The document discusses copyright basics and managing copyrighted materials for educational use. It addresses what can and cannot be copied for courses, including articles, book chapters, and digital materials. Course packs, both print and electronic, require copyright permission for each item. The TEACH Act provides some guidelines for using copyrighted works in an online learning system, but utilization of campus resources is recommended to ensure compliance. Managing existing course materials involves identifying items subject to copyright, those covered under institutional licenses, and acquiring proper permission for other items before reusing them.

1. Copyright the basics, the resources, the application Carrie L Saarinen April 2009

2. It is acceptable to make copies of department faculty publications for recruitment activities. False. Recruitment activities are business activities therefore not covered as ‘academic use’. True or False? True False Don’t know

3. It is acceptable to make a copy of an article in the library and then make multiple copies for your students. False. If you read an interesting article in the morning paper, you may copy it to distribute; this falls under the Fair Use Act as a ‘spontaneous use’. If you have an article that was published long enough ago that you could have acquired permission before distributing copies, then it is considered ‘planned use’ and is not acceptable use. True or False? True False Don’t know

4. It is acceptable to produce collections of supplemental reading materials such as journal articles and published papers as a formal handout for a student cohort enrolled in a course. False. This is considered a ‘course pack’ and authorization must be obtained for each article or paper in the course pack. Permission may be covered under the institutional copyright license. The Copyright Clearance Center should be used for verification. Any items not covered may be authorized for a fee. Once authorized it is important to note that the permissions are good for one academic period and must be renewed prior to subsequent use. True or False? True False Don’t know

5. Since I can’t produce copies of journal article in a course pack, I can gather PDFs from the journal websites and put them together online in the LMS (Blackboard). False. This is considered an ‘e-course pack’ and authorization must be obtained for each article or paper in the e-course pack. Any publication covered by copyright in print retains copyright protection in digital format. True or False? True False Don’t know

7. Poetry

8. Drama

9. Music

10. Pictures

11. Moving pictures

12. Choreography

13. Architecture

14. Software

16. Assume that everything created after 1989 is copyright protected. Public Domain Well that’s easier than remembering all those dates

17. Know the basics Identify and utilize resources Practice responsible use of copyrighted materials Copyright Management Registration of copyright Registering a work with the copyright office is recommended but not necessary. The requirement was lifted in 1989. In the US, a work is considered under copyright protection as soon as it is created.

19. Anonymous author = 95 years after publication date or 120 after creation

21. The smiley was created in 1963. Was copyright implied then?

24. But there are librarians well versed in copyright law

26. The CCC offers a quick do-it-yourself tool to check for clearance

28. Run your borrowed materials through the CCC

30. Course handouts

32. Common items in an eCourse pack are digital images of scanned documents, scanned book chapters, and PDFs collected from journal websites. These items need to be checked for copyright and permission for use must be acquired. Use Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) and campus resources (library staff) to help identify pieces in existing e-course packs which are not part of the annual copyright license. As with traditional course packs, copyright is valid for one academic year. eCourse packs

33. The 2002 TEACH Act (Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization) provides some guidelines for use of electronic media in a learning management system (LMS) ie Blackboard Item in the list of TEACH criteria for use of copyrighted materials to note are: “The use must either be for 'live' or asynchronous class sessions.” “The use must be part of mediated instructional activities.” Generally, we use the LMS as a repository of course related information and study guides. Utilize campus resources in the library and the Instructional Technology team for assistance. The TEACH Act Source: http://www.copyright.com/Services/copyrightoncampus

34. Know the basics Identify and utilize resources Practice responsible use of copyrighted materials Copyright Management What should we do? That sounds like a lot of work!

35. Consider existing course materials Identify items subject to copyright law Identify items MOST LIKELY to fall under the annual copyright license Identify items which will likely need efforts for acquiring copyright permission Utilize resources (online and on campus) to acquire permission of find alternative resources To-do’s

36. Resources Your edu library Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) http://www.copyright.com/ccc/ Copyright On Campus (learn more)http://www.copyright.com/Services/copyrightoncampus/ TEACH Act http://www.copyright.com/media/pdfs/CR-Teach-Act.pdf (PDF)

37. Images in this presentation are from the Microsoft Clipart Library for PowerPoint 2007 EXCEPT the Harvey Ball image. Permission pending response from the Worcester Historical Museum. 4/24/2009 Carrie L Saarinen April 2009