finding, citing, & remixing open resources

Finding, Citing, & Remixing Open Resources

Michelle Reed, @LibrariansReedOpen Education Librarian | UTA Libraries | 2.15-16.17

https://www.slideshare.net/oelib/finding-citing-remixing-open-resources

What constitutes fair use?

Are you a copyright owner?

What do you know about ©opyright?

The U.S. Constitution

“The Congress shall have the power…to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for

limited times to authors and inventors exclusive Right to their respective writings and discoveries.”

Article 1, Section 8

Copyright (Section 106)

Copyright protects “original works of authorship” that are fixed in a tangible form of expression:

• literary works• musical works• dramatic works• pantomimes & choreographic works• pictorial, graphic, & sculptural works• motion pictures & other audiovisual works• sound recordings• architectural works

Copyright is a bundle of rights

Rights are held by the OWNER of the work (not necessarily the creator/author). Owners may:

• Reproduce - Make copies of their works publicly or privately.• Adapt - Prepare additional works derived from their copyrighted work, (aka,

derivative works).• Distribute - Disseminate copies of their works, to the public by sale or other

transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, lending. • Perform - Perform their work publicly (at location open to the public or to

persons other than close family and social acquaintances).• Display - Display their work publicly (applies to all works except sound

recordings and architectural works).

Length/Term of Copyright• Life of author plus 70 years• Joint work – 70 years after last surviving author’s death• Works made for hire – 95 years from year of first

publication or 120 years from year of creation, whichever expires first

• Works published before 1923 are in the public domain• Copyright slider to determine whether the work is in the

public domain - http://librarycopyright.net/resources/digitalslider/

§ 107. Limitations on Exclusive Rights: Fair Use

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or

phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching

(including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.

In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include — 

The Four Factors of Fair Use

• Purpose and character of the use: including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

• Nature of the copyrighted work: Fiction vs. Non-Fiction. Creative vs. Factual.

• Amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

• Effect on the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

Finding Open Resources

Filter for CC-licensed material

Open Educational Resources (OER)• Curriki: http://www.curriki.org/• #GoOpen: https://tech.ed.gov/open/• Open Textbook Library: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/• OER Commons: https://www.oercommons.org/• Open Education Consortium: http://www.oeconsortium.org/• Much more information here: http://libguides.uta.edu/oer/educators

Citing Open Resources

Citation Assistance• Purdue OWL: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/• UTA Libraries: http://libraries.uta.edu/video/instruction/apaformatting/intro.htm• RefWorks: http://libguides.uta.edu/utarefworks• UTA Writing Center: http://www.uta.edu/owl/

Remixing Open Resources

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Final Thoughts• Seek out “open” content (CC-licensed work, public domain)• Follow standards of your discipline• Maintain record of use of copyrighted materials (fair use checklist, attempts

to contact copyright owner, guidelines consulted)• Always attribute the work of others• Consider a CC-license when making your own content available on the Web• Read more at

http://www.theedublogger.com/2017/01/20/copyright-fair-use-and-creative-commons/

Questions?

Thank You

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Michelle Reedmichelle.reed@uta.edu