This document discusses copyright and how it relates to education. It covers what copyright is, how fair use applies to education, and criticisms of the existing copyright system. It then discusses how Creative Commons licenses can help address issues around copyright and the sharing of educational resources by allowing teachers and students to legally use, share, and remix copyrighted works. The document advocates for greater use of open educational resources and Creative Commons in education.

1. in the classroom
<use, share, remix>
with Dominic Pates

3. what is copyright?
• a set of legal rights governing original works
• form of intellectual property, along with
patents and trademarks
• ‘all rights reserved’ automatically
conferred on creation of a work

4. copyright in
education• use of copyrighted works generally comes
under concept of ‘Fair Use’
• licenses to use copyrighted works still
required
• plagiarism a major issue in many institutions

5. criticism of
copyright• “existing copyright regime needs reforming
in face of Information Age”
• “traditional content distributors monopolise
cultural products, which restricts culture”
• “hinders ‘human right’ to ‘freedom of
knowledge’”

6. …realizing the full potential of
the internet — universal
access to research, education,
full participation in culture,
and driving a new era of
development, growth,
and productivity.
CC
vision:
“
”

10. Attribution
Attribution – Share Alike
Attribution – No Derivatives
Attribution – Non-Commercial
Attribution – Non-Commercial – Share Alike
Attribution – Non-Commercial - No Derivatives
Least restrictive
Most restrictive

11. why CC in
education?• getting appropriate copyright clearance can
take too long
• the copyright issue becomes blurred with the
rise of online and e-learning
• institutional licences may not cover all
student work

12. why CC in
education?• a greater risk of prosecution for copyright
infringement
• cleared digital resources are easier to
source, reuse and adapt
• not misusing copyright is good ‘netiquette’

13. <use>
text images
audio video
ODEPO

14. <use>
http://search.creativecommons.org

15. <share>
open educational resources
(OER)
what are
they? who’s using
them?

16. <share>
open educational resources
(OER)
why?

17. <remix>

18. <remix>
one in four…teens
remix content they
find online…into their
own artistic
creations…remixing is
part of participatory
culture
“
”Erin Reilly, University of
Southern California

19. use
share
remix

20. Credits
Copyright symbol: Mike Seyfang
Creative Commons logos: creativecommons.org/about/downloads
Barack Obama: barackobama.com
MIT logo: Erik Demain
Wikipedia ‘globe’: flickr.com/throwthedamnthing
Open University logo: dirtygarnet.com
Erin Reilly quote: ‘Remix Culture 4 Learning’ (slideshare.net)