Unit 5

Unit 5, Feb. 23-March 1

Introduction

Objectives

(U5.1) Demonstrate knowledge of copyright and protections for
intellectual property. (G3.b, O1)
(U5.2) Demonstrate knowledge of duration of copyrights based upon year of creation and/or year of author's death. (G3.b)
(U5.3) Evaluate ethical conflicts between artistic integrity and monetary gain. (G4.b, O4)
(U5.4) Discern situations where Fair Use and Creative Commons may be appropriately applied. (G4, O3)
(U5.5) Supply examples of Creative Commons communities. (G3.a)

A TU student playing violin.

Further Information On Copyright

Moser: Chap. 6-7.
Instructions for E-Reserve:

1) This is the direct link to your eReserves course readings

OR 2) Go to towson.docutek.com
Choose “Electronic Reserves & Reserves Pages”
Choose “Course Reserves Pages by Instructor”
Choose “Ewell” or “Engelke” from the drop-down list

Choose “MUSI355 - ETHICAL ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES IN MUSIC”

The password for the course is “ethics355”

"Supreme Court Takes Up Scholar’s Rights" weblink | pdf

Moser: Chap. 8 (especially concentrate on the material on pp. 112-115).

Fair Use and Creative Commons

Moser: Chap. 11. Available on E-Reserves

The legal case involving 2 Live Crew is considered seminal for Fair Use. Why is this?

website | wikipedia

Optional reading: Copyright and Fair Use. This site has a good overview. webpage

A Fair(y) Use Tale. By Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University. This is a very annoying (yet clever) 10 minute video. You will get the point in a minute or two--then stop if you like. weblink | youtube | transcript

This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License

Creative Commons and Creative Communities

Creative Communities (10 min.) Flash (searchable, with closed captions, plays mp4) | mp4 | Windows Media | transcript

More Creative Communities

"Copyright in a Collaborative Age" website | pdf

Copyright "Clearing Houses"

There are companies or organizations that help to secure copyrights. The public performance rights for many songs are handled by ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC (Moser 196). Here are two of the leading players in the music field:

For a fee these companies will research and negotiate with copyright holders and arrange an agreement for use of copyrighted materials.

Assignments (March 1)

Exam. 1 (U5.1-5)	First Examination link. Introduction and History of Copyrights. Defining Intellectual Property. Units 1-5. For user name give your full name (such as Ewell, Terry)
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