HIT: Copyright

[Frances Pickard 904-739-5200 <PICKARF@MAIL.FIRN.EDU>]

I am posting this hit since I had many requests for what information I
received to be shared.  Besides the information forwarded on my response I
did go back in the archives and found some valuable information that I
pulled from. Hope this helps Frances Pickard.


An excellent service sponsored by AIME(the Association for Information
Media and Equipment)-
A copyright hot line.  To quote from their handout on the copyright hot
line, "AIME...has made available the Copyright Hot Line (800-444-4203)
for the purpose of improving the understanding of the copyright law as it
regards film, video and other electronic media among school personnel and
public librarians."  The staff on the copyright hotline was very helpful,
and if they didn't feel they knew they answer they put Ivan Bender, an
attorney who specializes in copyright.
m They offer a good video on copyright,
speakers on copyright, and an AIMS newsletter.  In the latter, they
include information on new technology.  Be advised, they also sell reward
labels offering up to a $5000 reward for information leading to the
arrest and conviction or successful civil prosecution of any video tape
pirate who copies or makes other unauthorized use of this program.  You
can purchase them to put on your VCR's if you like.
I would recommend that people with copyright questions contact them.  Of
course, as AIMS is an association of film/video producers who provide
non-theatrical programs to schools and libraries,  some librarians may
consider their advice to be biased, but nonetheless, it has proved sound
for me.  AIMS  Copyright Hot Line  800-444-4203******
The following is a waiver that I will use this year in the beginning of the
year packet.  I modified this form from one found in the archives.

"All copyrighted materials used at duPont Middle School will be obtained
and used legally as well as used within the the guidelines of the Duval
County School Board.
 Students are not allowed to bring in disks, software or videos from home
to install, copy  or download.
All licensing and original disks for programs are to be maintained in the
Media Center as well as directory listings on computers purchased  by the
school."




__________________________________________________________
Judy Silas, Principal           Frances Pickard, Media Specialist

______________________________
Teacher
This form is not copyrighted and your are welcome to use it for your needs.

This could also be used.   This should also be in the substitute packet.
 CLASSROOM VIDEO COPYRIGHT WAIVER

I certify that the video __________________________________________
which my class will be viewing on _________________________________
is legal and its showing will violate no copyright laws.  Should an issue
of
law arise regarding its showing, I will assume total and sole
responsibility.

Teacher's
signature__________________________________________________________

(Optional)
Grade Level:___________________ Content Area:__________________
__ Standard Course of Study Objective #:_________________

To those of you who were interested in more information on the Motion
Picture Licensing Corporation, where you can pay for the rights to show
home videocassettes, this is what I have:

   MPLC
   13315 Washington Blvd.
   3rd Floor
   Los Angeles, CA  90066-5145

   Tel.  (800) 462-8855

 A Our contract is for the year is $150. per school.  In the information I
received were copies of articles.
Since there have been recent postings about copyright questions, I thought
would recommend a very useful and clear booklet that we use in our school
that outlines copyright information for teachers, librarians, etc.  It is
called Copyright: A Guide to Information and Resources (1st ed.), by Gary
H. Becker.
 The author grants schools that purchase this booklet the right to
duplicate the guide to distribute to other staff of your campus (and the
binding can be taken apart to do this).  He also says that he will mail out
free periodic updates to anyone who sends him a self-addressed envelope.
This guide is presented in a very clear, easy-to-understand format.  I
Xeroxed the "Teacher/Classroom Photocopying" section (just a page and a
half) enlarged it a little on the xerox machine, and posted it on the wall
above the teacher's self-serve copying machines, so that it's really easy
for them to get a handle on what the copying guidelines are.
  ELECTRONIC COPYRIGHT

  *Copyright Clearance Center. The Copyright Clearance Center
  (CCC), the U.S. publishing industry's collective licensing
  arm for photocopying all forms of print publications, has
  been authorized to begin licensing digital uses of full text
  in networked environments. CCC is expanding its services to
  the corporate digital world and will gradually phase-in other
  user markets. Contact: Isabelle L. Hinds at 508-750-8400.
  The revised and updated Institute for Academic Technology's document
"Computers and Copyright: Bibliography" is now available on our anonymous
ftp site. This edition includes articles that reflect the copyright issues
raised by multimedia technology.

To get the document electronically:
   ftp gandalf.iat.unc.edu
or
   ftp 128.109.40.4

login in as anonymous (no password is required)
and give the commands:
   cd guides
   get irg-04.txt

mThis guide can be bought directly from the author.  Write to:
Gary Becker, Consultant
164 Lake Breeze Circle
Lake Mary, FL 32746-6038
(407)322-0890

No mention of copyright is thorough without including Gary Becker.  He is
one of the most studied person in copyright.

Frances Pickard
duPont Middle School
2710 DuPont Ave.
Jacksonville, Fl 32217