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Fair Use, Media and Education in the Digital Age
A graduate directed study, MA 697, proposed by Colin Rhinesmith (http://colinrhinesmith.com/) (M.A. Media Arts '08) for the fall semester 2007 to explore the challenges facing educators and students in sharing access to teaching and learning resources in the digital age.
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Project Links
- Blog (http://colinrhinesmith.com/fairuse/)
- del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us/crhinesmith/fmeda)
- Learning Portals (http://87779253-3100-479a-9a33-452a4b053730.course.learningportals.emerson.edu/)
Description
The intersection of digital media, the Internet, and copyright law present growing challenges to educators and academic institutions working to share access to teaching and learning resources inside and outside the classroom. But what is a classroom in the digital age? Where does the classroom begin and end? Are these boundaries defined by fair use? This course will examine these and other questions, including:
- What does it mean to be fair?
- What are recommended fair use guidelines and best practices for educators and students in the digital age?
- What software platforms are being used and developed to encourage online sharing of educational materials while balancing the rights of copyright owners and concerns of academic institutions?
The course will explore the philosophical, political, economic, legal, and cultural roots of the term "fairness" in order to better understand its context within present day applications of digital media technology use inside and outside the classroom.
The final project will result in a 25 page research paper. In conducting research for this study, the course will include a blog and podcast series to allow the instructor and the public at-large to participate in a collaborative learning environment.
Final Paper
- Outline (http://wiki.itg.emerson.edu/fall07/OMP/index.php?title=November_12)
Syllabus
Fairness
September 10 Plato
- Read: The Republic, Book 5 (http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.6.v.html), Book 9 (http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.10.ix.html), and Book 10 (http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.11.x.html)
September 17 Aristotle
- Read: The Politics, Book 4 (http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.4.four.html) & Book 7 (http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.7.seven.html)
- WEEK 1 READING RESPONSE DUE
September 24 John Rawls: Fairness and Fair Play
- Read: Justice as Fairness (http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0031-8108(195804)67%3A2%3C164%3AJAF%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y)
- Read: The Principle of Fairness and Political Obligation (http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0014-1704%28198701%2997%3A2%3C353%3ATPOFAP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y)
- WEEK 2 READING RESPONSE DUE
October 1 Communications Law
- Read: Fairness Doctrine: Controversial Issue in Broadcasting Policy (http://proxy.emerson.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ufh&AN=20997827&site=ehost-live), Steve Kang
- Read: After the Fairness Doctrine: Controversial Broadcast Programming and the Public Interest (http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=96425648), Pat Aufderheide
- Read: The Fairness Doctrine: Benefits and Costs (http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033-362X%28196924%2F197024%2933%3A4%3C577%3ATFDBAC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-T), Donald P. Mullally
- WEEK 3 READING RESPONSE DUE
Copyright and Fair Use
October 8 Copyright and Fair Use
- Read: Copyright Office Basics (http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html)
- Read: U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use (http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html)
- Read: Copyright & Fair Use (http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-a.html), Stanford University Libraries
- WEEK 4 READING RESPONSE DUE
October 15 Copyright and Fair Use in Education
- Read: Fair-Use: Overview and Meaning for Higher Education (http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/highered.htm), Kenneth D. Crews
- Read: Copyright and Fair Use in the Digital Age (http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/review/reviewarticles/30132.html), Educom
- WEEK 5 READING RESPONSE DUE
October 22 The Teach Act
- Read: New Copyright Law for Distance Education: The Meaning and Importance of the TEACH Act (http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/ednet/training/materials/syllabus/Lesson6/TheTeachAct2006.pdf), (PDF) Kenneth D. Crews
- Read: Digital Learning Legal Background Paper: The TEACH Act - The Impact of Copyright and Compromise on Digital Distance Education (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/dl_teachact)
- WEEK 6 READING RESPONSE DUE
October 29 The Digital Learning Challenge
- Read: The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/copyrightandeducation.html), Berkman Center for Internet & Society
WEEK 7 READING RESPONSE DUE
November 5 Guidelines for Best Practices in Fair Use
- Read: The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy (http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/news/medialit_report_release/), Center for Social Media
WEEK 8 READING RESPONSE DUE
Research Paper and Fairness Podcast Series
November 12 Final Paper Outline
November 19 Instructor meeting
December 3 Instructor meeting
December 17 Final meeting / Research Paper Due
Prerequisites
What courses has the student had that prepare him or her for this project?
- MA100, History of Media Arts
- MA101, History of Media Arts II
- MA202, Media Production
- MA360, Media Theory & Criticism
- PH110, Ethics & Justice
- OP420, Media & Politics
- MA537, Public Broadcasting & Educational Telecommunications
- MA601, Media Criticism & Theory
- VM613, Foundations of Image & Sound Production
- VM663, Studies in Digital Media & Culture
Equipment
What equipment and/or software is needed to complete this project? How will the student gain access to the equipment and/or software? When will the equipment be used?
- All equipment and software will be provided by the student.
Reading List
- See Syllabus (http://wiki.itg.emerson.edu/fall07/OMP/index.php?title=Directed_Study_Guidelines#Syllabus)
- Extra links at Resources (http://wiki.itg.emerson.edu/fall07/OMP/index.php?title=Resources) and Fairness (http://wiki.itg.emerson.edu/fall07/OMP/index.php?title=Fairness)
Other
How is this project different from what is available in courses offered in the department?
- In general, this course is most similar to MA663, Studies in Digital Media and Culture, but more directly, this course will spend more time exploring the following three topics: copyright law, fair use and digital media in education. In addition, this course will:
(1) Produce a podcast series and research paper on the topic of fairness and its relationship to educational uses of digital media.
(2) Explore specific cases of educators who have been adversely effected by the law with regard to digital media use.
(3) Examine existing and developing open software platforms that support greater access to teaching and learning resources.
Resources
Meeting Notes
Bibliographies
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