Copyright Scenarios http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/ en-us 2006-12-22T10:16:08-06:00 Copying DVD Clips http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/063117.html Scenario A course offered in the Geography department called, Cities in Film examines how filmmakers use various cinematic techniques to portray the urban landscape. The instructor uses scenes from several movies to illustrate class lectures. She would like to create... DMCA Anitcircumvention copyinfo 2006-12-22T10:16:08-06:00 Digital Photographs of Works of Art http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/037520.html Scenario: An instructor would like to take digital photographs of paintings, sculptures, or architectural works and share them with her class. Response: Works of art and architecture that are not in the public domain may still be available to copy... All copyinfo 2006-02-07T10:31:42-06:00 Making Personal Copies http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/037519.html Scenario: An instructor finds an article in a professional journal that will be helpful to her in future research projects. She would like to make a copy of the journal article for her personal files. Response: Making a personal copy... All copyinfo 2006-02-07T10:30:15-06:00 Audiovisual Works for Class Presentations http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/037518.html Scenario: An instructor wants to include photographs or music in a PowerPoint presentation for his class lecture. Does he need to seek permission from the copyright owners to do so? What if he wants to make changes to the photograph... All copyinfo 2006-02-07T10:25:32-06:00 Using the Library's Electronic Reserves http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/034803.html Scenario: An instructor would like to place several articles and book chapters on reserve at the Library for students to access electronically. Access will be limited to only those students enrolled in the class. Response: Traditionally libraries have provided short... copyinfo 2006-01-03T14:08:59-06:00 Coursepacks and Copyright http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/034801.html Scenario: An instructor would like to compile articles from journals, chapters from textbooks, and various other sources and create a coursepack of readings that students will purchase at the bookstore. Where can she go to find more information about how... copyinfo 2006-01-03T14:01:56-06:00 Using Video Clips for Instruction http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/034569.html Scenario: An instructor creates a "digital library" of movie scenes from several films for her students to review. She obtains digital versions of the films, burns selected scenes onto a DVD, and distributes them to each of her students. Response:... copyinfo 2005-12-22T10:39:49-06:00 Distributing Copies of Your Own Articles http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/034568.html Scenario: A faculty member wrote and published an article in a journal last year. Since she authored the article, does she have the right to make and distribute copies? Response: It depends. Authors, at the point of a work's creation,... All copyinfo 2005-12-22T10:26:18-06:00 Off-Air Video Recording http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/023136.html Scenario A faculty member records a segment of the evening news on her home VCR and the next day shows the recording to her class. Afterward she selects a 2 minute clip from the segment to burn onto DVD for... All copyinfo 2005-06-13T15:29:52-06:00 Analog to Digital Conversions - Video http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/023132.html Scenario A faculty member's departmental library holds several older VHS videocassettes that are used regularly for classroom presentations. The videos are no longer available commercially in either VHS or DVD formats. The faculty member wants to create a compilation of... All copyinfo 2005-06-13T14:23:10-06:00 Copying Student Papers http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/017750.html Scenario An instructor copies the papers submitted by the students in her class and brings them to the Libraries to place on reserve. Does the instructor need permission from each student to copy their paper and share it with others?... All copyinfo 2005-03-15T11:17:19-06:00 Unpublished Works http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/016982.html Scenario: A researcher would like to use excerpts from an unpublished work in an article. He intends to publish the article in an edited collection of critical essays. Response: Even though the work is unpublished, it is still copyrighted. Copyright... All copyinfo 2005-03-01T14:37:51-06:00 Quoting Copyrighted Material http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/015533.html Scenario: A faculty researcher is writing an article on the influence of Bob Dylan on American pop music to be published in an academic journal. In this article, she quotes lines from several of his songs. Is this a fair... All copyinfo 2005-02-09T09:35:14-06:00 Who Owns My Course Materials? http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/015532.html Scenario: Who owns the teaching materials an instructor has created when teaching a class at the University of Minnesota? Response: The University of Minnesota Regents Policy on Intellectual Property states that "[a] regular academic work product is owned by the... All copyinfo 2005-02-09T09:31:39-06:00 Database of Research Articles http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyinfo/scenarios/014910.html Scenario: A research group at the University wishes to create a database of full-text research articles. The articles would be drawn from the University library's electronic journal collection, and hard copy print collection whenever e-versions of relevant articles are not... All copyinfo 2005-01-30T20:39:43-06:00