Copyright A Creator’s rights

What is something you’ve made that you’re proud of? Creative Work Can you think of a time when you used someone else’s work in something you created? Public Domain Plagiarism Fair Use

Nicole’s Story – Copyrighting Creative Work

You can use things you find online as long as you: Check who created it Buy it (if necessary) Use it responsibly Give credit to the creator Get permission to use it

Creative Commons Copyright License Why does Nicole want to share her writing online? What are the benefits for her? What are the risks of Nicole sharing her writing online? Creative Commons Copyright License

A Creator’s Rights Amy decided to __________ her paper for class by copying and pasting from Wikipedia and saying she wrote it. Because Zoe used a small amount of a movie in a remix video she made that pokes fun at the main character, she could say it’s __________. Robbie found a photo in the __________ that’s no longer copyrighted, so he could use it however he wants. Angela has a Flickr page with all of her photos, and in order to define for others how she wants her photos to be used, she created a copyright __________ that is listed on her page. Plagiarize Fair Use Public Domain License

A Creator’s Rights (con’t) Alex had an idea for a poem in his head for the longest time, but once he finally wrote it down it instantly had a __________. Eric uses a program where he “rips” movies and “burns” them to DVDs, which he then sells to friends. What Eric is doing is called ___________. When Dwayne used a kind of copyright to make it easy for others to copy and share his video, he was using __________. Books, movies, music, websites, games, and pieces of art are all examples of ___________. Copyright Piracy Creative Commons Creative Work

Make sure you: Protect your own creative work Follow the rules of copyright law Be respectful of how you use other people’s work

Extra credit!!!! What is a song that we all have sung at one point in our lives? Know This One?

Whose is it, anyway? Be a copyright detective

A creator’s responsibilities Copyright A creator’s responsibilities

Acknowledgement Plagiarism Can you remember when you last copied, downloaded, or shared some type of creative work? Can you think of a time when you used someone else’s work in something you made? Acknowledgement Plagiarism

Henry’s Story – Making Mashups

What is a Mashup? Forest Gump – Horror Movie Sound of Music – Horror Movie Mary Poppins– Horror Movie

A Creator’s Responsibilities What are Henry’s rights as a creator? Copyright own work Use copyrighted material with permission Apply fair use What are Henry’s responsibilities in using other people’s creative work? Consider pirating, plagiarism, and illegal sharing on peer-to-peer networks Ethical and legal implications Review Ask, Acknowledge, Add Value on the worksheet

A Creator’s Responsibilities (con’t) Henry says that pirating material is stealing, no matter how it’s done. What are examples of pirating? Why should you avoid it? Doesn’t matter if hard copy or digital form If used for personal use, shared with others, given to friends, or sold for profit, IT’S PIRACY! Ex: Illegally downloading copyrighted material like music, movies, software Downloading and sharing stuff on sites like BitTorrent or LimeWire Going out of your way to get things for free online illegally Taking something someone gave you that they downloaded illegally Avoid it because it is illegal and disrespectful

A Creator’s Responsibilities (con’t) Henry likes to make mash-ups and remixes and put them online. What does he need to do to make this “fair use”? Should use just a small amount, not the whole work Needs to change it by using it a different way Has to add new meaning and make it original, put it in his own voice Use it in certain situations, like school, news report, comedy, or to criticize or comment on something

Case Study 1 – Emilio’s Amazing Squirrel Photo If you were Emilio, how would you feel? Do people using Emilio’s photo have a responsibility to ask permission before they use his work? Should they give him credit for his work? Is there a difference between a person selling Emilio’s photo, and a person using the photo just because he or she likes it? Is it different when the people using the photo are Emilio’s friends? If Emilio was concerned about the copyright of his photo, what could he do?

Case Study 2 – Paul the Pirate Why should Paul care about his behavior? How does pirating affect creators? What are honest ways Paul could obtain music and movies he wants?

Case Study 3 – Marissa’s Music Video If you were Marissa, how would you feel? Why do you think YouTube muted the audio but didn’t block the video? If you received mean comments about something you uploaded online as Marissa did, how would you feel? How could Marissa rework her video to claim fair use?

Case Study 4 – Copy and Paste Cici Is Cici’s behavior plagiarism? Why or why not? Why might Cici’s teachers care about what she did? Would it make any difference if Cici copied and pasted things from the Internet, or if she lifted it from a book?

Why do you think it’s illegal for people to pirate or plagiarize other people’s work? What are some ways to use and rework copyrighted materials ethically and legally? What is something new you learned that helps you be responsible and respectful toward other people’s creative work?

Think – Pair – Share Think What is your own real-life story of an ethical dilemma about respecting creative work Pair Tell a partner your dilemma and work together to come up with a solution Share Share your story with the class

A creator’s rights (part 2) Copyright A creator’s rights (part 2)

Ways to use copyrighted work without permission: Public domain – creative work that’s not copyrighted and therefore free to use however you want Fair use – ability to use copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and specific situations

Examine What can you find on each of these sites? Left side of the room www.flickr.com/commons Right side of the room www.Gutenberg.org If you wanted to use any of these works in the public domain, what could you do with them?

 School Work and Education  News Reporting  Criticizing or Commenting  Comedy and Parody Use a small amount Rework and use in a different way Use for nonprofit Add new meaning and make it original Four Points of Fair Use

Give examples of when you have seen Group 1: Schoolwork and education Group 2: News reporting Copyrighted photos and video clips in articles to illustrate or support an article Copyrighted websites, videos, music, photos, books in class

Give examples of when you have seen Group 4: Comedy and parody Group 3: Criticizing or commenting on something Videos that make political statement about global warming that uses copyrighted images and video clips Video remix on YouTube Comedian takes a song and puts his/her own funny lyrics to it

Case Study 1 (Scary Mary): Do you think this video falls under fair use? If so, why (Group 1 and 3)? If not, Why not (Group 2 and 4)? Mary Poppins– Horror Movie

Case Study 2 (DJ earworm): Do you think this video falls under fair use? If so, why (Group 2 and 4)? If not, Why not (Group 1 and 3)?

What does it mean when we “rework” copyrighted material? How can you tell if something is fair use? Even if you create something that’s fair use, why is it important to give credit to the work you use to make it?