Music, Movies, and Online Media: Fair Use Do’s and Don’ts for Higher Ed
The MSU Libraries will be hosting the following Webinar:
“Music, Movies & Online Media: Fair Use Do’s & Don’ts for Higher Ed”
- How to avoid copyright violations when using DVD’s & CD’s
- Guidelines for applying fair use law to music & movies
- Keys to handling personal & institutional liability issues
- What your rights are for copying DVD’s, CD’s, Movies & Video Clips Fair Use and You Tube Videos in the Classroom
Monday, November 2, 2009 – 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
North Conference Room, W449 Main Library
Please email Diane Mayers (mayers a|t mail.lib.msu.edu) to register.
Exercise your copyright rights in the classroom
Hope to see you there. Refreshments will be served. Read more for a summary…
The application of Fair Use in the college and university setting is often confusing and difficult to determine. The increased use of music and movies for educational purposes can make these determinations even more confusing. Join us for this 60-webinar where you and your colleagues will learn:
- How to avoid copyright violations when using DVD’s & CD’s
- Guidelines for applying fair use law to music & movies
- Keys to handling personal & institutional liability issues
- What your rights are for copying DVD’s, CD’s, Movies & Video Clips Fair Use and You Tube Videos in the Classroom
SPEAKER:
Kevin Smith is the Scholarly Communications Officer at Duke University, where his principle role is to teach and advise faculty, administrators and students about copyright, intellectual property licensing and scholarly publishing.
Kevin began his academic career with graduate studies in theology at Yale University and the University of Chicago, and then decided to move into library work. He holds a Masters of Library Science from Kent State University and has worked as an academic librarian in both liberal arts colleges and specialized theological libraries.
His strong interest in copyright law began in library school and he received a law degree from Capital University in 2005. Before moving to Duke in 2006, Kevin served as the Director of the Pilgrim Library at Defiance College in Ohio, where he also taught Constitutional Law. He is admitted to the bar in Ohio and North Carolina.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
That is useful information and its quite easy to come a croper if you are not vigilant.
November 1st, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I think the seminar will be great. I dont think a lot of people, like you said, know what the actual “rules” in respect to fair use.
Cant wait!
November 9th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
I am not clear if I totally understand the full thought pattern behind this.