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Educators should feel confident that they can use copyrighted material
for instructional purposes and not worry about legal ramifications.
The good news is that once all the legal jargon, sections and
subsections are sorted out, there are very strong protections for
educators and students alike. This short and simple guide will explain
the four keys that exist within our current copyright laws that allow
educators to utilize all variety of copyrighted material and also convert
video from one format into another that works best in the classroom.
3. What the intent of the “Fair Use” provision of the Copyright Law
is, and how it gives educators and students a tremendous
advantage when working with copyrighted materials.
This means you can encode or transcode content to meet your needs
as long as those needs stay within the classroom learning environment
and are used for educational purposes and not commercial gain and as
long as all digital copies are retained by your school or institution.
There are limitations to this area of the law in that you can record a TV
program that was broadcast to the general public and you can make
several copies of the work but you must show the work within the first
10 consecutive days following the recording. If there is a desire to
Conclusion
To date, there has been no legal challenge to the idea that educators
and their pupils are exempt from the restrictions of United States
Copyright Law. This fact alone suggests that the private sector is not
interested in coming after students or teachers who use copyrighted
materials to further their ability to teach and to learn.
http://teachingcopyright.org
The reality is that using video is a very beneficial teaching tool, and
educators can use media, confident in the knowledge that our United
http://nolo.com States Copyright law protects teachers and pupils when using this
content in an educational environment.
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Disclaimer – This document is presented as information only and should not
be construed as legal advice. Should additional information or specific
copyright advice be required please contact legal counsel.