Short and sweet module....
Unfortunately, I cannot say that our country is very successful in dealing with copyright issues. Most people are not aware of copyrights, and those who are do not really adhere to the rules. Photocopying is a craze, and pirate CDs, DVDs are everywhere.....
The most interesting 2 things I learned in this module are that you can only copy 5-10% or 1 chapter from a book, and another one is the copyright rules for music.....In order to be able to use music in your classroom, you need to get permission from the artists, recording label, lyricists, and composers.
When I finished my PhD thesis, I put it online immediately, and for the accompanying online thesis writing course, I got a Creative Commons license thanks to the guidance of our dear friend Steve.
"Creative Commons license is one of several copyright licenses that allow the distribution of copyrighted works. The licenses differ by several combinations that condition the terms of distribution. They were initially released on December 16, 2002 by Creative Commons, a U.S. non-profit corporation founded in 2001" (http://en.wikipediajavascript:void(0).org/wiki/Creative_Commons_licenses).
One thing I learned was the word 'copyleft' instead of 'copyright' -- Creative Commons allows us to 'leave' our work to be copied, without asking us, as long as the terms of the licence are observed.
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DeleteInteresting terminology :))))
This was definitely an awareness raising module.... especially in Cyprus :) We will probably never change people, but at least we are more aware....
ReplyDeleteGood to hear your PhD thesis has the creative commons license. Steve also taught me about it.