Copyright Dos and Don'ts for Distance Education
This information was presented by Dr. Dolak at the National Conference on Two Way Interactive Video, held in South Bend, Indiana, August 7, 1998. (The material is presented here with the permission of the author.)
| Format, Genre or Form of Art Work | Dos | Don'ts |
|---|---|---|
| Ballet. | Do not perform or dance without permission. | |
| Books. | Do use text, a chart, a graph, a map, or a picture. Do digitize text, a chart, a graph, a map, or a picture. | |
| CD-Is or CD-ROMs. | Do use a still frame. | Do not use audio or a visual sequence without permission. |
| Choreographed works. | Do not perform or dance without permission. | |
| Dramatic works. | Do not read or act out a dramatic work without permission. | |
| DVDs. | Do use a still frame. | Do not use audio or a visual sequence without permission. |
| Filmstrips. | Do use a frame. | Do not use audio or sequential, consecutive images without permission. |
| Laserdiscs. | Do use a still frame. | Do not use audio or a visual sequence without permission. |
| Motion pictures. | Do use a still frame. | Do not use audio or a visual sequence without permission. |
| Music that is dramatic. | Do not use audio without permission. | |
| Music that is pre-recorded and non-dramatic. | Do use portions of audio. | |
| Music that is unlicensed. | Do not sing or play without permission. | |
| Newspapers that are current. | Do make a transparency and read portions of text. | |
| Poems. | Do read portions of text. | |
| Serials that are current. | Do make a transparency and read portions of text. | |
| Slide Sets. | Do use a slide. | Do not use sequential, consecutive images without permission. |
| Software programs. | Do use a screen, self-generated screens, self-generated animation, clip art, or presentation graphics. | Do not use commercial animation without permission. |
| Transparency sets. | Do use a transparency. | Do not use audio or sequential, consecutive images without permission. |
| VHS videocassette tapes. | Do use a still frame. | Do not use audio or a visual sequence without permission. |
Courtesy of Dr. Fritz Dolak, Copyright & Electronic Resources, Ball State University, fdolak@gw.bsu.edu