EDUC3302

History of Copyright

The first copyright law was inacted in 1790 to encouragement the advancement of science and creativity.  According to that law individuals had to apply for copyright protection and the term of copyright was 14 years, plus a possible 14 year renewal.

The Copyright Law of 1976 provides for immediate protection of work that is a)original, b) creative to a minimal degree, and c) in a fixed or tangible form.  The term of copyright was the life of the author plus 50 years.

The Digital Millennium Act of 1998 extended the terms of copyright to life of author plus 70 years.

In 2001 the Technology, Educaiton and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act was passed and relates to distance education.

Creative Commons (founded in 2001) provides a way for individuals to protect their work, but also encourage certain uses of them.  They provide various license posibilities some with “some rights reserved” and some with “no rights reserved” and provide an easy way to add the html code to a web site.  Photos on Flickr often display the CC symbols.

Fair Use is part 107 of the Copyright Law and sets guidelines for allowing teachers and students to use copyrighted material legally depending on four factors:

     purpose of use
     nature of the work
     amount used 
     effect on the market
Indiana University Purdue Univerisity provide a Fair Use Check List

Coypright & Standards
NETS for Students Achievement Rubric 
NETS for Teachers Achievement Rubric

Copyright & Acceptable Use Policies
Lk. Washington School District
Northshore School District
Mt. Baker School District

Web Sites & Articles
Education World: Copyright & Fair Use
Newson, C. (1997) “A Teacher’s Guide to Fair Use and Copyright”
Technology & Learning (2001): “Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers”
Copyright Crash Course
techLearning: “The Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use”
Indiana University “Copyright Management Center”

Remember
*Work does not need to include a copyright symbol to be protected by copyright law.  Original work that has a tangible form of expression is automatically copyrighted.
*Permission & Attribution
Important to seek permission for educational use.  Always provide proper attribution of the work of others whether materials is copyrighted or in the public domain. 

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Plagiarism is using the work of someone else in such a way that it appears as one’s   orignal work. 

Detection Tools
Turnitin
EVE2 (Essay Verification Engine)
MyDropBox.com

Articles & Web Sites 
Stoerger, S (updated 2006). “Plagiarism”
San Jose State University Library “Plagiarism: The Crime of Intellectual Kidnapping”
Educational Cyberplayground’s Plagiarism Detection: Catching Digital Cheaters