Balancing Intellectual Property Rights With Information Technology Pal V. Rao, Ph.D., CDP Dean of Library Services Central Missouri State University Warrensburg, MO 64093

Intellectual Property Original creative works that have economic value and are protected by law Encarta Encyclopedia

Original creative works that have economic value and are protected by law

Encarta Encyclopedia

Three Principle Types Patents Copyrights Trademarks

Patents

Copyrights

Trademarks

Patent A legal protection granted by the government. Exclusive right to make, use and sell an invention for a specific period—20 years in the U.S. Pat. Pending

A legal protection granted by the government.

Exclusive right to make, use and sell an invention for a specific period—20 years in the U.S.

Copyright Exclusive privilege to authors to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display their creative works.

Exclusive privilege to authors to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display their creative works.

Trademark Word or symbol used by manufacturers to identify goods.

Word or symbol used by manufacturers to identify goods.

Impact of Technology on IPR IPR becomes popular with technology Technology enhances and diminishes the value of IPR

IPR becomes popular with technology

Technology enhances and diminishes the value of IPR

Faculty Concerns Faculty supplanted by technology Historical evidence Textbooks Educational films

Faculty supplanted by technology

Historical evidence

Textbooks

Educational films

Institutional Concerns Recouping the investment Continuation of instruction

Recouping the investment

Continuation of instruction

Economic Concerns Zillionaire concerns

Zillionaire concerns

Copyright Royal Guild Statue of Anne U.S. Constitution, Article 8, Sec. 1 1908 1956 – Berne Convention 1978 DMCA TEACH ACT

Royal Guild

Statue of Anne

U.S. Constitution, Article 8, Sec. 1

1908

1956 – Berne Convention

1978

DMCA

TEACH ACT

Copyright Academic Exception Fair Use

Academic Exception

Fair Use

Fair Use Should not deprive revenue to the creator Advance the cause of learning

Should not deprive revenue to the creator

Advance the cause of learning

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)‏ Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)‏ Significantly curtailed fair use provisions

Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)‏

Significantly curtailed fair use provisions

Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act TEACH ACT

TEACH ACT

Online Courses Ownership Modifications Continuation Derivates Standards Conflict Resolution

Ownership

Modifications

Continuation

Derivates

Standards

Conflict Resolution

Online Courses Total Partial

Total

Partial

CMSU Online Course Policy Recommendations PDF Document http://library. cmsu . edu / ipr / ipr . htm

PDF Document

http://library. cmsu . edu / ipr / ipr . htm

Q & A Those are my thoughts. What are yours?

Those are my thoughts.

What are yours?

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