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Copyright in the�K-12 Context

*May 2021

This instructional module is not intended as legal advice. All Opening Up Copyright modules are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0) International license.

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CLASSROOM COPYRIGHT ANXIETY

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… use in school… ..... Copyright Act!

©

CMEC

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COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF EDUCATION, CANADA

CMEC

ouncil of

inisters of

ducation,

anada

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CMEC AND COPYRIGHT

CMEC Copyright Consortium

©

Access

Copyright

v.

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CMEC RESOURCES

???

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FAIR DEALING

©

CMEC

No… that can’t be right???

Specified purposes

Reasonable limits

Without permission

Taylor starts to remember what they learned in university. They remember learning about free openly-licensed educational resources – OER or open educational resources. OER materials are ones where the rights holder has made it clear that the materials can be copied and shared with students and others without having to consult any additional copyright guidelines. Then they also remember, “copyright, CMEC, fair dealing...” but what is fair dealing? Then Taylor remembers CMEC’s Copyright Matters has more information on fair dealing. Fair dealing is the right to reproduce and use copyright-protected works, for certain specified purposes and within reasonable limits, without permission or payment. It is one of the key ways the rights of users and creators are balanced. While there are other educational exceptions in the Copyright Act, fair dealing is a key means by which copyright-protected materials can be used in the classroom.

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FAIR DEALING IN THE CLASSROOM

I know… I’ll read the Copyright Act

Omniscient Voice:

“Save yourself some trouble and start somewhere else”

Thanks, I guess?

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COPYRIGHT CONFIDENCE

This is great!

…………………………………………

… use in school… ..... Copyright Act!

©

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COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST

CMEC

… guidelines.

Taylor notices that the checklist suggests principals “review copyright with teachers and staff at least once a year,” and they decide to ask their principal about this first thing Monday morning.

Taylor heads right down to the principal’s office to share the useful CMEC copyright resources they found during course prep on Sunday night. Taylor also wants to make sure the principal knows about open educational resources as well. Much to Taylor’s surprise, the principal was already reviewing new copyright guidelines issued by the municipal school division. “But what about CMEC?” Taylor asks; they’re a national group of provincial ministers. The principal points out that CMEC’s guidelines are just that – guidelines, and that it is important to remember that individual school divisions or boards may have their own guidance for teachers. The principal also notes that at the next staff meeting copyright and open educational resources will be discussed for everyone’s benefit.

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READY FOR CLASS

Good morning everyone!

Thanks CMEC

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

You should now be able to:

Describe the role the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) plays in relation to copyright and schools

Identify CMEC resources for teachers that provide guidance on the use of copyright-protected materials in schools

Recognize that school divisions, boards and districts may have their own copyright guidelines

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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CMEC’s guiding principle with respect to copyright is:

The rights of educational users supersede the rights of creators
The rights of creators supersede the rights of educational users
The rights of creators need to be balanced with the rights of educational users
All teachers should be free to teach without the impedances of complicated copyright legislation

CMEC stands for:

Copyright Management in Education of Canada
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Canadian Ministers of Education and Copyright
See Mec the person

QUESTIONS

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Teachers should abide by CMEC copyright guidelines unless their local school division has different copyright guidelines.

True
False

Fair dealing: [check all that apply]

Is an exception within Canada’s Copyright Act
Is the right to reproduce and use copyright-protected works, for certain specified purposes and within reasonable limits, without permission or payment
Means all players have an equal number of cards to start a game
Can allow the free use of ‘short excerpts’ of copyright-protected works in the classroom
Is intended to relieve copyright anxiety for teachers

QUESTIONS

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CMEC hosts a website with multiple resources to help teachers determine when they may use a copyright-protected work. These resources include: [check all that apply]

A Fair Dealing Decision tool
A Compliance Checklist
Copyright Matters!
An AI-based Chatbot that accepts any digitized copyright-protected work as input
A group photo of the Ministers of Education from all the provinces and territories

QUESTIONS

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Athabasca University. (n.d.). Multiply K-12 OER Project. http://bolt.athabascau.ca/index.php/oer/multiply-k-12-alberta-oer-project/

CMEC. (n.d.). Fair dealing decision tool. http://www.fairdealingdecisiontool.ca/DecisionTool/

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada [CMEC]. (2019). Fair dealing guidelines. https://cmec.ca/docs/copyright/CMEC_POSTER_FDG_EN.pdf

Noel, W., & Snel, J. (2022). Copyright matters! Some key questions and answers for teachers (5th ed.). Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. http://cmec.ca/Publications/Lists/Publications/Attachments/291/Copyright%20Matters%205th%20Edition%20FINAL%20EN.pdf

OER Commons. (n.d.). K-12 remote learning. https://www.oercommons.org/hubs/k12

REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

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Coffeebeanworks. (n.d.). [Taylor]. Pixabay. Pixabay Licence. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/avatar-women-girls-faces-portraits-2191931/

Bieu Tuong (n.d.). School. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/school/1983588/

Universal Icons. (n.d.). Calendar. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/calendar/3693091/

Marie Van den Broeck. (n.d.). Kids. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/kids/235684

Guilherme Fertado (n.d.). Sign. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/sign/1859815/

Coffeebeanworks. (n.d.). [Professor]. Pixabay. Pixabay Licence. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/avatar-clients-customers-icons-2155431/

Massupa Kaewgahya. (n.d.). University. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/university/1574556/

Timo Schmid. (n.d.). Students. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/students/2506819/

IMAGE AND SOUND REFERENCES

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Bence Bezeredy. (n.d.). Canada Map. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/canada-map/1053546/

Kimmi Studio. (n.d.). Shield. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/shield/874630/

Kick. (n.d.). Scales. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/scale/1320645/

Nithinan Tatah. (n.d.). Advocacy. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/advocacy/2274598/

Dave Dawson. (n.d.). Alberta. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/alberta/996912/

Clker-Free-Vector-Images. (n.d.). Lawyer. Pixabay. Pixabay Licence. https://pixabay.com/vectors/lawyer-attorney-barrister-judge-28838/

Star and Anchor Designs. (n.d.). Building. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/building/164596/

Dig Deeper. (2017). [Supreme Court of Canada]. Wikimedia Commons. CC BY. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Supreme_court_of_Canada_in_summer.jpg

IMAGE AND SOUND REFERENCES

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Creative Stall. (n.d.). Avatar [Parent 1]. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/avatar/1089498/

Creative Stall. (n.d.). Avatar [Parent 2]. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/avatar/1089499/

Creative Stall. (n.d.). Avatar [Parent 3]. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/avatar/1089494/

Creative Stall. (n.d.). Avatar [Parent 4]. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/avatar/1089490/

Jesus Puertas. (n.d.). Meeting. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/meeting/198536/

onathasmello. (2012). Global Open Educational Resources Logo. Wikimedia Commons. CC BY. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Global_Open_Educational_Resources_Logo.svg\

Jeff Ahlberg. (n.d.). Circus Tent. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/circus-tent/9821/

IMAGE AND SOUND REFERENCES

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Saishraddha Malage. (n.d.). Highlight. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/highlight/241534/

Caesar Rizky Kurniawan. (n.d.). Presentation Slide. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/presentation-slide/2710348/

Nanda Ririz. (n.d.). Notebook. The Noun Project. CC BY. https://thenounproject.com/term/notebook/1503964/

Coffeebeanworks. (n.d.). [Principal]. Pixabay. Pixabay Licence. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/avatar-clients-customers-icons-2155431/

School Bell. (2017). [Sound Effect]. Free Sound. CC0. https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_7020630/sounds/378394/

Closing Slides Music: Rybak, Nazar. (n.d.). Corporate Inspired. HookSounds. CC BY. http://www.hooksounds.com

Unattributed materials are contributions from the Opening Up Copyright Project Team and placed in the Public Domain.

IMAGE AND SOUND REFERENCES

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University of Alberta. (2021). Copyright in the K-12 Context. Opening Up Copyright Instructional Module. https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/

LICENSING AND ATTRIBUTION

Suggested Citation:

For the project overview and complete list of modules please visit the project website at: https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/

Questions, comments, and suggestions should be directed to: ouc@ualberta.ca

This module is made available and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

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CONTRIBUTORS

Copyright Office

School of Library and Information Studies

Adrian Sheppard

Amanda Wakaruk

Mireille Smith

Samantha Sheplawy

Michael B. McNally

Centre for Teaching and Learning

Graeme Pate

Secondary Education

Cathy Adams

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Opening Up Copyright (OUC) module series is made available by the University of Alberta Copyright Office.

OUC modules have been produced with the assistance of funding at the University of Alberta through its Centre for Teaching and Learning's Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) (2017-21) and OER Grant Program (2020), and through a Support for the Advancement of Scholarship (SAS) grant (2021).