Learning Objectives

Articulate the purpose and distinguishing characteristics of copyright, fair use/dealing, and the public domain;
Explore the opportunities and limitations of fair use/dealing, copyright, and Creative Commons licenses.

Assignment Overview

In this part of our first module, you will be watching three videos on copyright, public domain, fair use, and Creative Commons to ensure a foundational understanding of these issues fundamental to engagement in OEP. Librarians, we understand that this may be all review for you, so if you prefer, please feel free to skip this portion. There is no assessment component in this activity, however, content covered here will be included in the self-test at the end of this module.

Guidelines

Watch the following three brief resources for an overview of copyright, Creative Commons, and attribution and fair use in open education.

Watch What is Copyright (5:26) by the U.S. Copyright Office.
Next, watch Cable Green Explaining Creative Commons and OER in by Polimi OpenKnowledge (7:06).
Finally, watch Copyright in Open Education, Part I (3:46) by Abbey Elder, paying particular attention to the first 1:23 on attribution.

Assessment

You can check your learning in this module within the corresponding questions on the Self Assessment at the end.

Materials, Technology, and Technical Support

References:

Elder, A. [Abbey Elder]. (2018, Jul. 16). Copyright in Open Education Part I [Video]. YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGTUHdadqJU. This video is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 International License.

Green, C. [Cable Green]. (2016, Sept. 26). CC and the 5 Rs of OERs. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znR6rEiyU6E

This video is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 International License.

U.S. Copyright Office. (2019, Oct. 30). What Is Copyright? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukFl-siTFtg

This course content is offered under a CC AttributionLinks to an external site. license. Content in this course can be considered under this license unless otherwise noted.