Paula Sanchez
Week 1 Reading Blog Post
June 29, 2012
The whole notion of copyright and
fair use has been clarified through this week's reading (3 sets of videos), but
has also further muddied my understanding of what I am able to use as an
educator, how much I am able to use, and how concerned I should be about using
something created by someone else. There is a sense of unease that always
comes with using photos and film clips and other materials that you did not
create. That sense of unease frequently causes me to underutilize
materials in my presentations, both for this course, and in the education of my
students.
What I better understand is the
definition of copyright, and how I can use copyrighted information. I
understand that in order to use material created by someone else, be it text,
video, still images, music, or even dance, permission needs to be obtained.
Fortunately, with fair use, I can "borrow" small portions of
materials to use with my students. (I am still very unclear on what small
portions really means.) I also know that it is critical to credit the
original creator whenever possible. This is the biggest issue for my
students - they think that if something is on the Internet, it is available for
them to use. Use often translates into copy, and they really struggle to
understand the difference.
Having said this, I do appreciate
the last set of videos from this week's assignment. I appreciate the
Creative Commons notion - that in this information rich Internet age we live
in, there exist agreed upon guidelines that do carry the weight of the law.
As mentioned in the videos,
Creative Commons falls somewhere in between "All rights restricted"
and "public domain". If all information were clearly labeled
using these guidelines, it would be less difficult to determine whether or not
I am able to use the information, for example, in a lesson for my students.
This coding system will also help
me better educate my students as to what information they are able to use for
projects, as well as their personal uses.
Still images captured from video:
copyright pt3-2cc videos.m4v
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