Module 2 – Weblog Entry #3 – Bruce Spencer

Protecting Cultural Rights

Videos

MIT WORLD Distributed Intelligence

This video on Copyright, Fair Use, and the Cultural Commons about the shift in intellectual property protection and rights from the days of Shakespeare when ownership was held in perpetuity up to present day limits. This is a long one but it gives you some great background information as well as the latest trends in copyright and fair use law. The Fair Use and Free Speech is shown in this presentation. I included a link to this documentary below.

Copyright, Fair Use, and the Cultural Commons (April 2007) http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/469 (video)

Here are a couple of other related sites that you may find useful. Center for Social Studies has some teaching materials that may be useful. Keep in mind that the information is based on US best practices and US law.

Fair Use and Free Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY-2YshuJ8o (video)

Code of Best Practices and Fair Use http://www.cmstudies.org/documents/SCMSBestPracticesforFairUseinTeaching-Final.pdf (document)

Center for Social Media http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/ (website)