October 27th, 2009 llcowell Posted in censorship, copyright No Comments »
Not sure why the Disney Copyright Video was removed from my blog for “copyright violation”…since I embedded it from YouTube. I’ve fixed the post (for now), being sure to use the creator’s preferred YouTube link.
While we’re on the topic…QuestionCopyright.org has a great post on what Creative Commons license professionals should use…something they call CC-PRO. It’s a very clever/thought provoking response to professionals who dread this remix culture. Definately a blog to put on my watch list.
September 21st, 2009 llcowell Posted in copyright No Comments »
Not just an idea, the Code for Best Practices in Fair Use released by media educators was released in November of 2008 to uphold and, in fact, bolster the courage of educators who lead their classes adventuring into the world of remix. This video outlines the concepts/principals presented in the code.
September 20th, 2009 llcowell Posted in copyright No Comments »
American University’s Center for Social Media makes a compelling case for the robust exercise of the fair use clause in today’s remix culture. School libraries, in particular, have perhaps acted for too long as the “copyright police” rather than the educational advocate when it comes to recognizing student use of media in critical analysis of both that media and of the times. This one is food for thought: