Copyright in the Age of Technology

This four part series is available exclusively to the University of Central Florida community and requires a password for access. Use your NID and WebCT password to login to the Teaching Online Web site and click on the Copyright button to access the videos. To request a password contact coursedev@mail.ucf.edu and provide proof of your affiliation with the University.

• Copyright in the Age of Technology: Part 1 contains segments on the purpose of federal copyright law, the exclusive rights of an author, how long copyright protection lasts, the penalties for breaking the law, conditions for using copyrighted works, an explanation of fair use and scenarios that demonstrate specific situations.
• Copyright in the Age of Technology: Part 2 focuses on off-air videotaping guidelines, off-air privileges/limitations, rental of a home use only video, videos and closed circuit use, videotaping performances as well as scenarios on the use of video in educational settings.
• Copyright in the Age of Technology: Part 3 covers copying computer software, network use of copyrighted software, teachers using an institution owned program on a personal computer, teachers using personally owned software on a school computer, using scanners and digitizers scanning an image, copying from cd/dvd-rom, the multi-media fair use guidelines, and how long a production may be retained/used.
• Copyright in the Age of Technology: Part 4 presents guidelines for use of internet content and copying from the internet; giving appropriate credit; capturing a Web site; linking to sites; Web site creation; distance learning; reading a literary work; displaying a photograph, chart or table; scanning of a photograph, chart or table; converting one format to another; restrictions on distance learning; and keeping up with the changes.