Comments - Clarifying Copyright for Educators - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T19:22:25Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=649749%3ABlogPost%3A493362&xn_auth=no***ADDENDUM***
Digital Mille…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-08-01:649749:Comment:4934562010-08-01T15:27:41.797ZDavid Ligonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidLigon
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<b><a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2281.ENR:" target="_blank">Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998</a></b><br />
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<b>The Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998</b> covered in Chapter 5 of "Copyright Clarity", is yet another law affecting educators which should be included in this discussion (although we did not focus much on this at Dr. Hobbs' 1 hour workshop). That law, sponsored by the music and recording industry, was intended to reduce media piracy but…
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<b><a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2281.ENR:" target="_blank">Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998</a></b><br />
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<b>The Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998</b> covered in Chapter 5 of "Copyright Clarity", is yet another law affecting educators which should be included in this discussion (although we did not focus much on this at Dr. Hobbs' 1 hour workshop). That law, sponsored by the music and recording industry, was intended to reduce media piracy but had the affect of preventing educators and students from using portions of digital songs and movies through a technology security process known as Content Scrambling System (CSS). Just a few days ago, Dr. Renee Hobbs and other educational copyright advocates won a DMCA exemption to CSS protection for educational purposes. On the downside, There appears a restriction imposed by the Copyright Office on which digital copying tools are allowed to be used, which is discussed in this news article: <a href="http://mediaeducationlab.com/blog/copyright-office-decides-dmca-exemptions-july-27-2010" target="_blank">Copyright Office Decides on DMCA Exemptions, July 27, 2010</a>