Copyright & Fair Use Protections

Copyright & Fair Use Protections

Honor Code Level 2

Using the directions & links provided on Ms. Erickson’s Web Page, please complete the following tasks:

Part 1: Vocabulary

As you read the two articles written by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, please define the following terms. Then also think an example of how this concept could affect your work as a student.

Part 2: Copyright

As you read the information from the “Copyright Frequently Asked Questions” article, please answer the following questions:

1. What is the purpose of copyright?

1. How does, or might, copyright impact how you use other works as a student? Please explain at least two examples.

1. Identify one or two additional ways that copyright could protect you in the future. Please be as specific as possible.

1. What are some other ways that copyright must be considered in educational settings? Try to identify two or three scenarios. (Example: when the band wants to play a piece of music for a concert they must obtain permission.)

Part 3: Fair Use

As you read the information from the “Fair Use Frequently Asked Questions” article, please answer the following questions:

1. What is the purpose of fair use protection?

1. There are many ways that fair use protections can apply to being a student. Choose three things that are recognized as fair use by the courts and explain how they could personally relate to things that you have done, or may do, as a student or a teenager in general.

Part 4: Application

Read the following scenarios with a partner and discuss if the each situation should be protected or restricted by copyright or fair use. Be prepared to share your answers with the class and defend your position with information from the articles that you read. Feel free to write down a few notes in preparation for this.

1. As you get ready to head off to college, you decide to hold a garage sale and sell your old books and toys.

1. A group of students that are planning a trip to Africa decide to fundraise by showing a movie in the auditorium and charging everyone $5 for admission.

1. During the men’s basketball game warm-up, music is played as the crowd enters the stands.

1. As a final project after reading a novel, students create a parody of the work and perform it for their classmates and teacher.

1. In order build enthusiasm for Homecoming week, a student creates a playlist of songs that she believes will build school spirit. She then burns that playlist onto a cd and gives each student in the school a copy.

Part 5: Challenge

Create two additional scenarios that could realistically take place at our high school. Be prepared to share the scenario with your classmates and assess their responses. In other words, make sure you have an answer to support your position.

Works Cited

“Copyright Frequently Asked Questions.” Teaching Copyright. Electronic Frontier Foundation. n.d. Web. 15 December 2014.

“Fair Use Frequently Asked Questions.” Teaching Copyright. Electronic Frontier Foundation. n.d. Web. 15 December 2014.