Digital Media
Ethics
Royalty-Free
Resources

FACT FARCE
or

FACT FARCE
or
IF I FIND AN IMAGE ON
GOOGLE, THE OWNER
INTENDED TO SHARE IT,
THEREFORE IT IS IN THE
PUBLIC DOMAIN.

FACT FARCE
or
IF THERE IS NO
COPYRIGHT SYMBOL ON
THE IMAGE, I DON’T NEED
PERMISSION.

FACT FARCE
or
EVEN IF I DON’T PROFIT,
I NEED PERMISSION TO
USE A WORK.

FACT FARCE
or
IF I CHANGE THE WORK
SIGNIFICANTLY, I DON’T
NEED PERMISSION.

FACT FARCE
or
SINCE I AM A TEACHER, I
CAN USE ANY WORK FOR
EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES.

OBJECTIVES
Describe “That Law”
Define Types of Free
Resources.
Share Resources

Presenters...
SUE REICHARD CHRIS DAVIS
LIBRARY, MEDIA SKILLS & ART & DIGITAL MEDIA
TECHNOLOGY TEACHER TEACHER
TROY MIDDLE SCHOOL

A Fairy Use Tale
(View this video at: http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo

Copyright Protects Owner’s Rights
Applies to digital content too.

Can’t copyright an idea,
only the form an idea takes.

But I really want to use that work,
I’ll just wait ‘til copyright runs out...
WRONG ! - CONTINUE
TO WATCH FAIRY USE
VIDEO FOR
INFORMATION ABOUT
DURATION OF
COPYRIGHT.

So How Long
Does Copyright Last?
Almost
Forever!

Even copyright has its limits.

4 Factors NATURE
Determine
Fair Use:
A MO UNT
PURPO
SE
COMMERCIAL IMPACT

HUH?
NATURE
PURPO
SE
AMO UNT
COMMERCIAL IMPACT

FAIR USE
IS NOT A RIGHT.

IT IS ONLY A
LEGAL DEFENSIBLE
POSITION.

THE CHART
HELPS
BUT FAIR USE IS STILL
CONFUSING

AVOID COPYRIGHT-PROTECTED CONTENT
Public Domain
Royalty-Free
Creative Commons

A work in the Public Domain is
free for anyone to use.

Royalty-Free
Once an agreement is made
between owner/user, no
additional payments
(royalties) need to be made.

Creative
Commons
Licensing which
allows the owner
to specify how the
work can be used
by others.

ATTRIBUTION NO DERIVATIVES
NON-COMMERCIAL SHARE ALIKE

Attribution
Give Credit

Sharing Resources
HTTP://DIGITALMEDIARESOURCES.WIKISPACES.COM

Finding Images
FLICKR.COM
COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG

Finding Audio
SOUNGLE.COM
ARCHIVE.ORG/DETAILS/OPENSOURCE_AUDIO

Finding Video
NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM
LEARNOUTLOUD.COM

Finding Screencasts
JINGPROJECT.COM SCREENCASTCENTRAL.COM

Searching for Other Wikis

FACT FARCE
or

FARCE
IF I FIND AN IMAGE ON
GOOGLE, THE OWNER
INTENDED TO SHARE IT,
THEREFORE IT IS IN THE
PUBLIC DOMAIN.

FARCE
IF THERE IS NO
COPYRIGHT SYMBOL ON
THE IMAGE, I DON’T NEED
PERMISSION.

FACT
EVEN IF I DON’T PROFIT,
I NEED PERMISSION TO
USE A WORK.

FARCE
IF I CHANGE THE WORK
SIGNIFICANTLY, I DON’T
NEED PERMISSION.

FARCE
SINCE I AM A TEACHER, I
CAN USE ANY WORK FOR
EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES.

Sources &
Attribution
Images
• Book Stack, retrieved on 10/10/08 from website http://flickr.com/photos/partsnpieces/
• Crayons, retrieved on 10/18/08 from website http://flickr.com/photos/verylittledave/
• Troy, PA Map, retrieved on 10/10/08 from website http://maps.google.com/
• Man with Law Book, retrieved on 10/10/08 from website http://flickr.com/photos/brymo/
• \"If you're not confused, you're not paying attention\" retrieved on 10/10/08 from website; http://flickr.com/photos/
• \"Boy, n.: a noise with dirt on it.\", retrieved on 10/10/08 from website http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/
• “Cash in Hand,” retrieved on 10/18 from website http://flickr.com/photos/sgw/
• “Me by Me”, retrieved on 10/10/08 from website http://flickr.com/photos/schoonman/
• “Force Push,” retrieved on 10/10/08 from website http://flickr.com/photos/parl/
• “Creative Commons Licenses,” retrieved on 10/19/08 from website http://www.creativecommons.org
Videos
• Fairy Use Tale Video, retrieved on 10/10/08 from Eric Fadden on website, http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale
• Times are Changing video, retrieved on 10/10/08 from website, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vou4qUu5YY

Sharing Resources
HTTP://DIGITALMEDIARESOURCES.WIKISPACES.COM