Friday, May 13, 2016

Create 3.1.2 Fair Use and the TEACH Act Quest

Eric Faden explains the ins and outs of copy right laws and fair use in his video A Fair(y) Use Tale. He creatively uses bits of movies to illustrate that copy righted material can be used if it follows some specific parameters. 

Understanding the Fair Use laws is crucial for all educators, especially online instructors. There are four factors to consider when determining if use a particular material is appropriate.  They are:

1. The purpose of the character and use
2. The nature of the work
3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the whole
4. The original piece will not be affected in the market place

As a classroom teacher, I never felt particularly concerned about copyright laws.  I made sure that I did not reproduce items form books that said "Do not reproduce" and everything that I used was to teach my students and I assure you, I made no money off of the copy righted materials. Teaching online makes me much more motivated to understand the laws of copyright.  The TEACH act helps to protect teacher in face-to-face education as well as the online learning format. In 1998, with the enactment of the TEACH act expanded Fair Use in the following ways

1. Transmitting performances of all of a non-dramatic literary or musical work 
Non-dramatic literary works as defined in the Act exclude audiovisual works.

2. Transmitting reasonable and limited portions of any other performance


3. Transmitting displays of any work in amounts comparable to typical face-to-face displays

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