Copy+Kings


 * A Collaborative Look at Copyright Basics**

//Teams: Please see the following resources for copyright, fair use and infringement. Then, work with your assigned groups to complete the copyright worksheet (see instructions below). Work collaboratively and have fun!//

When writing, researching and publishing, students often encounter copyright questions and challenges. With the large amount of material readily available on the internet or in print, sometimes copyright laws surrounding such materials can be confusing or unclear. This collaborative project should help to answer some of those questions. Simply put, copyright of printed, digital, video or audio materials, by law, allows for the owner of the material to protect original work and maintain ownership. Knowing some basics about copyright and fair use will allow for well researched and well cited work, but will also protect authors and students.

**Here are some helpful links and resources that can be used to help complete your worksheet:**

**Copyright Basics:**

This video from the Library of Congress explains copyright and its importance. It also provides instructions on **how** to get work copyrighted. This link provides a general overview of common copyright pitfalls:[] This link provides a quick reference on copyright and some do's and don'ts: []

**Copyright Infringement:**

This Article talks about the difference between plagiarism and copyright infringement. This link from Penn State also examines the difference between copyright infringement and plagiarism: []

**Student/Teacher Guides:**

This chart handout is a great guide for both teachers and students.

**Citing Work:**

This ** [|website] **contains some information about paraphrasing and citing information and what warrants plagiarism when paraphrasing.

**Copyright of Digital Work:**

This link hits on digital copyright issues:[]


 * __Assignment__: Your task is to work with your group on your assigned media to clarify the fair use of other people's work.** **Each group will give a brief 2-3 minute presentation highlighting their discoveries about fair use policies for their medias; during the presentations, all classmates should take notes in the appropriate rows. By the end of this activity, everyone should have a completely filled-out chart to use as a resource.**

**Copyright Worksheet** **// Note: This worksheet is intended as an instructional guide and does not constitute copyright laws. //**


 * = **Media scenario** ||= **Fair Use Guidelines** ||= **Copyright Infringement** ||= **How to resolve any copyright infringement** ||
 * = **Print Media – Books**

A teacher makes 20 copies a short story from an anthology he owns for his students to read. ||=  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = Print Media – Periodicals

A student creates a collection of ads, taken from magazines, that use propaganda techniques and logical fallacies. ||=  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Film and Video**

A student collects film clips from several films she owns, creates a new film, and posts it on YouTube. ||=  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Music**

A group of students choreograph a dance routine for the talent show and create a sound mix from current music from a student's collection on her computer. The student is unclear about which songs she purchased and which she downloaded from a sharing site. ||=  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Images and Artwork I**

A student creates a presentation about her trip to New York, but she did not have a good photo from the top of the Empire State Building. She went to Google images and found the perfect shot posted on TripAdvisor, copied it, and used it in her presentation. ||=  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Images and Artwork II**

A student is preparing a slide show exploring the work of Rembrandt. She copies pieces of his artwork from an online collection. ||=  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Database Sources**

A student finds a chart in an article on //Academic// //Search Premier// to support his argument in a research paper. He used the chart to create one of his own to used in his paper. ||=  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Web Sources**

A student reads an interesting article on //Salon//, a website about art and literature. She summarizes the article in her paper on a similar topic. ||=  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Reflections:**

Each team should think about and reflect on copyright issues they encountered in the past. What beliefs about copyright have you held previously have been transformed from this assignment? How have your views changed? What realizations have you come to about copyright violations? Any surprises? ||=  ||=   ||=   ||  **Sites Referenced:** __ **Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers (Media Festival)** __ []

__ **Common Copyright Mistakes that Can Get You Sued (Media Bistro-10,000 Words) ** __ [] __ **Copyright Law: 12 Dos and Don's (Daily Blog)** __ []

__ ** Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement: Is Copying Illegal?(Plagiarism Checker.Com) ** __ []

__ **Plagiarism and Copyright (PennState University Libraries)** __ []

= __**Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It (Indiana State University Writing Tutorial Services)** __ = [] __ **Taking the Mystery out of Copyright, Copyright Exposed (Library of Congress)** __[|http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/#/copyright/] __ **What is the Digital Media Copyright Act? (Make Use of)** __ []