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Copyright for Multimedia

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Duke University

Copyright for Multimedia

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Copyright questions about different formats (data, images, music and video) can be especially difficult. Sometimes the law specifically distinguishes between these different formats, and in most cases there are media-specific considerations that impact a copyright analysis. In this course we will look at four different media, paying special attention to the unique issues for each one and the kinds of information that is important when making copyright decisions for each type of material. We will work through fair use issues for each multimedia format, look at format-specific exceptions in the law, and consider unique issues for seeking permission for film, music, images and data. At the end of this course, participants will have a deeper understanding of how to apply our framework for making copyright decisions, and will be more comfortable with assessing multimedia issues. They will have gained more and more diverse experience for considering fair use.

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Introduction and Getting Started

Copyright questions about different formats – data, images, music and video – can be especially difficult. Sometimes the law specifically distinguishes between these different formats, and in most cases there are media-specific considerations that impact a copyright analysis. In this course we will look at four different media types, paying special attention to the unique issues for each one and the kinds of information that are important when making copyright decisions. We will work through fair use issues for each multimedia format, look at specific exceptions in the law, and consider unique issues for seeking permission for film, music, images and data. At the end of this course, participants will have a deeper understanding of how to apply our framework for making copyright decisions, and will be more comfortable with assessing multimedia issues.

Welcome to Copyright for Multimedia3:02

Getting Started1:56

Rencontrer les enseignants

Kevin Smith, M.L.S., J.D.
Former Director, Copyright and Scholarly Communication
Duke University Libraries
Lisa A. Macklin, J.D.,M.L.S.
Director, Scholarly Communications Office
Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University
Anne Gilliland, JD, MLS
Scholarly Communications Officer
University Libraries, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

As we begin this course on copyright in multimedia situations,

we want to remind you of some background and context.

Many of you probably know that this is the second course on copyright

that we have done.

And the first was an introduction to copyright for educators and librarians.

And some of you have already taken that course and

welcome back if you are one of those people.

We're glad to see you again.

For those who didn't take the first course,

we're pleased to have you with us this time as well.

We think you'll be fine following the course if you already know some of

the basics about copyright, and have some familiarity with the issues involved.

On the other hand, if you're uncomfortable with the basics, and

don't know about things like automatic protection, the formalities,

the idea expression dichotomy, you might want to begin with our first course, or

at least review some of the lectures in that course so

that you have a little bit more background.

>> In both the earlier course and in this one, we will be working with a five

question framework that can help you work through any copyright problem.

The questions in that framework apply to any type of media,

although answering the questions may depend heavily

on the specific facts surrounding that particular material.

A handout explaining the framework is included as part of this module.

We encourage you to look at it, to study it, and

keep it with you as you proceed through these modules.

If you want a more comprehensive discussion of the framework,

there is a discussion about that in the previous course, and

we invite you to go and take a look at that.

Finally, we want to remind you about one especially important aspect of that

analytical framework.

And that is the relationship between specific exceptions in copyright law and

fair use.

Fair use is a very flexible, content specific exception and

its application is broad, but always a bit uncertain.

The specific exceptions, on the other hand, provide greater certainty but

only if the circumstances in your situation

are a close match to the kind of uses the exception was intended for.

Throughout these videos we will look at specific exceptions that were written for

particular uses of images, music or video.

Some of these are comprehensive and some are format specific.

But either way, they will be useful if they precisely address your situation.

On the other hand, there are many situations that are unique.

Particularly because new media seems to invite creativity.

There will be many times where a specific exception

just does not fit the use you're contemplating.

When that happens, remember that you can move on in the framework and

ask whether your proposed use is a fair use.

Fair use can apply to any media, and it will push you to look at your particular

facts and make the best decision that you can.

With this context in mind, let's begin our examination of the way copyright works for

different media formats.

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