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School Board of the City of Virginia Beach policy 6-63

Copyright Materials
Generally
School board members, employees, students and citizens who may have access to equipment capable of making copies are to abide by the copyright law cited as a legal reference to this policy. The superintendent shall be responsible for promoting an understanding of the law among the persons concerned.

Notices
The administration is to post appropriate copyright infringement warning notices on or near all equipment capable of making copies.

Copyright Infringement
The legal or insurance protection of the division will not be extended to individuals who violate copyright laws.
    Legal Reference: U. S. Copyright Act of 1909 as amended by
     Public Law 94-553, Section 107. (1976)
                  IMPORTANT REMINDER


Research confirms the benefits of using visual media to support learning. The brain processes images simultaneously as opposed to text which is processed sequentially. Images are processed 60,000 times faster and lead to long-term retention. Use of visual media, especially motion media can meet the needs of a diverse student population. Best practices call for the integrated, interactive use of visual media, but copyright laws must be respected and complied with.
  • Films, regardless of format, are copyright protected by Federal Law-Title 17 , United States Code, Public Law 94-553 Stat. 2541 as are other original works
  • Showing motion media in a classroom is a public performance
  • A Fair Use Exemption applies ONLY when all 5 of the following AV Guidelines are met
    1. Nonprofit educational
    2. Classroom or similar place
    3. Instructors and pupils
    4. Legally acquired copy
    5. Face-to-face teaching activities (The motion media must be integral to the specific objective of that day for the students in that class.)
  • The last criterion is usually the one that is problematic. General educational value does not qualify. When students in different classes are grouped together and films are shown that do not directly support the objectives in a specific class, there is no Fair Use Exemption and this is a violation of copyright law unless Public Performance Rights [PPR] are included or purchased in addition to the price of the film.
  • There are companies that will sell blanket or umbrella licenses. If your school has one, remember that only films and producers designated by the contract are covered.


Links to Helpful Copyright Information Web Sites
Copright Issues & Fair Use
10 Big Myths      (http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html)      
By Brad Templeton
Circular 22 - How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work    
(http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/intprop/circ22.html)
Copyright Awareness Week Lesson Plan (http://www.csusa.org/caw/Middle_JK_Rawling_Story_and_Quiz.doc)
The Copyright Bay       (http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/)       
Non-profit setting.
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.    (http://www.copyright.com)
Would you like to get permission to reproduce copyrighted content?
Copyright Decision Map     
(http://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/map.phtml)
University of Minnesota.
http://www.copyrightkids.org/ for young kids to understand copyrights.
Copyright for Teachers and Schools Librarians
(http://users.mhc.edu/facultystaff/awalter//Brim%20site/index.html)
Copyright and Fair Use    (http://fairuse.stanford.edu/)    
Stanford University.
Copyright & Fair Use       (http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html)
In the classroom, on the Internet and the WWW. University of Maryland University College.
The Copyright Society of the USA (http://www.csusa.org/)
Cyberbee        (http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.html)
Education World PD Center -
The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
(http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr280.shtml)
Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials
(http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/copypol2.htm#test)
Do you use the Four Factor Fair Use Test to help you with copyright questions?
The Educators Guide To Copyright And Fair Use
www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright.html 
Tech Learning Web site.

George Mason University - Copyrights
(http://library.gmu.edu/copyright)

School Library Journal - Carrie Russell on Copyright
(www.schoollibraryjournal.com/community/857/Carrie+on+Copyright/23308.html)
School Library Journal Web site.
UVA library copyright homepage    
(http://www.lib.virginia.edu/acquisitions/copyright/)
University of Virginia Web site.
Graphics - Images - Multimedia - Music (Podcasting, Downloading, etc.) - Television

AUP-13Net    
(http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/primer/setpolicy.html#copyright)
Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines for educational multimedia
(http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/ccmcguid.htm)
Guidelines developed during the CONFU process.
Copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students
(http://www.pics4learning.com)
Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students.
Copyright-International    (http://www.whatiscopyright.org/)
Uses the Berne Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property (Berne Convention).
The Copyright Website      (http://www.benedict.com)         
Rights to using practical and relevant visual, audio, and digital copyright information.
Crash Course in Copyright
(http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm)
Rights on using images, videos, words, songs, designs, layouts, illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs.
DMCA Cases     (http://www.eff.org/issues/dmca)
Electronic Freedom Foundations (EFF) website - (Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA")
DMCA Safe Harbor      (http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/faq.cgi)
Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers) about DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) Safe Harbor Provisions. Chilling Effects Web site.
Jefferson County Library Services   [Excellent reference site]
(http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/library/copyright.html)
Covers: Teachers, Big Books, Audivisual, Music, Video, Software, Databases, CD-ROM, Performances, Multmedia, Internet, Digital, Graphics.
Integrating Media: Digital Media Sites
(http://www.jennifermaydole.com/page/page/2386687.htm)
Jennifer Maydole - Visual Communications Web site.
Streaming/Digital Resources and Integrating Media: Digital Media Sites
MUSIC   www.menc.org/information/copyright/copyr.html
The United States Copyright Law - A Guide for Music Educators. Provided by the National Association for Music Education.
Music Library Associations Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines
(http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/Guidelines/Accepted Guidelines/Copyright and Fair Use.aspx)
Use in place of URL on page 47 of Simpson, C. (2005). Copyright for schools
PBS Copyright    
(http://www.pbs.org/teachers/copyright/index.html)
A reference guide for educators who videotape programming from PBS television.
Podcasting Legal Guide     
(http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide)
Legal issues specific to podcasting and for bloggers. Cross references Electronic Frontier Foundation guides for Blogging.
Respect Copyrights    (http://www.respectcopyrights.org/content.html)
Illegal Downloading, is this you? Press Materials.

Soundzabound™ (http://www.soundzabound.com/copyright-compliance-information)
View the Copyright Workshop Webcasts to help clarify using the Soundzabound™ clips.

Government & Legal Cases
Contribute to database of school district infringement actions         
School-Library.org      (http://www.school-library.org/copyright.htm)
CONTU final report        (http://digital-law-online.info/CONTU/contu1.html)
Lee A. Hollaar has created a web site that posts, The Final Report of the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU).
Court Cases
(www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/copyrightcases/copyrightcourt.htm)
Provided by the American Library Association.
LOC © The Library of Congress Web site   (http://www.copyright.gov/)
LOC (Library of Congress) Fact Sheet       (http://www.copyright.gov/circs/)
Circulars and Fact Sheets in .pdf format.

Search US Code   
(http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/search/uscode17.html)
Cornell Law School - Search Title 17 of the U.S. Code.
Linking

To Link or Not to Link article    
(http://www.ojr.org/ojr/ethics/1065049186.php)
Annenberg Web site - Copyright Issues Present Ongoing Dilemma: To Link or Not To Link?
Web site linking
(http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/law/st_org/iptf/commentary/content/spinello.html)
Web Site Linking: Right or Privilege by Richard A. Spinello

Public Domain

Public Domain Chart     (http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm)
When U.S. Works Pass into the Public Domain by Lolly Gasaway, University of North Carolina.
Public Domain Report      (A log-in subscription required.)
http://www.pubdomain.com/index2.htm
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