[il-talk] {Spam?} Fwd: The Scout Report -- Volume 22, Number 11
Gregory D. Rosenberg
gregg at ricis.com
Fri Mar 18 16:35:44 UTC 2016
Good morning everyone,
This weeks Internet Scout report is all about Copyright. I thought it would be of interest to all of us.
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> Subject: The Scout Report -- Volume 22, Number 11
> Date: March 18, 2016 at 11:19:53 CDT
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> The Scout Report
> March 18, 2016
> Volume 22, Number 11
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> A Publication of Internet Scout
> Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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> As educators, researchers, librarians, and students, many of our readers
> are continually on the lookout for the best ways to share and build upon
> curriculum components and other educational materials. Central to this
> inquiry are the nuanced, and often complicated, legal protections,
> doctrines, and practices that support Intellectual Property (IP) rights. In
> this special edition of the Scout Report we've collected and annotated
> fifteen high-quality resources that may help shine some light in this area.
> From determining a document's reusability to explaining Creative Commons,
> we hope this collection of resources will be both informative and thought
> provoking.
>
> If you know of other great resources fitting this special edition theme,
> please let us know on our Facebook page
> (https://www.facebook.com/InternetScout ), by Tweeting @IntScout, or by
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> ===== U.S. Copyright ===
> 1. Teaching Copyright
> 2. Library of Congress: Timeline of Copyright Milestones
> 3. Common Sense Media: Copyright and Fair Use Animation
> 4. Copyright in Education Flowchart
> 5. Fair Use Evaluator
> 6. The United States Copyright Office
> 7. NYPL: Public Domain Collections
> ===== Intellectual Property and Licensing ===
> 8. WIPO: What is Intellectual Property?
> 9. Intellectual Property Law: Why Should I Care?
> 10. Ten Simple Rules to Protect Your Intellectual Property
> 11. Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy: Industries in Focus (PDF)
> 12. Creative Commons
> 13. Foter Blog: How To Attribute Creative Commons Photos
> 14. YouTube: A Shared Culture
> 15. Finding Public Domain & Creative Commons Media
>
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> ===== U.S. Copyright ===
>
> 1. Teaching Copyright
> https://www.teachingcopyright.org/
>
> When California passed a law in 2006 requiring schools that accept
> technology funding to educate their students about copyright, plagiarism,
> and Internet safety, many states considered following suit. However, to
> date there are few online curricula that help educators to present
> copyright law in a way that is both balanced and thought provoking. Enter
> Teaching Copyright, which boasts five lessons that seek to teach students
> the basics of copyright while encouraging their creativity and curiosity.
> Lessons cover such topics as copyright and the rewards of innovation, the
> intricacies of fair use, free speech, public domain, and a review of what
> students already know. The last lesson takes students through an
> entertaining and educational mock trial that helps them master the
> principles of fair use. [CNH]
>
>
> 2. Library of Congress: Timeline of Copyright Milestones
> http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/text/files/
>
> Prior to the Statute of Anne, which was passed in England on April 10,
> 1710, the rights of authors and publishers to control the copying and
> distribution of their work went largely unacknowledged. However, after that
> landmark law, a number of nations instituted copyright laws similar to the
> ones we know today, including laws passed in the post-Revolutionary War
> United States. On this page from the Library of Congress, readers will find
> an excellent timeline of copyright milestones, from the age of scribes
> prior to the invention of the printing press in the 15th century to the age
> of the Internet. Along the way they may enjoy perusing entries about the
> Universal Copyright Convention, held in Geneva, Switzerland in 1952, the
> amending copyright laws in 1980 to include computer programs, and the 1998
> law that extended copyright protection to the life of an author plus 70
> years after the author's death. Indeed, this excellent compilation helps
> take "the mystery out of copyright," and offers a comprehensive look at
> copyright law through the ages. [CNH]
>
>
> 3. Common Sense Media: Copyright and Fair Use Animation
> https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/copyright-and-fair-use-animation
>
> This three-minute video about copyright and fair use, which was produced by
> Common Sense Media and intended for use by secondary teachers, provides an
> excellent overview of basic concepts related to copyright law. For example,
> the video offers five tips for using copyrighted Internet content,
> including: check who owns it, get permission to use it, give credit to the
> creator, buy it (if necessary), and use it responsibly. The video also
> explains that content can be used fairly when the intention is related to
> schoolwork and education, news reporting, criticizing or commenting, and
> comedy or parody, but that the work must not be for profit and only small
> bits of it can be presented. In addition to the short animation, the site
> provides a helpful lesson plan called "Copyrights and Wrongs," as well as a
> Video Discussion Guide to help students engage with the material. [CNH]
>
>
> 4. Copyright in Education Flowchart
> https://exbibliolibris.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/copyright-flowchart.jpg
>
> "Can I use material I found online for teaching or school work?" This
> illuminating infographic answers the question in a step-by-step guide,
> identifying what material can - and cannot - be used for teaching or school
> purposes. For example, the flowchart suggests that readers who need media
> to present their research or to assist with teaching might first consider
> creating their own media. If they can't do that, they might search for
> Public Domain materials. If they can't find what they're looking for in the
> public domain, they might search for Creative Commons. If that doesn't
> work, they can then think about whether they might claim Fair Use. The
> infographic also includes a section on licensing one's own media, a section
> on how to think about whether it might be feasible to claim fair use, and
> instructions for how to ethically and legally claim fair use in certain
> circumstances. [CNH]
>
>
> 5. Fair Use Evaluator
> http://librarycopyright.net/resources/fairuse/
>
> In the United States, use of copyrighted material is considered fair when
> it is done for a limited and transformative purpose. Knowing what is
> determined fair use and what isn't, however, is not always as easy as it
> sounds. The Fair Use Evaluator, which was created by the American Library
> Association's Office for Information Technology Policy, helps readers
> through the process of deciding what is and isn't fair use under the U.S.
> Copyright Code. To use the evaluator, select "Make a Fair Use Evaluation."
> The program will then take readers through five steps, including Getting
> Started, The Fair Use Evaluator, Provide Additional Information, Get a Hard
> or Electronic Copy, and How to Use Your Analysis. In addition, on the
> homepage readers may also select Learn More About Fair Use, for basic
> information about fair use guidelines. As an interactive tool, the
> Evaluator is a helpful resource for anyone unsure about fairness of use.
> [CNH]
>
>
> 6. The United States Copyright Office
> http://copyright.gov
>
> The United States Copyright Office website virtually teems with information
> about the multifarious intricacies and real world practicalities of
> copyright law. Here readers may Register a Copyright, Record a Document,
> Search Records, and Learn About Statutory Licensing. They may also engage
> in various Tutorials that are designed to help users navigate the site,
> such as an excellent Copyright Search Tutorial, which may be viewed in
> PowerPoint, Webpage, PDF, and OpenDocument formats. Beginners to the wide
> world of Copyright may benefit from the answers found in the Frequently
> Asked Questions section, where they can find explanations of such
> quandaries as "What is Copyright?" and "When is my work protected?" Finally
> the Law and Policy page includes a range of services, including sections
> dedicate to Copyright Law, Regulations, and Policy Reports, among many
> others. Interested readers may also find the Fair Use Index especially
> useful as it allows users to search jurisdictions and categories for
> particular cases and judicial decisions. [CNH]
>
>
> 7. NYPL: Public Domain Collections
> http://www.nypl.org/research/collections/digital-collections/public-domain
>
> According to Copyright.gov, "A work of authorship is in the 'public domain'
> if it is no longer under copyright protection or if it failed to meet the
> requirements for copyright protection." Works in the public domain may be
> used free of charge for any purpose. Amazingly, the New York Public Library
> has recently placed more than 180,000 of the items in their Digital
> Collections in the public domain. Readers may like to explore several tools
> and projects designed to inspire use of the public domain resources. These
> include Visualize the Public Domain, where readers may scout the public
> domain resources by century, genre, collection, or color; Discover the
> Collections, where experts post blog entries inviting users to use the
> collections in interesting ways; and a series of Public Domain Remixes, in
> which NYPL staff have used public domain materials to create groundbreaking
> games and projects. In addition, readers may use the excellent search
> function to explore the digital collections and discover for themselves
> what might be useful. [CNH]
>
>
> ===== Intellectual Property and Licensing ===
>
> 8. WIPO: What is Intellectual Property?
> http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/
>
> As this excellent site from the World Intellectual Property Organization
> (WIPO) so succinctly explains, intellectual property (IP) refers to
> creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works;
> designs; and symbols, names, and images used in commerce. Types of IP
> include Copyright, Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and
> Geographical Indications. As a whole, the WIPO website is broadly
> informative and readers will find a number of excellent Publications. For
> example, the freely downloadable PDF "What is IP?" contains an introduction
> and pithy chapters on the subjects of patents, trademarks, industrial
> design, and geographical indications, as well as a chapter dedicated to
> copyright and related rights. For a more comprehensive treatment, readers
> will also find the freely downloadable "WIPO Intellectual Property
> Handbook." [CNH]
>
>
> 9. Intellectual Property Law: Why Should I Care?
> https://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/col/bruinsuccess/01/01.cfm
>
> This entertaining site from the UCLA Library helps readers understand the
> elaborate case law of intellectual property through illustrations, quizzes,
> and colorful text boxes. After perusing the homepage, readers may like to
> explore the various sections of the site. The first, Intellectual Property,
> includes 15 subsections that explain the basics of copyright, fair use,
> patents, trademarks, and other related topics before offering a quiz to
> help readers maximize their learning. Need a File, Share a File delves into
> copyright as related to the ever more common practice of file sharing,
> while Citing and Documenting Sources provides an excellent primer on how to
> avoid plagiarism and how to properly cite various types of media. For
> readers working in a college context, this sterling resource from UCLA
> libraries can provide students and professors with everything they need to
> know about intellectual property in academia. [CNH]
>
>
> 10. Ten Simple Rules to Protect Your Intellectual Property
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3493459/
>
> Scientists of all kinds will benefit from reading this excellent article
> from the open access journal, PLoS: Computational Biology. The authors,
> each of whom is well established in his field, offer ten simple rules that
> might help researchers protect their intellectual property. These include
> tips such as: Get Professional Help, Know Your (Intellectual Property)
> Rights, Think about Why You Want IP, Be Realistic about What You Can, and
> Cannot, Protect, Keep Your Idea Secret until You Have Filed a Patent
> Application, and others. Each rule is accompanied by several explanatory
> paragraphs that elucidate and clarify the points, making for an
> exceptionally useful list of advice for scientists that would like to
> protect their innovative work and develop it for the next phase of inquiry
> and results.[CNH]
>
>
> 11. Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy: Industries in Focus (PDF)
> http://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/news/publications/IP_Report_March_2012.pdf
>
> This 76-page report prepared by the Economics and Statistics Administration
> and the United States Patent and Trademark Office makes the case that, far
> from being secondary to the task, trademarks and other intellectual
> property (IP) rights provide the very bedrock by which the United States
> expands its economy and makes its place in the world. Key findings of the
> report include the fact that the U.S. economy as a whole relies on some
> form of IP, because nearly every industry either produces or uses
> intellectual property. The report also identifies 75 industries that are
> particularly IP-intensive, and these industries accounted for approximately
> 27 million jobs and almost 19 percent of employment in the year 2010. The
> report also includes distinct sections dedicated to patents, trademarks,
> copyrights, and employment, each of which are fact filled and educational
> in their own right. [CNH]
>
>
> 12. Creative Commons
> http://creativecommons.org
>
> Creative Commons is a nonprofit that offers free legal tools to creative
> people who would like to share their work under specified conditions. On
> the site, readers may like to start by searching the commons, which they
> can do using the convenient search feature. A search turns up results from
> the OpenClipArt library, Google, Wikimedia Commons, SoundCloud, and other
> sources - all of it pre-approved for legal use. The site also features a
> number of compelling features for users who would like to license their own
> content. For example, under Licenses, users will find categories such as
> About the Licenses, Choose a License, and Things to know before licensing
> to understand available licensing options for particular products. On the
> other hand, readers who would like to use the work of others may also read
> about Best practices for attribution and Getting permission. Finally, the
> Creative Commons blog is a regularly updated source of information about
> licensing, public domain work, and the various artists and others that use
> Creative Commons to license their work. [CNH]
>
>
> 13. Foter Blog: How To Attribute Creative Commons Photos
> http://foter.com/blog/how-to-attribute-creative-commons-photos/
>
> With more than 227 million images available for legal use on its site,
> Creative Commons is a phenomenal resource for bloggers, educators, web
> designers, and many others working in digital images. However, according to
> the researchers at Foter Blog, more than 90 percent of Creative Commons
> photos are not attributed at all. Of those that are attributed, less than
> 10 percent are attributed properly. This surprisingly clear infographic
> provides concise directions for how, exactly, to attribute Creative Commons
> content. First, the infographic explains what a Creative Commons license is
> and what it allows users to do. Then it explains the different conditions
> (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works, and Share Alike) and
> what they mean. Finally, the graphic offers some statistics on the most
> popular licenses and categories before reviewing how users should attribute
> photos, using a simple four-step process that includes citing the author,
> the title of the work, the license type, and the copyright notices. For
> readers who would like to understand how to properly attribute Creative
> Commons content, this infographic is a must see. [CNH]
>
>
> 14. YouTube: A Shared Culture
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQqZU8G7bAo
>
> This snappy and succinct 3-minute video offers readers a concise
> explanation of what Creative Commons is, what it does, and how artists,
> corporations, musicians, bloggers, and anyone else might make use of it.
> Put simply, according the video, Creative Commons is like a public park:
> anyone can use a public park, as long as they follow certain guidelines.
> Likewise, anyone can use the materials on the Creative Commons website, as
> long as they correctly attribute the work, based on the Creative Commons
> licensing system. In addition, artists and others who would like to share
> their work may choose exactly how they would like it to be used. For
> example, can it be used for commercial purposes, or not? Or, can people use
> it to make derivative work? Or, do the users need to share alike? Creative
> Commons seeks to build a global community of shared ideas, and this video
> explains the process. [CNH]
>
>
> 15. Finding Public Domain & Creative Commons Media
> http://guides.library.harvard.edu/Finding_Images
>
> Subject matter experts at the Harvard Law School Library have compiled over
> 130 Research Guides to assist students and other library patrons with
> their research initiatives. Ranging in topic from Animal Law to Mergers &
> Acquisitions to Visualization Tools, there are numerous resources to be
> explored. One particular guide of note is the Public Domain and Creative
> Commons Media Finder. This handy reference was crafted by Research
> Librarian Meg Kribble and will help interested readers locate and correctly
> attribute public domain and Creative Commons media for personal and
> academic use. To start, the guide breaks down the difference between the
> public domain and Creative Commons. Then, the guide links to a helpful
> three-minute video that explains the Creative Commons process and offers an
> infographic detailing the various types of Creative Commons licenses.
> Perhaps most helpful, are the annotated listings of public domain and
> Creative Commons Web resources. This thorough compilation is sure to make
> it easy to find Images, Audio Content, and Video Content for a variety of
> projects and presentations. [CBD]
>
>
>
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> ====== ======
> == Index for March 18, 2016 ==
> ====== ======
>
> 1. Teaching Copyright
> https://www.teachingcopyright.org/
> 2. Library of Congress: Timeline of Copyright Milestones
> http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/text/files/
> 3. Common Sense Media: Copyright and Fair Use Animation
> https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/copyright-and-fair-use-animation
> 4. Copyright in Education Flowchart
>
> https://exbibliolibris.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/copyright-flowchart.jpg
> 5. Fair Use Evaluator
> http://librarycopyright.net/resources/fairuse/
> 6. The United States Copyright Office
> http://copyright.gov
> 7. NYPL: Public Domain Collections
>
> http://www.nypl.org/research/collections/digital-collections/public-domain
> 8. WIPO: What is Intellectual Property?
> http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/
> 9. Intellectual Property Law: Why Should I Care?
> https://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/col/bruinsuccess/01/01.cfm
> 10. Ten Simple Rules to Protect Your Intellectual Property
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3493459/
> 11. Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy: Industries in Focus (PDF)
>
> http://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/news/publications/IP_Report_March_2012.pdf
> 12. Creative Commons
> http://creativecommons.org
> 13. Foter Blog: How To Attribute Creative Commons Photos
> http://foter.com/blog/how-to-attribute-creative-commons-photos/
> 14. YouTube: A Shared Culture
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQqZU8G7bAo
> 15. Finding Public Domain & Creative Commons Media
> http://guides.library.harvard.edu/Finding_Images
>
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