Jessica Michaelson
SLM 521
COPYRIGHT
ACITIVITY
Scenario:
A teacher in your
school (who has a really rowdy bunch of monsters) makes an agreement with them
that they learn how to make Power Point 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, Rock Music Hall of
Fame. They make great presentations and become great kids. What are the
copyright implications??
Answer:
I think that the
teacher should be fine when it comes to the copyright implications. If only the students are viewing it then
there should be no copyright infringements.
According to the Take
the Copyright Quiz website, a teacher used pictures from the internet and stored
it in a folder for student access. If this
is allowed, then the Power Point presentations should be as well. If the students are using it for a project
and the pictures stay within the presentation, then it should be fair use.
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.
Answer:
This is fair use. If the teacher is using the music for curriculum use, then she is not breaking any copyright laws. She must be careful about allowing the students to copy the files. If they copy them and keep making copies than that might be a violation, but if she collects the copies, and keeps them, she should be fine. According to the Take the Copyright Quiz website, a teacher may use audio clips if they are integrated into a curriculum project. This is fair use.