Multimedia

= = = Module 3- Multimedia Case Studies =

__Introduction__
= **In this module, you get to apply your understanding of copyright law and policy pertaining to multimedia. The following scenarios prompt you to think through specific situations/questions and use your increased knowledge of copyright to provide answers to those questions and situations.** __Case studies inlcuded in module:__ =
 * =If I download 10%, or 30 seconds, of an audio to insert into Movie Maker, can I use that same 30 seconds as a loop, over and over throughout the project? =
 * =Parents who saw the video at the program want copies of it. Do you think this can be legally copied?  =
 * =Is it okay to use screen shots to help create manuals for teachers to use at school? =



Digital Millennium Copyright Act- see [|full summary]

**Frequently Asked Questions from the** [|**U.S. Copyright Website**]

**__Computer Software Questions:__** 
 * Can I backup my computer software?**
 * //Yes if...//
 * the new copy is being made for archival (i.e., backup) purposes only;
 * you are the legal owner of the copy; and
 * any copy made for archival purposes is either destroyed, or transferred with the original copy, once the original copy is sold, given away, or otherwise transferred.

__**Multimedia Questions Using video clips in a lesson What do you think???**__
 * A science teacher wants to digitize some analog videotape and insert 3 two mintue video clips in her PowerPoint presentation. The video clips are educational and short. Does the change in format from analog to digital pose a copyright compliance problem?
 * Is it fair use to embed a video clip (from Discovery Education, or Teacher Tube) into a presentation for a lesson if it fits the day's objectives in your lesson plans?