Dave Snyder

SLM521SP03

3/17/03

Copyright Activity

Copyright Activity

1. 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. 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??

Response: Strictly according to copyright law as discussed by Lloyd J. Jassin this would be prohibited assuming the items they used were actually copyrighted. Although “fair use guidelines” may allow them to incorporate items from the above mentioned sources as long as they paid attention to certain guidelines for it’s use. They may use copyrighted material as long as it is being used to fulfill course requirements or to create a portfolio of their academic work. They must follow other guidelines to maintain the integrity of the “fair use guidelines”. These guidelines discuss giving credit to the owner and how the project must be stored etc.

2. 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.

Response: Mrs. Urdvardy may download the MP3 files so long as the downloaded files are not more than 10% of the total song and they are not being used for a performance. Each student may then make a single copy of the files for their own use to complete the worksheet. No mention is made as to how much of the files she included in the download so that is why my answer is structured the way it is.