Copyright video makes copyright fun
April 27, 2009
The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) created a short video explaining how copyright works.
CCC is making the video available for free for anyone who wants to use it for educational purposes. The video is available for viewing online and anyone who is using it for educational purposes (e.g. to teach the library staff in your institution) can request a downloadable file by filling out this online form. The video is quite clever and probably the most digestable explanation of copyright I've seen/heard. Take a look!
April 28th, 2009 at 7:49 am
Sorry, but CCC is not a reliable source for fair, unbiased info on copyright. The video plays on fears and emphasizes the complexity (and veiled threats of non-compliance) of the law, but leaves out important options such as fair use and alternative licenses such as creative commons. Ironic that they make their video “free” for educational purposes but fail to educate on fair use. No thanks CCC.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:07 am
Thanks for this post. I think I will also make a post for my students about this one. It’s cute and catchy yet very informative.
Thanks,
Ann