[Nfb-krafters-korner] to everyone

[Eileen Scrivani]

I agree that positive comments were addressed and we have decided on how to 
move along and better the divisions activities by respecting copy right laws 
& ownership of copyrighted materials.

Yes, Joyce said that the instructor's own their own materials and that the 
KKD will  not sell recorded materials.

With the wonderful input that Donna Hill brought to the meeting with her 
vast knowledge on copy right law and what constitutes copy righted materials 
I believe we now all have a better and clearer understanding of it, how it 
works and that it needs to be respected by everyone; the KKD, the 
instructors  For
& the students.  For those who do not know, Donna Hill is currently teaching 
a knitting class for the KKD, she is the Head of Media Relations for the 
NFB's Performing Artists Division, she has 2 cd's on cd Baby, & she is the 
author of 2 books.  I think her presence helped to bring calm and focus to 
last night's meeting.

I believe that it was agreed that the KKD will work on making adaptations 
to the KKD's web site so that agreements on copy can be clearly stated and 
put into a written type of format for students, instructors & the KKD.  This 
would be accomplished at time a student signs up for a class, just as when 
an NLS book is downloaded, you agree that the class recordings and any 
handouts are for your own personal use and not to be sold or given out (a 
matter of either clicking a button or checking a box indicating your 
agreement or disagreement).

Second, that when instructors submit a proposal there will be a box or some 
kind of selection to choose if they donate/give rights to the 
recordings/materials to the NFB KKD or they do not give away but choose to 
keep their rights for themselves.  I hope to that in the email acknowledging 
and accepting a class proposal that gets sent to instructors, it will be set 
in place that a statement may be put into that message acknowledging the 
agreement between instructor & NFB KKD.  This will cover all basis and 
protect everyone.  And it can serve as one last safe guard to disagreement 
if something has been incorrectly clicked it can be cleared up prior to a 
class.
In essence, we agreed that the current very casual way of doing these things 
cannot continue and that for the protection of all concerned we do it more 
formally.

Also, if patterns from the internet be used for a class it is proper to post 
the link so people can go and get that pattern themselves, credit must 
always be given to the copyright holder along with the link (if available) 
and, an it is important to email the copyright holder asking their 
permission to use the pattern, letting them know you would like to use the 
pattern for a knit along for this division.  I have found in most cases 
people are very reasonable and will give the thumbs up, but if they give a 
negative response, their copy right must be respected.  As explained to me 
accessibility & copy right are two separate things, making something 
accessible does not mean you are complying with copy right law.  The NLS 
once told me that just because someone is blind that does not give them the 
legal right to take copyrighted materials and distribute it or sell it. 
Making copyrighted materials accessible does not over ride copyright laws as 
I understand it.

The KKD will only save for a short period of time the class recordings that 
will give students & instructors sufficient time to go and download 
recordings they may want.  After that passage of time, the recordings will 
not be kept & stored by NFB KKd, it is up to instructors to be responsible 
and download to their own computers the recordings they want.

Any class handouts written by instructors only need the slightest copyright 
mark to be considered the intellectual property of the author of those 
written materials.  These written handouts are also only for the use of 
those students in the class and intended for personal use only.

Finally the last topic that I was able to hear being covered was the issue 
of teaching techniques.  A technique like making a Knit stitch or plastic 
canvas "X" stitch is a technique.  While a "technique" is not copyrightable, 
the words and language used to describe those techniques verbal or written 
is copy rightable.  Yes anyone can teach a technique, but you need to 
develop your own language and descriptions to convey that material to others 
to make it your own original idea.  Pulling out a knitting book and reading 
the words from that book to teach the knit stitch is not your own original 
work, you would then be using someone elses copy righted materials.

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From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:05 AM
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] to everyone

> We had a long informative meeting with a good number of teachers  tonight.
>
> I feel that after hearing everyone's thoughts and opinions that we have
> come to a fair and satisfactory  agreement.
>
> As our policy has been in the past:
>
> Recordings of classes will be available to the teacher and the students
> that are present in the class.  NFB Krafters Division nor the teachers 
> will
> or can sell the recordings.  The recordings will be posted to send space 
> for
> download for a limited time only.  The NFB Krafters Division does not 
> have
> control of how long the link on send space will be up there.  So it is
> suggested that you go to send space when you receive the email link and
> download  your class.  NFB Krafters Division will not be responsible for 
> archiving
> or  keeping these recordings.
>
> I hope the teachers talk about the meeting.  I would like for Krafters
> Korner to hopefully return back to sharing their love and joy of crafting.
> Joyce Kane,  President
> NFB Krafters  Division
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
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