Harvard University's Center for "Citizen Media Law" has now changed it's name to "Digital Media Law Project" -- many of your questions on copyrights, ethics, privacy, etc. may be found at this page: http://www.dmlp.org/
A word on DIGITAL COPYRIGHTS: "Copyright policy needs to strike a careful balance. Large-scale copyright infringement undermines First Amendment values in promoting expression and threatens the growth of new media and e-commerce. At the same time, concern over copyright infringement does not justify policies that jeopardize the open architecture of the Internet or stifle innovation or legitimate free expression. In addressing the emerging challenges of digital copyright protection, CDT seeks solutions that preserve innovation, technological flexibility, and fair use." https://www.cdt.org/issue/digital-copyright
PBS Teachers has good information for those of you wondering about legal situations related to FAIR USE in educational settings: "Educational multimedia" means those projects that combine educators' or students' original material (such as course notes or commentary) with copyrighted media in any format (such as video, music, text, graphics, illustrations, photographs, or software) into an integrated presentation as part of a systematic learning activity of a nonprofit educational institution." http://www.pbs.org/teachers/copyright/ed_multi.html
For anyone interested in this issue I suggest a great TED talk by Margaret Gould Steward (executive at YouTube) explaining how NOT strictly restricting the use of copyrighted material can be a benefit to companies. She also describes in detail how YouTube prevents copyright infringement.
Harvard University's Center for "Citizen Media Law" has now changed it's name to "Digital Media Law Project" -- many of your questions on copyrights, ethics, privacy, etc. may be found at this page: http://www.dmlp.org/
ReplyDeleteA word on DIGITAL COPYRIGHTS: "Copyright policy needs to strike a careful balance. Large-scale copyright infringement undermines First Amendment values in promoting expression and threatens the growth of new media and e-commerce. At the same time, concern over copyright infringement does not justify policies that jeopardize the open architecture of the Internet or stifle innovation or legitimate free expression. In addressing the emerging challenges of digital copyright protection, CDT seeks solutions that preserve innovation, technological flexibility, and fair use." https://www.cdt.org/issue/digital-copyright
ReplyDeleteThe Center for Digital Democracy addresses a range of privacy issues: http://www.democraticmedia.org/digital-privacy
ReplyDeletePBS Teachers has good information for those of you wondering about legal situations related to FAIR USE in educational settings: "Educational multimedia" means those projects that combine educators' or students' original material (such as course notes or commentary) with copyrighted media in any format (such as video, music, text, graphics, illustrations, photographs, or software) into an integrated presentation as part of a systematic learning activity of a nonprofit educational institution." http://www.pbs.org/teachers/copyright/ed_multi.html
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ReplyDeleteFor anyone interested in this issue I suggest a great TED talk by Margaret Gould Steward (executive at YouTube) explaining how NOT strictly restricting the use of copyrighted material can be a benefit to companies. She also describes in detail how YouTube prevents copyright infringement.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_stewart_how_youtube_thinks_about_copyright.html