Wes Fryer Chapter 4: Copyright and Fair Use
In Wes Fryer's chapter about Copyright and Fair Use he breaks down the components of copyright and stresses their importance. Fryer used a mnemonic to help us remember tools to use to stay within copyright laws. HPCF or Harry Potter Can Fly stands for Homegrown, Public Domain, Creative Commons, and Fair Use. These are the different pieces information that can apply to students when they are creating a project or work.
Homegrown media can be something that is created by the student or something that a member of the family or friend created. Fryer gives the example of old photos in a grandmother's shoe box that a student can scan. The student should get the permission from the creator to use the work but the student can decide how it is used digitally. There are a few limits to homegrown media, one being, if the old photo in a shoebox has a copyright character or object in it needs the permission of that copyright owner. Media that has not had a chance to acquire a copyright license do not live under copyright law so they are available to be used without worry of prosecution.
Public Domain are works that are available to anyone. Sometimes things in the public domain were originally copyright but they lost it. Sometime works start with a higher level of copyright and move into public domain. NASA has photos that are in the Public Domain. Fryer suggests looking on websites such as Wikipedia in order to determine what is Public Domain. Things in the public Domain can be used for commercial purposes as well as non-commercial uses. Things in the public domain can be used without having to worry about copyright because they are not subject to copyright law.
Works in Creative Commons are licensed to be used in certain ways. People register their works under Creative Commons and limit how people can use them. People use Creative Commons to share their works and others are allowed to use the work as long as it is used and cited according to the works license. By giving attribution to the work licensed under Creative Commons people are in compliance with the copyright law.
Fair Use is a part of the US Copyright Law that allows for certain things that may be copyrighted to be used for critique, reporting, teaching, and research without the permission of the copyright holder. This allows certain aspects of the media to show clips of videos when reporting on current events or critiquing a new music video. Students must be aware that Fair Use protects them in terms of researching and reporting out but it won't protect them if they are using video clips to promote other items or to use for enjoyment.
As a teacher it is important to stress the importance of copyright because students will have no clue about what copyrighted is and what isn't. Students are still accountable for copyright law the same as they are responsible for plagiarism. Teaching students copyright in high school will help them understand it more once they go to college or into their careers.
Homegrown media can be something that is created by the student or something that a member of the family or friend created. Fryer gives the example of old photos in a grandmother's shoe box that a student can scan. The student should get the permission from the creator to use the work but the student can decide how it is used digitally. There are a few limits to homegrown media, one being, if the old photo in a shoebox has a copyright character or object in it needs the permission of that copyright owner. Media that has not had a chance to acquire a copyright license do not live under copyright law so they are available to be used without worry of prosecution.
Public Domain are works that are available to anyone. Sometimes things in the public domain were originally copyright but they lost it. Sometime works start with a higher level of copyright and move into public domain. NASA has photos that are in the Public Domain. Fryer suggests looking on websites such as Wikipedia in order to determine what is Public Domain. Things in the public Domain can be used for commercial purposes as well as non-commercial uses. Things in the public domain can be used without having to worry about copyright because they are not subject to copyright law.
Works in Creative Commons are licensed to be used in certain ways. People register their works under Creative Commons and limit how people can use them. People use Creative Commons to share their works and others are allowed to use the work as long as it is used and cited according to the works license. By giving attribution to the work licensed under Creative Commons people are in compliance with the copyright law.
Fair Use is a part of the US Copyright Law that allows for certain things that may be copyrighted to be used for critique, reporting, teaching, and research without the permission of the copyright holder. This allows certain aspects of the media to show clips of videos when reporting on current events or critiquing a new music video. Students must be aware that Fair Use protects them in terms of researching and reporting out but it won't protect them if they are using video clips to promote other items or to use for enjoyment.
As a teacher it is important to stress the importance of copyright because students will have no clue about what copyrighted is and what isn't. Students are still accountable for copyright law the same as they are responsible for plagiarism. Teaching students copyright in high school will help them understand it more once they go to college or into their careers.
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