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Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Copyright Continues: Best practices!

iStock_000014864782LargeIf you missed our November 18, 2014 copyright event with Nancy Sims, we are truly sorry for your loss. Nancy referred to a number of resources during her presentation, which we promised to share broadly with everyone. She did a great job of explaining fair use and shared relevant examples to allow us all a bit of time to wrestle through the fair use process too. Much to the consternation and sometimes delight of participants, copyright is not black and white, and often, we have more ability to make a case for fair use than we may have thought! Today we share a treasure trove of Best Practices to help guide your fair use decisions in specific areas!

Visit  Best Practices in Fair Use  to receive additional guidance on specific areas of fair use as listed below. Tip: zero in on a relevant  area and consider downloading or bookmarking the PDF to keep handy for all of your staff members to use as a reference tool when making internal decisions about fair use. The list of best practices includes…..

  • Documentary Film
  • Online Videos
  • Dance-Related Materials
  • Media Literacy Education
  • Open CourseWare
  • Scholarly Research in Communication
  • Teaching for Film & Media Educators
  • Media Studies Publishing
  • Poetry
  • Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study
  • For Academic and Research Libraries
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Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Copyright Event a Success!

copyright_SHAs attendees entered the Stearns History Museum, it was clear that the Museum had been transformed into a Winter Wonderland! Amid the sparkly lights, snowmen and evergreens, participants grabbed food and drink rations, their folders of materials, and hunkered down for a rollicking three-hour romp through the “sometimes gray” world of copyright. CMLE was pleased to offer Nancy Sims, Copyright Librarian from the University of MN as the workshop presenter. The event started with basic copyright/fair use information along with good coverage of professional liability and ethics.  Next, Nancy moved to some hands on group work to allow people to flex their newly learned fair use strategies on a number of actual copyright conundrums! The content concluded with a rich list of resources to be freely used with no worries, the “black and white” portion of the day. Watch our weekly blog posts as we highlight some of those resources.

Evaluations show the learning happened, sometimes in a big way, and lots of perks were available to those who participated in this event. Prizes and chocolate are always popular. But this year, CMLE was also able to offer a free, Creative Commons copy of Carrie Russell’s Complete Copyright for K-12 Librarians and Educators eBook to each participant.

Thank you to all attendees and Nancy Sims for a wonderful event. Stay tuned for more “Copyright Continues…” blog posts from CMLE!

Do you have ideas for other events? We invite your suggestions at admin@cmle.org

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

CMLE’s Copyright Event: FREE copyright book

russellc300eAs if learning about copyright wasn’t enough, now all attendees will be getting a digital copy of Carrie Russell’s Complete Copyright for K-12 Librarians and Educators. Make sure you register soon!

Copyright – Us, Use, and Users

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Place: Stearns History Museum

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iStock_000014864782LargeOn Tuesday, November 18th from 1-4pm, CMLE will be hosting a training workshop focused on the topic of copyright. This workshop will give you an excellent opportunity to understand the issues around eContent Copyright/Fair Use especially as they relate to your school 1:1 initiatives, media center, or library users.


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(Deadline for registration is November 12, 2014)


If you are a CMLE member, check your email for an important promo code for free admission!


Are you uncomfortable or unclear when confronted with the following copyright questions?


    

  • No one monitors our photocopier or printers. Should we establish rules to ensure that copyright is not abused?
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  • Internally, I am often asked questions about copyright, but administration or faculty often do not like my answer to their question. What is my liability and responsibility for their actions after they have consulted with me?
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  • Our school no longer buys textbooks, yet we are scrambling to replace the content. Can any portions of the discarded textbooks be scanned and used as digital content on a Moodle site?
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  • If we make a replacement copy of a published work in a digital format, can we loan the new copy?
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  • Students are creating e-portfolios and often want to share their works to competitions or distribute their work more broadly. What are the copyright implications if they have included other copyright-protected works as a matter of fair use?
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  • Our library plays portions of songs over the sound system, including popular music. Fair use?
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  • Can we lend our DVD with public performance rights to another school or library?
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If questions like these keep you up at night, join us on November 18th! Do you have copyright questions of your own? Put them in the comments!


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