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Talab, Rosemary – TechTrends, 1994
Discussion of copyright issues with multimedia materials focuses on elementary and secondary education multimedia uses. Fair use questions are considered; audiovisual clearinghouses are discussed; and sources of uncopyrighted images and music and information on copyright regulations are included. (24 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Copyrights, Elementary Secondary Education, Fair Use (Copyrights)

Talab, R. S. – TechTrends, 1997
Discusses copyright considerations in multimedia development, and provides a checklist for teachers and students based on the United States House of Representative's "Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia" (1996) and the Association for Computing Machinery's "Interim Copyright Policies." Describes three copyright use…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Copyrights, Educational Media, Fair Use (Copyrights)

Botterbusch, Hope R. – TechTrends, 1995
Reviews copyright issues that were addressed at the InCITE 1995 workshop, including copyright law, fair use guidelines, multimedia issues, copyright policy statements by national professional organizations, legal activities related to the Internet, and multimedia guidelines. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Copyrights, Fair Use (Copyrights), Guidelines

Dalziel, Chris – TechTrends, 1995
Discusses fair use guidelines based on the Copyright Act of 1976 and their applications to distance education issues. Topics include concerns of users and publishers, copyright permission that is needed for distance education and not for traditional instruction, multimedia fair use guidelines, and licensing systems. (LRW)
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Copyrights, Distance Education, Fair Use (Copyrights)

Sinofsky, Esther R. – TechTrends, 1995
Discusses current copyright issues, including the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Electronic Learners; Fair Use Guidelines for Electronic Reserve Systems; additions to the "United States Code" regarding copyright; copyright ownership for freelance writers; online material, including e-mail; and public performance versus…
Descriptors: Authors, Copyrights, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Mail

Wertz, Sandra L; Chase, Mark E. – TechTrends, 1994
Discusses media directors' knowledge of copyright law at higher education institutions. The results of two surveys about copyright are presented showing that only 10-15% of media directors could reach a 75% competency level of the law. Some guidelines for correcting this situation are presented. (JLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Fair Use (Copyrights), Federal Regulation

TechTrends, 1988
Discusses current optical data disk databases, their uses, and factors that will affect database copyrights. The factors discussed include hardware and software developments, multimedia applications, multiuser capabilities, and downloading capacities. (7 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Copyrights, Databases, Optical Data Disks

Gasaway, Laura N. – TechTrends, 1995
Discusses the White Paper on Intellectual Property in the National Information Infrastructure which recommends amendments to the copyright law and discusses digital information. Highlights include educational and library uses of copyrighted works, reproductions for the visually impaired, transmissions as displays, liability for online services…
Descriptors: Electronic Text, Fair Use (Copyrights), Federal Legislation, Intellectual Property

Plowman, Travis S. – TechTrends, 2000
Considers the impact of information technology on academic integrity. Highlights include machines versus man; honor codes and student cheating; copyrights for digital data; authoring versus writing; intuitive software; and an example and analysis of the use of AutoSummary in Microsoft Word 97 to create a summary of a published article. (Contains…
Descriptors: Cheating, Codes of Ethics, Computer Software, Copyrights

Willard, Joanne B. – TechTrends, 1992
Describes a high school music technology course that uses a project-oriented approach to teach students about hardware and software tools for sequencing, arranging, multitrack recording, and mixing. Course equipment is listed, and the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is briefly described. Copyright guidelines for educational uses of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Electronic Equipment, Fair Use (Copyrights)

Becker, Gary H. – TechTrends, 1993
Reviews trends in copyright law, including changes resulting from technological advances that include audio and video tape recordings, motion pictures, photocopying equipment, CD-ROM, and multimedia; amendments to the law, including administrative issues; compensation to authors of computer software programs; court cases; and a movement toward…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Authors, Computer Software, Copyrights

Quinlan, Laurie A. – TechTrends, 1997
Provides guidelines for the organization of information (tables of contents, headings, grouping, URLs--Uniform Resource Locators--and e-mail tags) and the construction of a Web page (size considerations, concision, spelling, file dates, e-mail links, visual appeal, link relevance, copyrights). Includes source code for a sample lesson page and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Copyrights, Educational Media, Electronic Mail

Talab, Rosemary – TechTrends, 1995
Discusses copyright issues related to the use of multimedia in higher education. Highlights include student impetus for change; constructivism; growth of the Internet; faculty copyright buybacks; lack of university multimedia policy; student and faculty productions; transmission and downloading; educational music licensing; a video clearinghouse;…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Constructivism (Learning), Copyrights, Downloading

Miller, William F. – TechTrends, 1989
Describes the current state of instructional technology in Chinese universities. Topics discussed include organizational patterns in audiovisual centers; the use of various media, including film, videotapes, overhead projectors, and television; the use of technology in language instruction; audiovisual equipment and appropriate technology; and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Appropriate Technology, Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers

Talab, Rosemary – TechTrends, 1992
Presents eight scenarios that involve copyright issues in media centers. Topics addressed include copying legally and illegally made videotapes; adding off-air tapes to the collection; storing illegally made computer programs; making archival copies of software; supervising student bulletin board systems; possible legal actions; and student…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Copyrights, Educational Administration, Electronic Mail