Acceptable Use Procedures Copyright What does it mean for students?

“Local School System” Acceptable Use for Students Use computers for curriculum-related purposes Monitor your time online in consideration of others Communicate in a courteous manner Use appropriate language & behavior Observe copyright laws and property rights Practice responsible, ethical, and legal behavior

Students may NOT: Access information not related to classroom instruction Reveal home telephone numbers, addresses, or other personal information Violate the privacy of others Tamper with the computer’s performance

What if I don’t follow the rules? Your use of the computers is a privilege, not a right Loss of student login and use of computers Discipline action at your school

Online Safety

What is copyright?copyright What does it mean for you as a responsible student?

Copyright – Audiovisual Materials What does it mean for teachers?

U.S. Copyright Law covers All forms of expression –Written on paper –Recorded on tape –Printed on canvas –Coded into a computer Copyright © –Any work created after January 1, 1978, does not need the copyright symbol to be protected. (Copyright is inferred.)

Fair Use of Audiovisual Materials The performance must be presented by instructors or students The performance must occur in the course of face-to-face teaching activities The performance must take place in a classroom or similar place of instruction (including a media center) in a nonprofit educational institution The performance must be of a legally acquired copy of the work

What is Public Performance? “A place open to the public or any place where a substantial number of persons outside the normal circle of a family or its social acquaintances is gathered…”

A Few Things to Clarify If you don’t own the rights to the video/performance, you do not have the right to show the video for entertainment purposes outside of “home use.” You may only show a video in the classroom for curricular purposes – the video would need to be used with directed instruction and involve instructional questioning.

Further Clarification Even if you use a video distribution system in your school, only the teachers whose curriculum pertains to the video should watch the video simultaneously. It is permissible to use portions of video (play a segment, remove the video, play another segment from another tape).

Summary of Fair Use for Audiovisual Materials Must meet all four tests 1. Face-to-face teaching 2. Presented by teachers or students 3. In a classroom or similar setting of a nonprofit educational institution 4. With a legal copy of the work