1. Video & Education Your Copyright Options Lorissa Crumley ITEC 7445 July 7, 2014

2. Movies in the Classroom What’s the copyright law?  Rented or purchased movies may be played by teachers without a license in public schools and nonprofit educational institutions. (section 110(1) of Title 17 U.S. Code) http://www.teachwithmovies.org/copyright.html

3. Movies in the Classroom What does the law mean?  No copyright license is required when movie is purchased or rented by a teacher in public school  Exemption granted for “face-to-face” instruction only; a teacher must be present when video is shown  Must be shown in a classroom devoted to learning http://www.teachwithmovies.org/copyright.html

4. Snippets & Fair Use Factors of Fair Use  Purpose & character of use  Nature of copyrighted work  Amount of snippet in proportion of the whole video  Effect of use upon the potential market for or value of copyrighted work http://www.teachwithmovies.org/copyright.html

5. Snippets & Fair Use  Snippets of movies may be shown in the classrooms without a copyright license per the Section 110(1) of Title 17 U.S. Code  Outside of classroom, snippets of video may be shown under Fair Use http://www.teachwithmovies.org/copyrig ht.html Example: snippet of “The Lion King” I show this snippet to my classes on the first day each semester.

6. Fair Use vs. Infringement  Distinction between “fair use” (permitted) and “infringement” (not permitted) is unclear  No specific amount may safely be shown without permission  Acknowledging the source of copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission  Fair use does not permit a person to break electronic locks http://www.teachwithmovies.org/copyright.html

7. Classroom Scenario 1 Mrs. Jones teaches seventh grade math at North Middle School in Smalltown, GA. The Friday before Thanksgiving break, Mrs. Jones rewards her students for their “hard work” on the last unit by allowing them to watch the Disney/Pixar film “Toy Story 3.” Mrs. Jones has a five year old son who has the movie on DVD. She brought the movie from his collection to show to her students. Mrs. Jones thinks she will be adhering to copyright law since she has legally purchased the movie.

8. Classroom Scenario 1 Discussion/Answer  Mrs. Jones is interpreting the copyright law correctly. She has legally obtained the movie. She also is interpreting the law correctly when she decides to show the movie in a “dedicated classroom in a public school.”  Per the Copyright & Fair Use for Teachers, Mrs. Jones should not be showing a movie for reward—a movie should be shown for instructional purposes only. http://www.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/events/techforum/tx05/tea chercopyright_chart.pdf

9. Classroom Scenario 2 At the end of a unit on legal & ethical issues in the healthcare science class at North High School in Smalltown, GA, Ms. Parker shows the movie “My Sister’s Keeper” to her group of 10 th, 11 th, & 12 th grade students. The movie was legally purchased through the school budget. Ms. Parker has included viewing the movie in her unit lesson plans along with a written assignment for students to complete.

10. Classroom Scenario 2 Discussion/Answer  Ms. Parker is interpreting the copyright law correctly. She has legally obtained the movie since the school system has purchased it. She is also legally showing the movie in a “dedicated classroom” in a public school.  Ms. Parker is showing the movie for instructional purposes only.  Ms. Parker has a written activity planned for her students to complete at the end of the movie. http://www.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/events/techforum/tx05/teachercopy right_chart.pdf

11. Classroom Scenario 3 Fifth grade students at North Elementary School in Smalltown, GA are creating a PowerPoint presentation about the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960’s. As part of the project requirements, students are to integrate a 2-3 minute video clip into the PowerPoint slideshow. Video clips may be obtained from the internet.

12. Classroom Scenario 3 Discussion/Answer  Since the requirement for the project states the integration of a 2-3 minute video clip, students will be using the copyright law correctly.  Video clips may be obtained from the Internet or a DVD; whichever is most convenient for the students to use for the project. Video clips obtained from the Internet or a DVD is legal according to the copyright and fair use law. http://www.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/events/techforum/tx05/teachercopy right_chart.pdf

13. Video & Education Summary  Legally purchase or rent movies to show (in its entirety) in a classroom.  Teachers may not show movies as a “reward.”  No specific amount (snippet) of video is clarified as “fair use.”