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Copyright - What can we do? (Part 1)
This document summarizes a workshop on copyright that featured perspectives from legal experts, ELT authors and teachers, digital publishers, and a magazine editor. It discusses key copyright concepts like acknowledgment, permission, fair use, and de minimis use. Each speaker section introduces the speaker and their background in ELT publishing, authoring, or teaching. The document also provides examples of copyrighted material and the appropriate ways it can be used, such as with attribution, for educational non-commercial use, and not for digital distribution.
Copyright - What can we do? (Part 1)
- 1. A MELTA &IATEFL BESIG Workshop Copyright – What can we do? moderated by Helen Strong & The BESIG Online Team (BOT)
- 2. Copyright – Whatcan we do? Matt Firth: A legal perspective • Teacher of Legal English at the Universities of St. Gallen and Liechtenstein and at the Management Centre, Innsbruck • EFL author • Secretary of the European Legal English Teachers’ Association
- 3. Copyright – Whatcan we do? Key concepts • acknowledgment • permission • print distribution and digital distribution • fair use • profit and non-profit making use • de minimis
- 4. Copyright – Whatcan we do? Acknowledgement Remember to credit your sources Lyon-Jones, Sue, Copyright, Plagiarism, and Digital Literacy (internet) Available from <http://www.teachingvillage.org/2012/04/10/copyright-plagiarism-and-digital- literacy-by-sue-lyon-jones/> Accessed September 2012
- 5. Copyright – Whatcan we do? Permission Extracts from: Sanderson, Paul (2000) Using Newspapers in the Classroom Cambridge. Cambridge University Press The importance of using newspapers in the classroom Should I only use materials from today’s newspapers? Although it would seem preferable to use the news of the day in newspaper-based lessons, this is not always practical from the teacher’s point of view ... ... teachers have busy schedules, news can date quickly, and lessons take time to prepare NB You must ensure that you have the right to make multiple copies of the material or seek the necessary permission from the copyright holder
- 6. Copyright – Whatcan we do? Fair use 1. The work that results from your use of the copyrighted materials needs to be transformative, i.e. substantially different from the original, and offer added value 1. The copyrighted work can’t be used in a way that is likely to deprive the original author of income, or any potential income they might earn from the copyrighted works From: Lyon-Jones, Sue Copyright, Plagiarism, and Digital
- 7. Copyright – Whatcan we do? De minimis de minimis |dā ˈminiˈmēs| adjective too trivial or minor to merit consideration, esp. in law ORIGIN from Latin de minimis non curat lex ‘the law is not concerned with trivial matters. Oxford Dictionary of English
- 8. Copyright – Whatcan we do? Marjorie Rosenberg: An ELT author and teacher’s perspective • Author of business English materials (CUP, Pearson, Cengage Learning) • Author of methodology book (Delta Publishing) • Co-author of text book series for Austrian schools • Contributor to Business Spotlight, ETP, ELT Mag
- 9. Copyright – Whatcan we do? Cleve Miller: A digital publishing perspective • Over 20 years’ experience in business English and ESP, as a • teacher • teacher trainer • consultant • school owner • Founder of English360
- 10. Copyright – Whatcan we do? Jeremy Day: An ESP teacher’s perspective • Series Editor of Cambridge English for ... • Author of business English and ESP teacher's books, including International Legal English and Dynamic Presentations. • Co-author of Success Upper Intermediate (Pearson) & Active Grammar 3 (Cambridge). • Currently English360 editorial team manager
- 11. What the IPholders would like ‘no part of this publication may be copied without express permission …’ A common-sense compromise What the courts will enforce What some users would like ‘information wants to be free’
- 12. Copyright – Whatcan we do? A common-sense approach • Put yourself in the IP holder’s shoes • Would they be delighted if they knew what you were doing? Would they be furious? • Don’t undermine their income stream • Don’t sell what’s not yours to sell • Always acknowledge (links, etc.) • Don’t support blatant breaches by others • Remember the bigger picture
- 13. Copyright – Whatcan we do? Maja Sirola: A publisher’s perspective • Editor at Business Spotlight • EFL and Business English teacher in Croatia and Germany
- 14. The Business Spotlightrange 14 14
- 15. Business Spotlight International New all-English edition launched in April 2012 Download the first issue free at: www.business-spotlight.com/events 15 15
- 16. Spotlight Verlag’s positionon copyright Don’t breach it! Check the law: state education/schools or commercial institutions If we become aware of any breach of copyright, we reserve the right to take legal action We expect teachers to follow the law, but we also provide them with material 16 16
- 17. Copyright in allour products 17 17
- 18. Picture rights Do not use any pictures without permission Do not use any pictures with watermarks Photographers and photo agencies are very strict in chasing up misuse Photo credits are essential as well as permission to use the pictures 18 18
- 19. What is allowed 1. State school teachers may photocopy and use in the classroom: Up to 12% of a publication (max. 20 pages) may be photocopied for teaching purposes Always include the source: Business Spotlight, Issue 5/12, pages 12-16, www.business- spotlight.de 2. Teachers or trainers at commercial language schools or company courses: may also photocopy, but for personal use only and not for distribution in the classroom. 2. The content cannot be saved digitally and made public via emails or on websites. No digital distribution is allowed. 19 19
- 20. Copyright – Whatcan we do? Murdo MacPhail: A publisher’s perspective • Murdo has worked for Cornelsen Publishing since 1997 and is currently responsible for EFL and the romance languages in the adult-education department.