project, students need to be told how many photographs from these
sites. The
teacher should give students sites that allow free copying. It will
also help
to have a model project and setup a system for point deduction if
students
don’t stay within the guidelines. Again, the teacher needs to make it
clear
that copying more than what is allowed is a violation of a law.