I attended an online training, “Copyright for Instructional Designers” (scroll down the page) provided by Ana Enriquez on the very complex topic of copyright when it comes to video content, but not limited to just video.
![Poll results to the question, "Which of the following performances would be considered 'public' under U.S. copyright law? Playing a movie in a dorm common area for a group [71%]. Playing a movie in a Libraries space at an event sponsored by a student organization [96%]. Streaming a movie on a Canvas course website (behind authentication) [43%]. Playing a movie during a class session of a... [57%]."](https://sites.psu.edu/kent/files/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-13-at-1.23.06-PM.png)
My main take-aways:
- Contact Ana (aee32@psu.edu) or Brandy Karl (bak25@psu.edu) with questions
- Do your due diligence to follow the laws while working on a project for PSU, there may be some protections under PSU Policy IP05 but don’t count on it because there is some specific language about “system users”
- There are three sections of Copyright law that we use
- Fair Use (107)
- Classroom use (110-1)
- TEACH Act (110-2)
- We only need to qualify for one of these sections, not all three
- The laws may not and do not make common sense, but that’s not important, what is important is to try and understand how they work – and this is why I am not a lawyer
It is a visual and entertaining presentation of copyright law. I tried reading certain sections and realized there is a lot of content here. This isn’t a comic book for an 11-year old. Well, I dunno, maybe it is. I prefer a lot of visuals when I’m learning about something and this delivery format is great for me in this regard. My biggest question at this point is, “how relevant is this information?”