This document discusses copyright and intellectual property issues related to remix culture and how younger generations understand and interact with copyrighted works. It notes that U.S. copyright law was originally intended to promote creativity and innovation but that modern copyright law may be stifling these goals. The document examines kids' understanding of concepts like fair use, public domain, and Creative Commons licenses. It argues that mashups and remixes can be educational for students and that copyright law is challenging current models of online sharing and creativity. Examples of educational institutions tackling these issues are also presented.

1. The Cost of Copyright
Confusion:
The Future of intellectual property in a Remix
Generation
Kristin Hokanson
Educon2.2 Conversation
January 31, 2010

3. Image: 'fuzzy copyright'
www.flickr.com/photos/58764797@N00/1384247192

4. To promote creativity,
innovation and the spread of
knowledge
Article 1 Section 8
U.S. Constitution, 1787

5. To promote creativity,
innovation and the spread of
knowledge
Article 1 Section 8
U.S. Constitution, 1787

6. What do kids understand about...
•Copyright
• Exemption (Fair Use)
• Public Domain
• Creative Commons

7. Range of comfort with use of
Copyrighted materials

8. Range of comfort with use of
Copyrighted materials
See no Evil

9. Range of comfort with use of
Copyrighted materials
See no Evil Close the Door

10. Range of comfort with use of
Copyrighted materials
See no Evil Close the Door Hyper-Comply

11. Codes of Best Practices

12. Codes of Best Practices

13. Codes of Best Practices

14. Codes of Best Practices

15. Codes of Best Practices

16. http://mediaeducationlab.com/video-overview

17. The effective use of copyrighted
materials enhances the teaching
and learning process.

19. Context & Situation

20. Is this Use of Copyrighted Materials
a Fair Use?
•Did the unlicensed use “transform” the material taken from the
copyrighted work by using it for a different purpose than that of the
original, or did it just repeat the work for the same intent and value as the
original?
•Was the material taken appropriate in kind and amount, considering the
nature of the copyrighted work and of the use?

21. Discuss

22. Practice exercising your
Fair Use Muscles...
•Did the unlicensed use “transform” the material taken from the
copyrighted work by using it for a different purpose than that of the
original, or did it just repeat the work for the same intent and value as the
original?
•Was the material taken appropriate in kind and amount, considering the
nature of the copyrighted work and of the use?

23. Mashups are an opportunity for
“
students to really look at the media
they consume—to take it and give it
their own spin. It helps show kids
how they can present their own
point of view.”
---Faith Rogow, former president
National Association for Media Literacy Education

25. Excerpts from:
http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_lessig_says_the_law_is_strangling_creativity.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU An anthropological introduction to YouTube

26. We need to rethink a few
things...
“We’re changing what it would mean to be a
creator just at the time that technology is
enabling anybody to be a creator. So, just when
it matters most, the law steps in and destroys
the opportunity...”
— Prof. Lawrence Lessig

27. Video Case Studies
Elementary School Case Study:
P.S. 124 The Silas B. Dutcher School
Brooklyn, NY
High School Case Study:
Upper Merion Area High School
King of Prussia, PA
College Case Study:
Project Look Sharp at Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY

28. Other Examples?

29. Creative Commons